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Despite declining revenues in 3Q12, IBM will achieve long-term success through further development of end-to-end solutions

By Scott Dennehy IBM will continue to focus on profitability as it clears a path towards long-term revenue growth While IBM reported double-digit year-to-year growth across three of its four major growth initiatives in 3Q12 (business analytics, cloud and Smarter … Continue reading

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AT&T will grow data revenue 18% year-to-year in 3Q12 by implementing new strategic initiatives to drive data usage

by Eric Costa, Research Analyst AT&T’s 2H12 strategy will include increasing smartphone penetration and launching new plans to drive data consumption to better monetize its offerings AT&T will drive data revenue growth in 2H12 by diversifying its device lineup, heading … Continue reading

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Juniper’s dependency on its service provider customers will impede revenue growth in 2H12

by Scott Dennehy, Engagement Manager/Senior Analyst Juniper’s service provider segment remains weak, but shows improvement thanks to major customers in the U.S. While the company exceeded its 1Q12 guidance, Juniper’s revenue declined for the third consecutive quarter in 2Q12 as … Continue reading

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Samsung Telecommunication Systems revenue growth was driven by LTE deployments in 1Q12

By Michael Soper, Research Analyst While overall Mobile segment revenue and margin growth was spurred by handset sales, Samsung’s infrastructure business continued to improve Samsung reorganized its Telecommunications segment into the IT & Mobile Communications division, which includes Mobile Communications, … Continue reading

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Alcatel-Lucent continued to feel the impact of a weak CDMA market, resulting in revenue decline and shrinking margins

By Michael Soper, Research Analyst Wireless revenues were driven down due to falling CDMA and GSM demand Alcatel-Lucent’s 1Q12 results indicate that operators in the company’s core markets are reining in their 3G and 2G spend. While the ramp up … Continue reading

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Ericsson’s revenues and margins fell due to weakness in its Networks segment, while the company repositioned OSS/BSS following Telcordia integration

By Michael Soper, Research Analyst Networks revenue was hampered by falling demand for CDMA and a significant pullback in 2G and 3G spend in India Ericsson’s Networks sales declined 17.9% year-to-year in 1Q12, reflecting ongoing trends in North America and … Continue reading

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Motorola Solutions will stay anchored in its core markets despite a slowdown in enterprise business

By Scott Dennehy, Analyst Motorola’s government business remains strong while enterprise stumbles Propelled by another strong quarter from its government business, Motorola Solutions achieved overall 1Q12 results that were in line with its long-term growth target of 5% to 8%. … Continue reading

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Sprint’s 1.1 million subscriber net additions were the highlight of 1Q12, but another consolidated net loss overshadowed this success

By Eric Costa, Research Analyst Sprint’s poor financial performance in 1Q12 caused margins to remain low as the operator battled iPhone subsidies and high operating expenses associated with Network Vision Sprint’s financial performance suffered a net loss of $863 million, … Continue reading

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