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Nokia Shows Pulse Despite Profit Plunge

Finnish giant posts 90 percent first-quarter profit decline but says it sees signs of stability in its sputtering market. Investors agree.
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Has Nokia Hit Bottom?

The numbers are not expected to be pretty, but will the handset leader’s first-quarter performance signal the end of the slump?
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Nokia to Shed 1,700 Jobs

Handset leader reacts to dwindling sales as analysts expect more negative news in the normally slow first quarter.
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Startups Welcome Wireless Technology

It was shaping up as this decade’s second nuclear winter for telecom startups, but a new wireless technology is triggering thoughts of spring.
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Verizon Goes European With Untested Standard

It was almost a complete wipeout for Verizon’s network business in North America and China as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Nokia Siemens stole the show.
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Nokia, Qualcomm Team on Smartphones

The deal could strengthen both and could spell trouble for Google’s Android, Motorola, ST Micro, and Texas Instruments.
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Mobile Market Shows Pulse

Asian component suppliers say phone makers have burned through their inventories and are ordering new parts, but is that a sign of a recovery?
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Deutsche Telekom Eying Sprint Purchase?

Buying Sprint would vault the German giant into the top U.S. mobile carrier spot, but will its backers approve?