The state of the industry: third quarter financials reporting

The summer is over and it’s traditionally seen as a slow season for the mobile industry, but this year seems to be a bit different than others. Nokia has been sliding at an alarming pace freeing up space for other companies to cannibalize its smartphone sales. Apple and Samsung have been two companies to capitalize on that quickly. Apple has already dethroned Nokia in terms of pure smartphone sales in the second quarter, but some more groundbreaking changes are expected this trimester as runner-up Samsung might outsell Apple smartphones and become te world’s biggest smartphone maker. 

Unlike Apple which might have stood at that position for a single quarter, Samsung will quickly increase its lead and remain there in the long term if it sustains its momentum.

At the same time, the carrier battles stateside continue with most eyes on the AT&T, T-Mobile deal, but also on Sprint, which is expected to post another quarter in the red, but hopes are that this would be the bottom, from which the carrier will quickly rebound. Even more so as now it’s offering the iPhone and has laid out an ambitious plan for LTE roll-out.

With this in mind, we urge you to check back here as we’ll be constantly updating this article throughout October with financial results and analysis from major phone makers and US carriers. Here are the dates and times when the biggest in the industry have scheduled their earning calls: