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Global operator strategies - 13/01/07
Vivendi (France) continues to claim that under the recent ruling by the Austrian Supreme Court, DT must return either the cash or the shares that the German telco bought from the Polish power conglomerate, Elektrim. The game is worth €2bn. Yahoo is buying...
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Vendor results - 26/04/06
NEC has lowered its FY2005 net profit projection to $111m, down 78%, as well as its revenues to $41bn (down 4%), due to expanding loss in its NEC Electronics semiconductor unit, and weak broadband and IT solution sales. Lucent posts 1Q06 net income of...
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Vendor results - 15/04/06
Sony Ericsson posts 1Q06 net profit tripling to €109m on sales rising 55% to €2bn, beating expectations. Samsung Electronics reported 1Q06 net income of $2bn (+22%) on revenues of $14.5bn. Samsung shipped about 29m mobile handsets in the quarter (+18%)....
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Vendor results - 12/04/06
Aperto Networks raised $26m in its latest round of financing. ZTE reported 2005 revenues of $2.7bn (+1.7%) with net profit of $159m (+1.2%). RIM reported FY4Q06 revenues of $561m (+39%) and a net profit of $18m. Nokia announced a surprising rise of its...
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Vendor results - 28/9/05
Oracle posted FY 1Q05 (ended in August) results with a net profit of $509m, up 2%, and revenues up of 25% to $2.8bn (below expectations and in spite of adding PeopleSoft revenues). Software account for 76% and is up 23%, while services account for 24%...
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Vendor results - 2/9/05
Ciena reported FY 3Q05 (ended July 31st) revenues of $ 110.5m, up 46%, and a net loss of $ 51m (vs loss of $141m last year). For the nine months, Ciena achieved net loss of $183m and revenues of $ 309m. SeaChange posted a 39% drop in revenue to $ 26m...
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Vendor results - 03/05/07
Nortel reports better-than expected 1Q07 revenues of $2.5bn, up 12%, a gross margin of 40%, and a minimum operating margin of 5%, and reiterated guidance for the fiscal year. Nortel’s stock was up almost 8% on the news. « Nortel is on the offense again...
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Vendor results - 24/02/07
Motorola warns of lower performance in coming months. While pursuing gains in mobile phone market share, it is now also focusing on margin improvement after strong gross-margin compression in 4Q06. It will improve its 3G handset portfolio to be more competitive...
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Vendor results - 21/12/06
According to some analysts, Motorola 4Q06 results could be hit by generally weak demand in the NA handset market and a slow start of its new product line. Oracle reports FY2Q07 results with net income of $967m, up 21%, on revenues of $4.2bn, up 26% (both...
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Vendor results - 16/12/06
Siemens cuts 2006 net income following additional tax charges related to ongoing corruption scandal. Ciena reports FY4Q06 revenues of $160m, up 35%, net income of $13m vs loss last year. FY2006 revenues were $564m, up 32%, while net income of $0.6m, vs...
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Vendor results - 04/11/06
ZTE announced a 50% drop in 3Q06 to $10m, and 47% drop in 9-mo net earnings to $57m. Revenues increased 15% to $687m in the quarter. Alvarion reported 3Q06 revenues of $54m, up 20%, and a net loss (on a GAAP basis) of $2m (vs a net loss of 5M a year ago)....
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Vendor results - 29/10/06
Avaya posted 3Q06 revenues of $1.4bn, up 5%, and net income of $ 48m. Worldwide product sales rose 9%, of which IP line shipments increased over 20%. For its 2006 fiscal year, Avaya reported revenues of $5.1bn, up 5%, and a net income of $201m, down 78%....
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Vendor results - 24/10/06
Broadcom posted 3Q06 revenues of $903m, up 30%, but lowered its 4Q06 revenues growth forecast to 1%. Broadcom did not provide profit figures as the ongoing investigation into the option grants will delay results. Redback Networks reported 3Q06 revenues...
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Vendor results - 27/10/05
ZTE posts 9-month profit of $104m, up 16%, revenues of $1.86bn, down 8%. Operating income rose 9% to $98m. ST Microelectronics announced 9-month revenues of $6.5bn (+1%), a gross margin of 33% (down 3 points), an operating income of $47m (down 90%), and...
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Vendor results - 5June 2005
Nortel reported 1Q05 net loss of $ 49m (vs. income of $59m), on revenues of $2.5bn, up 4%. GSM mobile business reported a turnover of $788m, up 20%, CDMA infrastructure posted $535m (down 6%), carrier packet networks sales declined 3% to $664m, and enterprise...
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Global operator strategies - 25/04/07
Qatar Telecom mulls entering the Pakistani Market by acquiring stake in Burraq Telecom. BT announced a new structure with the creation of two new business units focused on service creation and delivery: BT Design and BT Operate. Pirelli denies rumors...
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Global operator strategies - 21/04/07
China' s GDP grew over 11% in 1Q07. Berlusconi's media group Mediaset in Italy may enter Telecom Italia bid, without taking control. Telekom (Malaysia) will pay $113m for an additional 7.4% in Excelcomindo (Indonesia) and bring its stake to 67%. Telekom...
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Vendor results
Arris posted 1Q05 revenues of $136m, up 22%, net loss of $3.4m. Broadband product revenues were $70m, down 10%, and international sales were $36m. Highwave (France) reported FY05 revenues of 3.8m. Microsoft posted 1Q05 revenues of $9.6bn, up 5%, and earnings...
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Vendor results 1Q05
Motorola reported record 1Q05 sales at $8.2bn (+10%); earnings of $692m (+48.5%). Motorola generated operating cash flow of $438m in the quarter. Motorola sold 28.5m mobile phones. Thomson posted 1.89bn revenues in 1Q05, up 15%, of which 527m in Services,...
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Vendor results N60
ZTE ( China ) reported 2004 revenues of $2.6bn (up 25%), of which 22% are international (up 100%). Net profit was $ 157m. 41% of revenues are made of mobile networks and 28% by mobile handsets (10m units shipped). Its gross margin rose in global and mobile...
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Vendor results N56
Sonus announced its 2004 net sales of $171m, up 83%, net income of $24.5m vs. loss of $15m. Many market research firms named Sonus as the market share leader in several segments of the carrier voice over IP (VoIP) equipment market. Comverse posted 4Q04...
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Vendor results N52
Alvarion announced its 4Q04 revenue of $54.3m (excluding InterWAVE), up 38% and a net loss of $(6.8)m. Full year revenues rose 57% to $ 201.5m, and net profit was $0.9m. Broadwing/ Corvis posted 4Q04 revenues of $ 220m, +54% and annual revenues of $ 672m,...
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Vendor results N51
SeaChange International announced its 4Q04 revenues would be about 25% lower than previously expected. The share dropped 17%. The shortfall is due to delays in received orders and revenues, and is just a timing issue, according to its CEO. Marconi posted...
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vendor results N50
Fujitsu achieved 4Q04 sales of 7.8bn (-2%)and a loss of 72m. Nortel finally provided updates for 1Q04 and 2Q04. Revenues in 1Q04 were $2.4bn (50% in wireless segment), with an operating income of $ 30m and net earnings of $59m. 2Q04 revenues were $ 2.6bn,...
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Vendor results N49
Adtran achieved 2004 sales of $ 455m, up 15%, and net income rose 23% to $75.4m. LG Electronics posted 4Q04 net income of $ 139m (vs. a loss) and revenues were up 20% to $6.24bn. 2004 revenues rose 22% to $ 23.6bn with earnings of $ 1.46bn (+100%). Telecom...