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A lot of ink is expended on the competitive machinations of the top five global handset vendors-for good reason. This year, together, they will account for perhaps 80 percent of the nearly 1 billion handset shipments around the world. Big …

NEW YORK-Big box retailer Best Buy has branched out with a new emphasis on wireless, opening new stores in the New York metro area that focus exclusively on offering a wide selection of handsets from various carriers. Five of the …

The Sony Ericsson W810i-the vendor’s flagship Walkman music phone, described as a “multimedia beast” by one analyst-will be closely watched by some in the industry to see how well it sells at Cingular Wireless L.L.C. Why? The answer reflects the …

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced plans to purchase UIQ Technology AB, a subsidiary of Symbian Ltd. UIQ, based in Sweden, licenses its user interface and application development platform to mobile phone vendors worldwide, including Sony Ericsson. The two companies have …

Editor’s Note: Welcome our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics’ Chris …

As a consensus of forecasts converge on the magical billion mark for handset shipments this year-although with some dissenters-attention has focused on several dynamics at play. The upshot? Watch the market for replacement handsets in emerging markets, the mobile handset …

The development of firmware-over-the-air, or FOTA, lies at the intersection of several related trends in mobile devices and their management. The sector is growing and, already, several players claim market leadership. As handsets are packed with features, they are packed …

The fourth quarter-a seasonally hot quarter for handset sales-is well underway. Time for the crystal ball and a word from a couple of gazers. The outlook remains positive for fourth-quarter shipment volumes, based largely on historical trends and the remarkable …

Over the Razr’s unprecedented two-year run, the retail price of the device has plummeted from $500 to $50, drawing new volumes of consumers at each price point along the way. In the process, this game-changing handset has sold more than …

Style and innovation matter. So does brand and, of course, size. Carrier relationships help too, though three of the strongest brands continue to exert a gravity of their own. The industry’s two behemoths-need we mention names?-continued to distance themselves from …

Timing, they say, is everything. And so it goes with mobile handset vendors and their product announcements. There’s a natural tension between the need to keep the market informed about one’s innovations and product pipeline and the downside of tipping …

L.M. Ericsson, the world’s largest equipment supplier, posted a 17-percent increase in year-over-year third-quarter net profits thanks to its wildly successful handset joint venture, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. The mobile networks giant owns half of Sony Ericsson, which shipped …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson, the world’s largest equipment supplier, posted a 17-percent increase in year-over-year third-quarter net profits thanks to its wildly successful handset joint venture, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. The mobile networks giant owns half of Sony Ericsson, which …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—After eye-opening, second-quarter results that seemed to tilt the handset game table in its favor, Motorola Inc. announced third-quarter revenue and earnings that fell short of guidance and analysts’ expectations—despite otherwise strong fundamentals and record handset shipments. The news …

SEOUL, South Korea—As promised, the world’s two tier-one Korean handset vendors rebounded from their second-quarter doldrums. Based on handset shipment volumes—and despite a strong showing in North American markets—LG Electronics Co. Ltd. slipped to fifth place in global rankings behind …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission issued rules that will allow MediaFLO USA Inc. to begin operations next year as planned, but has yet to begin the inter-agency coordination necessary for mobile TV competitor Modeo L.L.C. to go forward. In order for …

Having helped triple his company’s year-on-year profits in the third quarter, Najmi Jarwala, Sony Ericsson’s chief executive officer for North America, can afford to wax philosophical about his company’s future. “Innovation is our differentiator,” he said last week. “If we …

NEW YORK—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. increased its shipment volume in the third quarter to 30.7 million, a 17-percent increase from the previous, disappointing quarter, according to CIBC World Markets. The South Korean vendor’s shipments beat its own guidance and CIBC’s …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., at five years old, is pursuing two trends in the rapidly changing mobile handset market—a worldwide thirst for music and imaging—and is profiting handsomely in its chosen markets. The partnership between the Japanese consumer …

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is the latest handset manufacturer to move onto the retail playground, announcing plans to build a branded store in London’s upscale Kensington High Street district. The store, which is slated for a late November opening, …

Here’s what got the RCR Wireless News editorial staff talking at the water cooler last week: Mobile ESPN is out of the game. Who knew ESPN stood for Eliminate Service Plan Now? Although it wasn’t entirely unexpected, it’s still surprising …

Nokia Corp. announced five new GSM phones-the company insists the devices are “multimedia computers”-for the United States, but did not announce any accompanying carrier deals. Three of the devices-the N70, N73 and N91-are optimized for music. The devices include enhanced …

Alltel Corp. went guerilla with its new advertising campaign promoting its My Circle calling plans. The company released a press release last week saying several of its new My Circle billboards had been “vandalized,” purportedly by four men wearing pink, …

RICHARDSON, Texas—Watch-maker Fossil Inc. and phone-maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced a teaming to produce wristwatches that can connect to cell phones. Users will be able to mate their cell phone and watch through Bluetooth technology. The first product …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will add two more handsets to its portfolio-both Walkman music phones-from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. in the next couple of weeks, the carrier acknowledged. The first to be released will be Sony Ericsson’s W300i, which will …