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HTC’s global sales plunge more than quarter
But phones appeal to upwardly mobile Chinese, literally
Updated figures from Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC confirm the company is still in a nosedive with 2012′s Q2 sales falling more than a quarter, with projections for Q3 indicating they could plunge even further to T$70 billion – about half of what it earned this time a year ago. In line with the fall in sales HTC’s share price has similarly plummeted, down more than two thirds in the past 12 months. Such is the alarm that the Taiwanese government, whose own exports are largely dependent on HTC’s fortunes, recently hinted it may need to prop up the struggling phone manufacturer with financial help. It parallels the concern about RIM in Canada where the Government is similarly monitoring the Ontario phone maker’s plight, though there has been no suggestion so far that it will be given a State hand. Continue reading
Mixed industry reaction to Ofcom’s UK 4G announcement
Rating: Most observers see Brits as 4G laggards
There’s been a mixed reaction to yesterday’s [July 24th 2012] announcement by UK telecoms governing body, Ofcom, to plans to finally auction spectrum for use by 4G style networks. [See here]. What most observers seem to have missed is the fact that there’s no compunction to use LTE – the standard favoured by telecoms companies, over WiMAX – which IT orientated suppliers seem to prefer. There’s also no clear guidelines about what Ofcom intends to do about Everything Everywhere’s (EE’s) attempts to use existing 1800 MHz for 4G purposes. Instead Ofcom has hinted very heavily that two internationally recognised parts of the spectrum – 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz will be made available. Continue reading
Posted in 3, Everything Everywhere, LTE, Mobile Operators, WiMAX, Wifi, o2
Tagged 4G, BT, everything everywhere, Hutchison 3G, Informa Telecoms & Media, Interoute, korea, Lee Myall, Nomura, ofcom, sky, talktalk, Thomas Wehmeier, UK, virgin media
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