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Cisco FY1Q results

Cisco reported another record quarter with a net income up over 37% to $2.2bn in its first fiscal quarter, on strong sales of $9.6bn, up 17%. Routers and switches accounted for over half of total sales, with both segments growing respectively 18% and...

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India is new mobile Eldorado

The Indian market is already recognized as one of the fastest growing mobile market in the world, with India adding some 6m new subscribers per month. To fuel to the current heath, the Indian Government has allowed operators with a license for one technology...

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A $50bn+ market in Africa

Africa now is a hot topic, and at the heart of all mobile actors' strategies. With very low phone teledensity, Africa could be the new place for high-speed mobile growth, attracting operators and vendors. The first initiative is coming from the International...

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ALU 3Q07 results

3Q07 revenues were €4.3bn, down 11%, while operating income was €70m and adjusted net loss in the quarter was $(258)m. The adjusted pro-forma net income was €532m. The Carrier Business unit revenues were €3.4bn, down 15%, and operating income was €22m....

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Verizon 3Q07

Verizon once again reported strong results. 3Q07 revenues grew 6% to $24bn, while the operating income rose 19% to $4.2bn. The operating margins increased two points to 17.7%. Net income amounted to $1.3bn, down 34%. Verizon Wireless announced revenues...

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ATT Wireless 3Q07

ATT Wireless reports revenues up 14% to $11bn, and delivered an excellent quarter. ARPU once again grew in the quarter to $50.8 (for the fifth consecutive quarter) and mobile data revenues jumped 64%, and data ARPU now accounts for 20% of the global ARPU....

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IPv6 soon?

In order to sustain Internet growth and give addresses to all Internet users in few years, early IPv6 deployment is seen as THE solution. IPv6 addresses should be compatible with current IPv4 addresses; andIPv6 deployment is considered as a first priority...

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Motorola 3Q07: progress!!

Motorola was under review after recent profit warning and turmoil in its mobile handset division. If 3Q07 net profit continues to slip (down 94%) to $60m, with sales also down 17% to $8.8bn, it is the first profit since the beginning of the year, marking...

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Ericsson 3Q07 : as expected

Ericsson reported its 3Q07 financial results at no surprise after the profit warning last week. Net profit was down 36% to €440m as well as the operating income at €620m. Sales were up 6% to €4.8bn. CFO Sundstroem decided to leave Ericsson, and is replaced...

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FT 3Q07: good

FT posted better than expected results. 3Q07 revenues were up over 3% to €13.5bn, an EBITDA of about €5.1bn (+4%) and a gross margin of almost 38% (+ 0.3 points). Mobile revenues were up 5.6% to €7.6bn, while fixed and broadband business reported revenues...

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