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Long Term Evolution (LTE): How To Join The Race For The Next Dominant Broadband Technology

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:19:04 GMT

Over the past five years, an incredible new technology has gained momentum and is set to make its debut imminently. And as always, early investors are likely to enjoy the greatest returns. The technology is known as Long Term Evolution (LTE). And the possibilities are endless: Machine-to-machine communication… wireless communication in cars and household appliances… instant downloads of video conferences.[More...]

Looking At Telcos Through A Different Lens

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:26:39 GMT

AMPU allows us to gain a tighter grasp on the economic reality of the industry.[More...]

Motorola (MOT) Wins First LTE Contract

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:41:34 GMT

Motorola (MOT) recently announced that its Home & Network Mobility business unit was selected as a key development partner of KDDI Corp.’s next-generation LTE (Long Term Evolution) network. This is Motorola’s first public order for LTE technology. KDDI is the second-largest wireless service provider in Japan. Motorola will implement the basic RAN (Radio Access Network) infrastructure and base stations for the KDDI’s LTE network. Although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, we believe that the contract size may exceed $1 billion. Earlier, KDDI had estimated spending about $5.3 billion for installing a countrywide LTE network. KDDI is expected to launch its LTE service in December 2012. The Japanese wireless market is quickly gaining maturity. KDDI faces stiff competition from[More...]

NTT DoCoMo a Buy, Post-Report - Analyst Blog

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:05:00 GMT

NTT DoCoMo (DCM), the largest mobile service provider in Japan, announced third quarter (ended December 31) fiscal 2009 financial results below our estimates. Performance was impacted by higher depreciation charges and other operating expenses. The company currently maintains over 50% share of the Japanese wireless market. DCM's discount-priced service plans, together with installment-based systems for selling handsets, progressed as customer churn rates improved significantly. Stronger foreign currency rates, with respect to the Yen against Dollar, have also raised valuation levels of DCM ADR shares. Operationally, the company upgraded 98% of its total coverage area with 3G HSDPA technologies, and its emerging 4G LTE network is likely to be installed by 2010. We reiterate our Buy recommendation[More...]

Best Performing Stock of 2008

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:58:00 GMT

I used to, and will one day return, to posting the best performing stocks of the week - but the wicked volatility and "student body left" trading of the past 4 months has made it a moot point. Everything must either be bought or sold, as stocks are either deemed "good" or "bad" that hour, day, or month. The herd piles in, or piles out - regardless of sector, style, fundamentals. It's been a market of asset allocation not individual stocks much of the back half of the year. I like to look for relative strength and ride sector/company trends for the longer term - this market is not for that sort of investor. This has been for many months a run and gun daytrader environment; not a place for theme investors. With that said, I am always curious to see what stocks held up over the long run... folks, no matter what happens (short of 8%+ rally here in the next 3 days) we are projecting the worst year in the markets at least since the[More...]

Best Performing Stocks Of The Past Quarter

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:38:00 GMT

Back in early October I wrote in (Oct 1: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide) how there simply was no asset class (ex US Treasuries and US Dollar), no sector, no country to hide in. Everything stunk, and in fact it got worse in the ensuing weeks. September, October, November 2008 might be the worst 3 months ever (I don't have the date) but if not, it has to be in the top 3. We used to run a weekly screen here to identify areas of relative strength - it's been useless for months on end. But for curiousity sake I ran it to see the best performers over the past quarter. Criteria Market capitalization $1.50B+ Average trading volume 100K+Stock price $10+Return this[More...]

NTT DoCoMo Target Raised - Analyst Blog

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:27:00 GMT

Supported by its new customer pricing plan, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (DCM), the largest wireless service provider in Japan, declared respectable financial results for its first half of fiscal 2009 (ended September 30, 2008). The company's operating income increased 41% year-over-year, which offset a minor reduction in revenue. DCM currently holds 51.5% share of the Japanese cellular market. The introduction of NTT DoCoMo's discount-priced service plans progressed as customer churn rates improved significantly. Stronger foreign currency rates, with respect to Yen against Dollar, have also raised valuation levels of DCM ADR shares. Operationally, the company has upgraded 98% of its total coverage area with 3G HSDPA technologies and its emerging 4G LTE network is likely to be installed by 2010. We reiterate our Buy recommendation with a higher[More...]

Nokia Acquires Symbian

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:20:00 GMT

The South Korean manufacturer Samsung Electronics, according to Reuters - has accepted Nokia’s (NOK) offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own.[More...]

Analyst Comments: Aon Corporation, BHP Billiton, NTT DoCoMo, DRS Technologies, Evergreen Solar

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:18:00 GMT

Aon Corporation (AOC) will release its 2Q08 earnings results after the market closes on July 31, 2008. A conference call is scheduled for the next morning. First-quarter adjusted operating earnings from continuing operations came in at 71 cents per share, a nickel ahead of our estimate, supported by organic revenue growth as well as margin expansion. We were pleased with the 1Q08 results, as the company was able to grow its top-line as well as the margins, despite unfavorable market conditions. Further, AOC continues to invest heavily in its core businesses, while exiting the non-core segments. The company recently sold Combined and Sterling as part of its strategy to exit its capital intensive insurance underwriting business. While AOC continues to win new clients from its business rivals and derive significant cost[More...]

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Wednesday, June 4th

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:37:59 GMT

In a move to help cut expenses and save on fuel prices, UAL Corp. (UAUA), parent of United Airlines, will reduce its 460 airplane fleet by 70 jets. Not yet known is how may jobs will be affected, the Wall Street Journal reported…[More...]

NTT incurs 30.5% fall in net profit in April-September 1st half

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:46:00 GMT

Nov. 9--TOKYO -- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Monday it recorded a group net profit of 282.24 billion yen in the first half of fiscal 2009, down 30.5 percent from a year earlier, due partly to sluggish earnings at its mobile phone service division.
In the April-September period, NTT also booked an operating profit of 646.77 billion yen, down 13.2 percent, on a 3.2 percent drop in operating revenue to 4,998.11 billion yen.
The mobile phone service division incurred a 16.0 percent drop in operating profit on a 5.4 percent decline in revenue, NTT said.

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Long Term Evolution (LTE): How To Join The Race For The Next Dominant Broadband Technology

Looking At Telcos Through A Different Lens

Motorola (MOT) Wins First LTE Contract

NTT DoCoMo a Buy, Post-Report - Analyst Blog

Best Performing Stock of 2008

Best Performing Stocks Of The Past Quarter

NTT DoCoMo Target Raised - Analyst Blog

Nokia Acquires Symbian

Analyst Comments: Aon Corporation, BHP Billiton, NTT DoCoMo, DRS Technologies, Evergreen Solar

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Wednesday, June 4th

NTT incurs 30.5% fall in net profit in April-September 1st half

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