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Today's Top Stories
1. Motorola's Jha open to using Windows Phone OS
2. FCC to review AT&T's Qualcomm, T-Mobile deals in 'coordinated manner'
3. Clearwire details LTE-Advanced advantages, but debt issues loom
4. ZTE shipped 35M handsets in the first half of the year
5. Apple gets ITC to look at another HTC patent complaint
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 Analyzing the world's 10 biggest handset makers in Q2
Although the second-quarter handset earnings season is over, FierceWireless has one more bit of analysis to provide. ABI Research's Michael Morgan checks out the world's 10 largest branded cell phone makers in the second quarter of 2011, providing sales data as well as insight into their strategy and competitive position in the market. Though most research firms only list the market's top five handset makers, ABI lists the full top 10 (and the firm is providing shipment numbers for all of the vendors listed). Which companies round out the top 10 and will they be climbing the ranks in the quarters ahead? Find out: Special report
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Today's Top News
Motorola Mobility ( NYSE:MMI) CEO Sanjay Jha said that although his company is completely focused on building phones for Google's ( NASDAQ:GOOG) Android platform, he is open to working with Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT) on its Windows Phone operating system if the conditions are right.  | | Jha |
Jha said Motorola is interested in partnering with Microsoft if it could strike a deal similar to the one Microsoft recently inked with Nokia ( NYSE:NOK). "I think we're completely open to the notion of Windows as a platform," Jha said in an appearance at the Oppenheimer Technology & Communications Conference. "Clearly, all of our focus today is on Android." The Motorola chief said the company will evaluate Windows Phone to see if it becomes a viable ecosystem. However, he said that beyond Android and Apple's ( NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS, it's not clear which smartphone platforms will survive in the long term. He said he does not think all three competing ecosystems--Windows Phone, Hewlett-Packard's webOS and Research In Motion's ( NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry--can survive. In a wide-ranging discussion of Motorola' standing in the handset market and its priorities, Jha touched upon Motorola's patent portfolio, its global expansion and how it will differentiate itself. One of the factors that will set Android handset makers apart, he said, is the strength of their intellectual property. HTC, Samsung and Motorola are each engaged in separate patent disputes with Apple. "We have a very large IP portfolio," he said. "And I think in the long term as things settle down, you will see meaningful difference in positions in Android players both in terms of avoidance of royalties and the ability to collect royalties." Jha also said that Motorola will differentiate its devices in the second half of the year through enhanced enterprise and multimedia capabilities as well as through wider distribution. He said Motorola will have more global devices launches in the second half--the Droid Bionic LTE smartphone for Verizon Wireless ( NYSE:VZ) will not be the only key device from the company. Jha added that beyond solidifying its position in the U.S., Motorola wants to expand aggressively into Europe, especially into Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. For more: - see this webcastRelated Articles: Motorola ships 440,000 Xoom tablets, 4.4M smartphones in Q2Motorola CEO Jha open to software partnershipMotorola's Jha: Software issues drive 70% of smartphone returnsMotorola delays Droid Bionic for Verizon, plans additional featuresMotorola ships 250,000 Xoom Android tablets in Q1 |
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Wednesday, August 24, 2pm ET/ 11am PT Significant investments are being made to all aspects of wireless communications infrastructure. Higher end-user bandwidth requirements, subscriber growth, new wireless-based communications for smart grid, and other applications are driving the transition to packet-based infrastructure as the underpinning for 3G/4G wireless solutions. Join us to learn about the elements of an all packet approach to mobile backhaul. Register today!
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The FCC said it will consider AT&T's ( NYSE:T) proposed $1.93 billion purchase of Qualcomm's ( NASDAQ:QCOM) 700 MHz MediaFLO spectrum side-by-side with AT&T's planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. While the FCC is not formally combining the reviews of the two acquisitions, the move is a setback for AT&T and Qualcomm, which have argued that the two deals should be evaluated independent of one another. "The commission's ongoing review has confirmed that the proposed transactions raise a number of related issues, including, but not limited to, questions regarding AT&T's aggregation of spectrum throughout the nation, particularly in overlapping areas," the commission said in a letter signed by Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief Rick Kaplan. The FCC said it will halt its informal 180-day "shot-clock" on the AT&T/Qualcomm deal and consider the deals in a "coordinated manner." The action leaves open the possibility that the FCC would review them independently later on. The move is a win for the likes of Cincinnati Bell Wireless, MetroPCS ( NYSE:PCS), Ntelos, Sprint Nextel ( NYSE:S), the Rural Cellular Association and the Rural Telecommunications Group, which earlier this spring asked the FCC to combine the proceedings. "We believe the Qualcomm transaction stands on its own merits," an AT&T spokesman told FierceWireless. "We are pleased that the commission has rejected calls to officially consolidate the two deals and has expressly preserved the ability for the Qualcomm application to be resolved in advance of the T-Mobile application. We remain confident that the FCC will approve the license transfers as consistent with the public interest." Similarly, in a statement, Dean Brenner, Qualcomm's vice president of government affairs, said that the deal should be approved "because of the clear benefits to the public from the sale that stand on their own and are totally unrelated to the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile merger." He cited the re-purposing of unused 700 MHz unpaired spectrum for mobile broadband as well as the fact that the deal will allow Qualcomm to invest in a new, spectrally efficient technology, supplemental downlink. For more: - see this FCC letter (PDF) - see this Politico article- see this National Journal articleRelated Articles: Sprint hatchets AT&T's new T-Mobile economic analysis as 'do-over'FCC halts 'shot clock' on AT&T/T-Mobile deal review
AT&T, Qualcomm oppose merging MediaFLO deal with T-Mobile acquisitionAT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39B |
Clearwire ( NASDAQ:CLWR) CTO John Saw said that when the company does deploy "LTE-Advanced-ready" network technology, it will be able to tap into the benefits of LTE-Advanced, a standard that was just finalized earlier this year and is still not ready for primetime in terms of devices. However, in an interview with Connected Planet, Saw said the technology will enable Clearwire to deploy multiple 20 MHz carriers on contiguous spectrum using carrier-aggregation technology, thus giving the company fatter pipes and more network capacity. In the interview, Saw also explained that Clearwire chose to deploy TDD-LTE rather than the more common FDD variant used by Verizon Wireless ( NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Mobility ( NYSE:T) because it will give Clearwire greater flexibility. TDD uses the same spectrum for uplink and downlink connections, which will enable Clearwire to dynamically allocate more capacity depending on the constraints being put on the network. Clearwire's current WiMAX network uses TDD technology. However, before Clearwire can begin deploying LTE, it must receive new funding. Clearwire said it will need at least $600 million in additional capital to deploy LTE--and the company's current financial picture is not rosy. Standard & Poor's said Clearwire will run out of cash in 2012, and revised its outlook on Clearwire's debt to negative. Meanwhile, the yields on Clearwire's bonds are approaching levels consistent with an impending default. "We have sufficient liquidity to fund our current WiMAX operations for at least the next 12 months," Clearwire spokeswoman Susan Johnston told Bloomberg. "We expect our operations to begin generating positive EBITDA in Q1 of 2012." Sprint Nextel ( NYSE:S) reduced its voting stake in Clearwire in June to below 50 percent in a bid to protect its balance sheet and clear the air with investors over potentially being held liable should Clearwire default on its debt obligations. Sprint reduced its voting rights in Clearwire from around 54 percent to 49.8 percent, but maintained its 54 percent economic stake in Clearwire. S&P said it is not confident in Clearwire's funding future. "Moreover, we believe that even if Sprint Nextel were to provide additional funding for Clearwire, or if Clearwire were to raise capital by selling spectrum assets, the rating would likely remain in the 'CCC' category until Clearwire obtained greater self-sufficiency," S&P credit analyst Allyn Arden said in a statement. For more: - see this Connected Planet article- see this Bloomberg article- see this Cellular News articleRelated Articles: On the road to LTE, Clearwire faces major technical, financial hurdlesClearwire to deploy LTE - if it can get additional fundingSprint reduces voting rights in Clearwire to avoid debt issuesSprint confirms $9B LTE network-hosting deal with LightSquared
Sprint to pay Clearwire $1B over two years in revised wholesale partnership |
ZTE said it shipped 35 million handsets in the first half of the year, up 30 percent from the first half of 2010, giving the company solid momentum toward its goal of shipping 80 million total handsets for the year.  | | Click here to see how ZTE stacks up against the rest of the world's handset makers. |
The company said the 35 million units are part of the 60 million "terminals" it shipped in the first half; ZTE's terminal shipments also include items such as USB modems. ZTE attributed the jump in overall shipments to a 400 percent rise in its smartphone sales in the first half. The Chinese vendor also said that U.S. market shipments surged 300 percent in the first half. In the United States, ZTE has been steadily making inroads with Tier 2 and smaller U.S. carriers, but has yet to get a Tier 1 carrier to promote one of its smartphones. ZTE said earlier this year it expects its global smartphone shipments to quadruple from 3 million units to 12 million. Although the company has been relying on Google's ( NASDAQ:GOOG) Android platform to power its smartphone growth, ZTE will release devices running Microsoft's ( NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone 7 in Europe later this year. The company expects to bring Windows Phone devices to the United States early next year. According to both IDC and Strategy Analytics, ZTE captured the No. 5 global handset maker spot in the second quarter, behind Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL), and grew both its unit shipments and market share. Research firm ABI Research said ZTE was the sixth-largest branded handset maker in the second quarter. For more: - see this releaseRelated Articles: Rising smartphone tide washes away old handset order in Q2Analyzing the world's 10 biggest handset makers in Q2ZTE sets 80M handset shipment target for 2011ZTE posts 16% jump in Q1 profit, bolstered by device sales |
The U.S. International Trade Commission will investigate another patent complaint brought by Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL) against HTC, intensifying the legal battle between the two smartphone makers. The ITC said it will look into Apple's accusations that HTC infringed on five patents related to software architecture and user interfaces in portable electronic devices, hardware for touch screens and movement sensors. Apple is seeking to block the importation of HTC's Android smartphones as well as its Flyer tablet. "HTC respects intellectual property and will continue to protect and defend its protected innovations," Grace Lei, HTC's general counsel, said in a statement provided to news outlets. "We will fully cooperate with the ITC's investigation and look forward to showing that we are not in violation of any of Apple's patents." In July, a judge at the ITC found that HTC infringed on two Apple patents. HTC has said it will appeal the ruling to the full, six-member ITC, and a decision is not expected until late this year. However, HTC CFO Winston Young has also said the company is willing to negotiate a settlement of some kind with Apple. For more: - see this Bloomberg article- see this Reuters articleRelated Articles: HTC CFO: We're willing to negotiate with Apple over patent spatApple scores preliminary patent victory over HTCHTC buys graphics firm S3 for $300M, gets patent troveApple to pay Nokia to settle patent disputeHTC vows to fight Apple's patent suitsWhat the Apple/HTC lawsuit means for the future of mobile |
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