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Articles tagged with: Sony Ericsson and Rural
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, ericsson, ovi, driving, smartphones, sony, sharp, oem, sanjay-jha
Ericsson Q2 Profits Plunge 70%
Ericsson has reported that its second-quarter profit fell 70 percent because of costs to cut jobs and falling sales of phones made by its Sony Ericsson joint venture. Net income fell to SEK1.9 billion (US$320 million) from SEK6.4 billion (US$1.07 billion) a year ago. Revenue rose 2 percent to SEK48.5 billion (US$8.1 billion) in the quarter. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3-uk, 3g-license, hspa, mobile-broadband, lte, sony, 3, 3g-licenses, triple-play
Samsung India Seeking Alternative Handset Sales Opportunities
Samsung India is reported to have set up an internal team to look for alternative distribution channels for its mobile phones as the company seeks to double its market share by the end of this year. more
Related Tags: samsung, text-messaging, motorola, sony, seven, chennai, noida, India
Mobile telephony to reach 400,000 people in remote African villages
At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya - Zain, Ericsson and the Earth Institute announced the provision of telecommunications deliverables to the Millennium Villages of Dertu (Kenya), Ruhiira (Uganda) and Molla (Tanzania). more
Related Tags: sim-card, zain, edge, sony, mobile-internet, villages, batteries, united-nations, Kenya
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