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Articles tagged with: Sony Ericsson and Ericsson
Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced
A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, Vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. more
Related Tags: sms, lte, at&t, orange, -telefonica, teliasonera, verizon, vodafone, alcatel-lucent, nokia--siemens-networks, nokia, samsung, broadband, interoperability
Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Down by 15.8% in First Quarter
The worldwide mobile phone market began 2009 with an expected sequential downturn, exacerbated by the challenges of the ongoing worldwide recession. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 244.8 million units in the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09), approximately 15.8% lower than the 290.8 million units shipped during 1Q08. The first quarter of a new year is typically characterized by seasonally lower shipment volumes following a busy holiday quarter with channels clearing out excess inventory. But the 1Q09 decline was especially sharp due to weak end-user demand, currency volatility, and lack of credit for merchants as consumers and the supply chain adapt to the recession. more
Related Tags: motorola, idc, nokia, samsung, lg, ovi, driving, smartphones, rural, sony, sharp, oem, sanjay-jha
Ericsson posts 35 percent drop in 1Q profit
Wireless equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a 35 percent fall in first-quarter net profit due to weak results from its handset unit Sony Ericsson and higher restructuring costs. more
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Foxconn in Running for Sony Ericsson Android Phone Production
Sony Ericsson is likely to out-source the production of its initial Android based smartphones to Taiwan's Foxconn Electronics, reports DigiTimes, citing a report in the Chinese language Commercial Times newspaper. more
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Sony Ericsson to Cut a Further 2,000 Jobs
Sony Ericsson has announced its first quarter results, and reported a 35% slump in handset sales to 14.5 million units, although that is in line with guidance offered earlier this month. Sales for the quarter were EUR 1.74 billion (US$2.3 billion), a decrease of 36% from a year ago. more
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Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
Related Tags: android, google, , wi-fi, microsoft, nokia, sim, iphone, samsung, wimax, apple, isuppli, sprint-nextel, gps, tim, wind, lte, docomo, ovi, palm, blackberry, rim, sony, kyocera, mobile-internet, touch-screen, navteq, sprint, nextel, smart, windows, las-vegas, ctia, kyocera-wireless
Sony Ericsson names Replacement Boss for North America Markets
Sony Ericsson has announced that Anderson Teixeira, currently Head of Region Western Europe is to take over as President of Sony Ericsson US and Head of Region North America. Kristian Tear will succeed Teixeira as Head of Region Western Europe and will combine this new role with his current responsibilities as Head of Sony Ericsson's Global Customer Operations. more
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Sony Ericsson Shows Low-Cost Walkman Phone
Sony Ericsson has shown off a couple of new mobile phones, the basic S312 and the low-cost Walkman branded W205. more
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ZTE Aims to be a Top-5 Phone Manufacturer This Year
China's ZTE is close to breaking into the top-5 of global handset manufacturers after it saw handset shipments jump by 40% in 2008 to reach 45 million units, according to the Taiwan based DigiTimes publication. The company had set itself a target of gaining a top-5 placement by 2011, but did accept that shrinking market share in competitors could bring that date forward. more
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iPhone: Not a top 20 handset for browsing and buying on the mobile web
According to statistics released by mobile billing and analytics firm, Bango, when it comes to the most popular phones for browsing and buying content on the mobile web worldwide, the iPhone still sits outside the top 20. The Bango Top 20 handset list, based on Bango's February statistics, puts the Nokia 3110c on top, followed by the Samsung M800 in 2nd and the Nokia 6300 in 3rd. more
Related Tags: google, nokia, iphone, bango, analytics, samsung, tim, wind, ovi, rim, mobile-internet, billing, mobile-billing, mobile-content