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Telco revenue growth skidded to halt in 4Q '08

According to a study from ovum, telecom service providers underlying 4Q08 performance has been surprisingly strong, despite chaos in credit markets, a drop in consumer confidence, and macroeconomic uncertainty. Large write-downs in some markets do not negate this underlying strength.  more

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Nortel's bankruptcy filing enables radical change, and not just at Nortel

Opinion piece by Dana Cooperson and Matt Walker, analysts at ovum

On 14 January 2009, Nortel Networks moved beyond talk of divestiture and speculation of bankruptcy, and filed for creditor protection in Canada and the US, with Nortel UK entering administration separately under a filing managed by Ernst & Young. The company reached this point after multiple management regimes failed in their attempts to remake the company after the bursting of the telecoms bubble. Nortel's move may result in a more balanced industry structure for communications equipment.  more

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Ericsson Warning May Spell Trouble for Other Vendors

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- As with Alcatel-Lucent a short month ago, Ericsson on Tuesday blamed lower spending from operators in North America and Western Europe for a profit warning, suggesting other telecommunication-equipment vendors may be in trouble.  more

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