A Second Quarter Outlook For The Big 3 Of Mobile Telecom

When wondering why AAPL disappoints once more on its next earnings release, please pull a Bill Gross and look in the mirror, dear broke consumer, because it is your fault. At least that is the spin by the CEO of France Telecom, who says that iPhone sales are now being threatened by, drumroll please, "frugal buyers." That's right: in France "frugal" is now a dirty word.

By Qineqt:China Mobile (CHL), the world's biggest telecommunication company in terms of number of subscribers, doesn't currently have a license to sell Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone 5, whereas its rivals China Unicom (CHU) and China Telecom Corp.

By The Hedge Zone:On March 9, Apple (AAPL) launched the iPhone 4S in China with a second carrier, China Telecom (CHA).

Zacks.com submits: Telecommunications companies in South Korea are looking at various options to improve their deteriorating profits by developing products that bundle fixed-line, mobile and Internet services. As part of this endeavour, SK Telecom (SKM), South Korean wireless kingpin, is currently in talks with Apple Inc.

By Trefis: China's smartphone market is poised to grow by leaps and bounds as low-cost smartphones make an entry into the market and the carriers subsidize even expensive handsets, such as Apple's (AAPL) iPhone. As a sign of growing demand, the mobile Internet market is booming with purchases made through mobile devices in the first quarter of 2012 already matching the same for the whole of last year.

By Trefis: With the iPhone 5 slated to launch in China next week, Nokia (NYSE:NOK) seems to have scored a major coup by roping in China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) for its flagship Lumia smartphone.

By Saibus Research:In October, we analyzed and evaluated the recent telecom tie-ups between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS (PCS) as well as Sprint Nextel (S) and SoftBank (SFTBF.PK).

By Matt Schilling:As the investment community awaits the results of Apple, Inc. (AAPL), which are due out after the bell on Thursday, one of the key catalysts to consider will be the impact of China on the company's earnings. In the last five years, the iPhone's global market share has risen from virtually 0.0% at the start of 2007 to roughly 5.5% in 2011.