Telecom & Wireless

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China Mobile (CHL) announced extraordinary results for the first half and it is not likely to repeat them in the future. CHL’s 54.8 billion yuan ($8 billion) in net profit in January-June compared...
The new Apple (AAPL) has plenty of challengers. Samsung has made the “Instinct” for Sprint (S). Early word is that it is selling well. T-Mobile will be the first cellular provider to come out...
It looks like Google (GOOG) will strike a deal to be the default search feature on all of Verizon’s (VZ) cellular handsets. Since the phone company has about 70 million subscribers, the win is...
The New York Times reports that T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a cell phone powered by Google’s (GOOG) much-anticipated Android software. HTC will provide manufacturing, and the phone...
Reports have been increasing that the new Apple (AAPL) 3G iPhone is having trouble connecting to 3G networks and is plagued by dropped calls. Since a number of consumers waiting for the new version...
Sprint (S) has traded about ten times its normal volume with over 261 million shares changing hands. The market is ablaze with rumors that the cellular carrier will cancel its plan to raise $3...
New management over at Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) is going to have its hands full.  The independent VoIP telephony leader did post a narrower loss on expense management.  Its $7 million loss...
Last night there was a filing from Gabelli Entertainment &  Telecommunications Acquisition Corp. to come public via an initial public offering for a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) or...
Analysts believe that Motorola (MOT) may have dropped into fourth place among the world’s handset manufacturers. Two years ago, it was a strong second with 22% of the market. According to Reuters,...
Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) has not been without its problems.  But there seems to be a saving grace here with strong unit sales.  The Palm Centro has now reached its 2-millionth unit sold.  It...
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) CEO Pat Russo survived a string of quarterly losses and catastrophes at her company that would have put a lesser person down. She remained bloodied by unbowed as ALU reported...
Level 3 Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) is seeing shares under pressure today after its quarterly earnings report.  What is interesting is that nothing has really changed on the micro-level since...
Wall St. cannot underestimate the extent to which the intellectual property battle between Nokia (NOK) and Qualcomm (QCOM) has created a log-jam that has held back advances in the world of the...
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) did come out with earnings after all, albeit quite late (very late if you’ve been here since 5:30 AM).  The company posted non-GAAP EPS of $0.55 on revenues of $2.76...
A lot of people waited for months to get a new Apple (AAPL) 3G iPhone. Some even passed up the first version, which ran on AT&T’s (T) slower 2.5G network. A number of customers wanted to match...