Mobiles reviews - growth

iPhone 3G boosts Japan’s SoftBank customer counts

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:39:49 +0000

Who said the iPhone would struggle to find traction in the super-competitive Japanese wireless market? That’s right, just about everyone. Following on new sales estimates that point to 3 million iPhone 3Gs in the wild, a new study from from TechOn, dubbed “iPhone Affects KDDI’s Net Subscription Growth,” points to incredible new subscription growth on SoftBank, [...]

Microsoft pushes 18 million Windows Mobile licenses, misses 20 million target

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:29:07 +0000

Some time ago, Microsoft announced to the world that their mobile ambitions weren’t going to be hindered by this or that touchscreen smartphone hitting the market. Microsoft wants to snag 40% of the global smartphone market by 2012. To that end, Redmond announced that they were looking to ship at least 20 million Windows Mobile [...]

Projections put Windows Mobile growth at 50% per year

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:21:46 +0000

Microsoft really wasn't kidding when they announced their intention to bring Windows Mobile to the top of the smartphone market. The Redmond-based company has announced that it expects its mobile phone platform to grow by a remarkable 50% per year in 2008 and 2009 - fueled by a fast-growing smartphone market. Smartphone shipments grew by [...]

Motorola looking towards a positive Q4 2007

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:34:08 +0000

Sometimes a changing of the guard is exactly what the corporate-doctor ordered. With the recent announcement that CEO Ed Zander will be taking off on January 1st, and CTO Warrior’s abrupt resignation , Motorola’s future is starting to take on a shimmer - a profitable glow, if you will. Motorola has announced that they are expecting a positive fourth-quarter for 2007. In an effort to calm investor worries over the recent management shake-up, Chief Financial Officer Tom Meredith confirmed operating revenues of 12 to 14 cents per share - which can be attributed to Motorola’s shift in focus from market-share growth to profitable growth. Nokia and Samsung have been eating away at Motorola’s market-share, and it seems that Motorola’s focus on making money rather than recapturing lost market-share has been a positive move. Good for you, Moto. We’re looking forward to all those new handsets that you claimed were on the way for 2008. [Via: Reuters ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Deutsche Telekom posts 8.6% revenue growth for T-Mobile, 42% data revenue growthMotorola's Sidekick Slide fleet has critical slide-mechanism flawMotorola announces business reorganization plan - struggles to cut costs amid massive lay-offsMotorola Ming coming to US with Windows Mobile!Motorola launches Motorola RAZR2 V8 "Luxury Edition"

Deutsche Telekom posts 8.6% revenue growth for T-Mobile, 42% data revenue growth

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:50:37 +0000

T-Mobile sure is doing well for themselves. Deutsche Telekom, parent company to T-Mobile, has posted a quarter of positive growth in their mobile venture. T-Mobile has seen a 8.6% year-on-year revenue growth to 8,875 million euros (US$13 billion), with data revenue increasing 42%. Interestingly, it seems that T-Mobile’s German subscriber-base was the only market to miss the mark, failing to post positive growth. The decline in German mobile revenue could be attributed to the mandated reduction of the roaming charges in the EU. Either way, T-Mobile looks like it’s going to keep on keeping on, if you know what we mean. With the launch of the iPhone tomorrow , we’re sure T-Mobile will have an even better quarter Q4. We’re just waiting on T-Mobile USA to go live with its 3G network already - actually, the molasses that is governmental bureaucracy still has to vacate the frequencies that T-mobile intends to use as a 3G band (T-Mobile is most likely ready and rearing to go). [Via: MocoNews ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom trademarks the color Magenta!Apple taps T-Mobile as German iPhone carrierDeutsche Telekom snatches up entire DVB-H spectrum in GermanyMobile video set for growth; 46 million subscribers by 2010T-mobile USA reports strong Q2 for 2007