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To: foundation who wrote (31475)1/21/2003 10:49:24 AM
From: Ramsey Su  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 197056
 
MOT decided it was not worth their time neither.

Huawei, still hurting after losing all the cdma business to ZTE, the other chinese infra vendor, decided to invest big time in wcdma R&D. However, they are all outside of China, none within.

Also in the article worth noting: China Mobile is unlikely to recover their GPRS investment in the near future, hinting that they may not be interested in sinking more good money after bad.



To: foundation who wrote (31475)1/21/2003 2:06:54 PM
From: foundation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 197056
 
Nokia frets over slow camera-phone sales

Reuters
January 21, 2003, 9:24 AM PT

Nokia may be forced to trim first-quarter expectations on Thursday after color- screen handsets with built-in cameras failed to excite large numbers of shoppers this Christmas, analysts said on Tuesday.

Retail research and chain stores have indicated that consumers, particularly in Europe, bought fewer-than-expected expensive phone models during the key fourth quarter and instead purchased budget phones with basic functions.

zdnet.com.com

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Are high end sales really slow in Europe?

Or have carriers discovered better vendor options?

Are Asia handsets the new fashion statement?

Live by the hemline... die by the hemline...