Fujitsu, Toshiba lock up handset division merger
The I's have been dotted, the T's have been crossed, and two of Japan's mobile giants -- Fujitsu and Toshiba -- have apparently brought their handset division merger talks to a fruitful conclusion.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: conclusion, engadget-mobile, entry, fujitsu, giants, global, japan, joint, margins, merger, mitusbishi, phone-supplier, result, stake, toshiba
WIND Mobile: there can be only one (and we’re it)
It seems unlikely that Canada -- a country with a population a little over one-tenth of the US' -- could realistically support six national carriers over the long term, and WIND Mobile's parent company agrees. Speaking with an Ottawa newspaper, Globalive's chairman didn't pull any punches, saying that "there is room for only one more national operator in [his] opinion" and that he intends to be that operator, acquiring others along the way if need be. WIND is going up against fellow newcomers Mobilicity and Public Mobile in a bid to compete against the big trio of Rogers, Bell, and Telus, and it stands to reason that a merger or joint venture would probably help the little guys in their quest
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: against-the-big, along-the-way, engadget, engadget-mobile, globalive, guys, joint, merger, mobile, national, newcomers, operator, telus, windowsmobile
Orange and T-Mobile become Everything Everywhere (in the UK)
We did ponder how you can rename the Orange and T-Mobile coalition (topical word, eh Britain?) without offending either party, and the strategy seems to have been to just go for a name so bombastic that it overshadows all other concerns. Say hello to Everything Everywhere. Such is the strident new moniker attached to the joint venture between the French and German telecoms, with the justification being that the resultant "super-network" will be the biggest in the UK and therefore capable of providing both universal coverage and limitless services
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: german, joint, orange, orangeuk, result, schemes, the-synergistic, united-kingdom
Nokia Siemens, LG hit LTE speed record
What, 43Mbps not good enough for you? Well, clean room testing doesn't really say much about what kinds of data speeds we'll be seeing in the real world -- but for what it's worth, LG and infrastructure joint venture Nokia Siemens have announced that they've hit a new speed record for an LTE Class 3 device: 100Mbps.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: fraction, infrastructure, joint, modems, nokia, nokia-siemens, siemens, speed, speed-record, venture, world
Sony Ericsson stems — but doesn’t stop — losses in fourth quarter
Sony Ericsson still has a hell of a trek to get back on its feet, but by all appearances, it's taking baby steps toward that goal on news of its fourth quarter '09 earnings. The joint venture did €1.75 billion (about $2.47 billion) in sales in the most recent reported quarter -- an improvement of €131 million over the quarter prior -- and posted an operating margin of -2 percent, an improvement of 10 percent against the third quarter and the closest Sony Ericsson has come to turning a profit since 2008. Here's the problem, though: that operating margin reflects data before €150 million in restructuring charges.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: back-on-its, entry, ericsson, fourth, joint, margin-reflects, quarter-prior, quarterly report, report, sonyericsson, Steps, venture
Orange and T-Mobile to create UK's largest mobile phone firm …
Deal expected to lead to significant job losses• Venture will operate under one name by 2012• 5000 fewer mobile phone masts neededOrange and T- Mobile .
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