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On 7 May 2008 Sprint and its partners finally announced a deal around WiMAX that had been rumoured for months. Sprint will spin off its WiMAX efforts into a merger with Clearwire. 
German incumbent Deutsche Telekom has posted its 1Q08 results. Revenues were down 3% year-on-year to €14.98 billion. EBITDA was up 9% to €4.95 billion, mainly due to the sale of the Media and Broadcast unit. As a result net income rose 101% on 1Q07.
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Mobile devices have evolved rapidly over the past five years, but what features are likely to take centre stage in the future? This report highlights a number of key handset features that we expect to have the greatest impact during the next 12 months.
As environmental issues weigh on the public conscience and pocketbooks, telcos and their suppliers are debating their proper role. Going green must serve the overriding goal of making money for their shareholders.
On 6 May Vodafone announced that it had signed an agreement with Apple to launch the iPhone later this year in ten markets. At the same time Telecom Italia announced that it will also be selling the iPhone in Italy at the end of this year.
America Movil, operating under the brandname Porta in Ecuador, will have its mobile licence renewed for another 15 years, starting from 28 August 2008.
France Telecom, the French fixed and mobile incumbent operator, has released its 1Q08 results. Revenues were up 3.7% year-on-year to €13 billion on a comparable basis, and Gross Operating Margin (GOM) was up 4.6% to €4.8 billion.
MTS has the eighth largest subscriber base in the world and the largest in Russia, with a dominant presence in five further markets in the CIS. Steven Hartley analyses the reasons behind MTS's success and assesses its future growth potential.
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Verizon has reported its first-quarter financial results. Revenues grew by 5.5% year-on-year, mostly driven by growth in wireless, broadband and television services, while its operating margin also grew year-on-year, to 18.7%.
On 23 April 2008, Ecuador's regulator Conatel rejected America Movil's third offer to renew its mobile licence. The company, operating under the brandname Porta, will offer mobile services until the end of August.
Five Ovum analysts attended Huawei's 2008 analyst summit April 23-24 in Shenzhen, China. This comment summarizes our views on Huawei and its position in the industry based on its 2007 results, product and strategy briefings, and face-to-face meetings.
Telenor, the Norwegian fixed and mobile incumbent operator, has released its 1Q08 results. Revenues were up 3.4% to €2.9 billion, and EBITDA was up 1.3% to €893 million. Operating margin remained stable and net income increased 69% to €630 million.
On 27 April 2008, Freenet signed an agreement to acquire Debitel for €1.69 billion.
Mergers and acquisitions have become an important part of the telecoms industry in recent years, with over a hundred mergers and acquisitions taking place in 2006–2007 from the top ten operators. Ovum examines the drivers behind this flurry of activity.
Ericsson pleased the market with its first quarter results. The results were stronger than some had anticipated.
Samsung's 1Q08 results show good improvements in mobile phones and LCDs, with only the semiconductor segment slowing things down thanks to overcapacity in that market.
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Motorola has released its first-quarter 2008 results and, on the handset side, they make grim reading. The other divisions performed much better.
Sony Ericsson's results for 1Q08 are in line with the profit warning it gave in March, but show a steep drop in operating profitability.
Sonopia, a US MVNE, has significantly scaled back its operations. News reports state that it now has no US employees in its California headquarters and it has halved its staff count in its Ukraine development centre to approximately 30 staff members.
In its 1Q results announcement, Nokia's assessment of the market outlook warned of leaner times ahead. Nokia expects the value of the global mobile device market to be lower in euro terms in 2008 than it was in 2007.
O2 UK has recently announced a mobile broadband (USB modem, or dongle) offering. Two packages are available to existing mobile or home broadband subscribers. Both include free access to 7,500 nationwide WiFi hotspots.
LG has recently released improved results with top-line growth again coming from displays and mobile communications, but bottom-line growth heavily dependent on mobile communications.
Nokia has posted very strong results for 1Q08 and said it is targeting share gains in a market that it believes will soften in the US and Europe.
The growth of MTS is undoubtedly impressive, particularly as connections in its domestic market grew 12% last year, despite mobile penetration reaching 119% by the end of the year.
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Western Europe comprises a host of mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) markets at different stages of development. There are mature and intensely competitive MVNO markets such as the Netherlands as well as nascent MVNO markets such as Italy.
The African mobile market is generating increasing interest from players across the globe seeking to benefit from the region's growth opportunities. Ovum explores Africa's mobile market potential and investigates the drivers and barriers for investment.
TIM Brasil, Brazil's second largest mobile operator, has launched 3G services in six state capitals
3G strategies have changed significantly since the first 3G launches. This report analyses how 3G strategies in Asia-Pacific have evolved since the technology's launch.
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