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Motorola takes last place among the big five phonemakers
By Scott Moritz
Motorola, the flailing No. 3 mobile phone maker, is dropping like a lead handset in industry rankings.
Skipping the No.4 slot, Motorola (MOT) is set to land at the back of the pack at No. 5, according to second quarter shipment numbers. Motorola shipped between an estimated 22 million and 23 million phones in the second quarter, say industry sources cited in a DigiTimes story Thursday. Those numbers compare with MORE
smoritz - Jul 10, 2008 11:42 AM ET -
Motorola still on the skids
By Scott Moritz
Motorola's (MOT) tailspin is looking more like a nose dive as the mobile phone maker's market share dips more than 50% below its 2006 level.
At this rate, Motorola is on track to fall to the back of the five-player pack this year as its first-quarter phone sales fell to 29.9 million units. The slip gives Motorola a 10.2% share of the total cell phone market, down from 18.4% MORE
smoritz - May 28, 2008 2:48 PM ET -
Motorola not ready to hang up on phone business
By Michal Lev-Ram
Is Motorola really considering getting rid of its cell phone business? Don't count on it -- at least not anytime soon. Despite mounting pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn to sell or spin off the money-losing division, the company still seems convinced it can revive the once high-flying division.
Since January, when it issued a vaguely-worded statement that it would explore "the structural and strategic realignment of its businesses," MORE
Michal Lev-Ram, writer - Mar 7, 2008 8:27 AM ET -
Korean phonemakers on the rise, but have nothing new to show at CES
By Michal Lev-Ram
LAS VEGAS -- While Korean mobile phone manufacturers LG and Samsung Electronics made significant headway in mobile sales last year, they've come empty-handed to the Consumer Electronics Show, a showcase for companies to introduce their hottest new gadgets.
Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president VP of product strategy and marketing for LG's mobile phone business, said cell phone sales rose 28 percent in 2007 but he was vague about what new MORE
Michal Lev-Ram, writer - Jan 7, 2008 2:32 AM ET
