Sony Ericsson Predicts 5% Decline in Mobile Shipments in 09

The Global economic slowdown led to contracting consumer demand for new mobiles in Q4 2008. Sony Ericsson's sales for the quarter were EUR 2.914 billion, an increase of 4% sequentially due to a positive impact of currency fluctuations, and a decrease of 23% compared to Q4 2007. Units shipped in the quarter were 24.2 million, a sequential decrease of 6% and a year-on-year decrease of 21%. The decline in sales year-on-year was driven by lower volumes,...

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Alcatel-Lucent's Taiwan WiMAX Center Cites Momentum

Alcatel-Lucent highlighted key milestones in 2008 by its Taiwan WiMAX Center, which was established in cooperation with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA). Some of the center's achievements include:Interoperability testing: Collaborated with 8 Taiwan technology giants, including Asus, AWB/Accton, D-Link, Gemtek, MediaTek, QMI/Quanta, USI and Zyxel in interoperability testing of WiMAX terminal devices on 24 models, including indoor and outdoor CPE, PCMCIA/Express cards, USB dongles and WiMAX-enabled laptops.Device certification: Enabled...

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