Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

Sony Ericsson announces plans to bridge the Adobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms, a way to mix internet (primarily Flash Lite-based) and the cellular world (mainly Java ME-based). Samsung introduces in Europe the first slider format DVB-H...

Ciena has been selected by Embarq to supply its CN 4200FlexSelect platform. Nokia won T-Mobil International account for a combined package of T-Mobil' s web’n’walk mobile Internet service with Nokia’ s Ovi offering. Motorola is testing WiMAX in Thailand...

Telenor is considering challenging FT' s bid on Teliasonera. Telenor already tried in1999 to takeover Teliasonera, but failed. Telecom Italia postponed the deadline for bids for Alice, its business in France, by 10 days. Freenet (Germany) has completed...

Sprint Nextel has been downgraded by S&P Ratings Services from BBB- to BB for high risk profile and deteriorating financial performance. Verizon ' s 2008 EPS target has been lowered by Lehman Brothers (-$0.01) to $3.12 and RW. Baird. ATT ' s 2008 EPS...

FCC and a court decision force Sprint Nextel to vacate 800 MHz frequencies by June 26, to eliminate interference to various public-safety radio systems. FCC has also voted in favor of capping the Universal Service Fund (USF) that is used to help fund...

Robert H. Brust was named Sprint Nextel ' s CFO, effective immediately. 3Com has appointed Robert Mao as the company’s new CEO. Muriel Anton is to become the new CEO of Vodafone Czech Republic with effect from 1st June 2008 .

At the end of 2007, the top 10 US MNOs served a total of about 250m subscribers, but with operator' subscriber base ranging from less than 1m to over 70m. This gives an idea of the relatively strong concentration in the US mobile marketplace. The top...

Time is changing: DoCoMo, the mobile pioneer is out of the podium. Unsurprisingly, the two main Chinese mobile operators (China Mobile and China Unicom) are the clear top leaders with respectively 368m users and almost 163m. But we were used to see DoCoMo...

According to IDC and crosschecked with vendor results, there were about 291.6m units shipped in the quarter. This is about a 14% increase over 2007, but down 12% from 4Q07 sales. As reported by most vendors, ASP was down in the quarter, with differences...

Despite the recent warning of lower growth rate, Ericsson reported better-than-expected numbers. Net income fell 55% to €284m in the quarter, but includes a restructuring charge of €86m. Sales rose almost 5% to €4.7bn, with growth driven by the Americas,...