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The state of the industry: third quarter financials reporting

By Victor Hristov

Published: Oct 13, 2011, 8:52 AM

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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:

Phone makers, related:

Google Q3 2011 financial results: Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. PT | 4:30 ET
Sony Ericsson Q3 2011 financial results: Friday, October 13th, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. PT | Oct 14th 2:30 a.m. ET | Oct 14th 7:30 a.m. UK time | Oct 14th 8:30 am CET
Apple Q4 FY11 Earnings Release: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. PT | 5:00 ET
Samsung hasn't provided a date yet, the company said "later in October."
Nokia Q3 2011 results: Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 3:00 a.m. PT | 6:00 a.m. ET | 1 p.m. Finnish time (CET+1)
RIM's reporting schedule differs from the rest. The company will report results for its third fiscal quarter ending November 26th, only on December 15th, 2011.
Motorola Mobility hasn't given a date yet.
LG third quarter financial results: Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

Carriers:

Verizon Q3 results on October 21st, 2011 at 5:30 a.m. PT | 8:30 a.m. ET
AT&T Third-Quarter 2011 Earnings: Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 5 a.m. PT | 8 a.m. ET
Sprint Third-Quarter Results Announcement: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 4 a.m. PT | 7 a.m. ET
T-Mobile reports in early November

October 2011 (all times are PST)
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

10

11

12

13
Google
1:30pm
SE
11:30pm 14

15

16

17

18
Apple
2:00pm

19

20
Nokia
3:00am
AT&T
8:00am
21
Verizon
5:30am

22

23

24

25

26
Sprint
4:00am

27

28

29

30

31

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday

	10	11	12	13 Google 1:30pm SE 11:30pm	14	15
16	17	18 Apple 2:00pm	19	20 Nokia 3:00am AT&T 8:00am	21 Verizon 5:30am	22
23	24	25	26 Sprint 4:00am	27	28	29
30	31

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.