Contrary to rumors that swept through the Web earlier this week, a CTIA spokeswoman says that Motorola will have two booths at CTIA Wireless 2009 in Las Vegas in April 1-3. One of the booths will feature the firm's M2M wireless modules.
A report earlier this week on the blog Phone Scoop said that Motorola would not be exhibiting at CTIA. In addition, the report painted a dire picture for the company that included rumors of massive layoffs coming in the company's handset division and cuts in its production line.
The beleaguered handset maker has been in a period of uncertainty since it posted a $397 million loss in the third quarter and said it would cut 3,000 jobs. Co-CEO Sanjay Jha, the head of Motorola's mobile devices business, said at the time of the earnings report that the company would focus on Android and Windows Mobile-based handsets. In December, Motorola said it would freeze U.S. pension plans, stop matching company 401(k) contributions, halt most salary increases for 2009 and cut executive pay.
For more:
- see this article [1]
- see the exhibitor list [2]
Related Articles:
Rumor Mill: Massive layoffs may be coming for Motorola [3]
Motorola [4] freezes pension plans, salaries; execs take pay cuts
Links:
[1] http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/13/motorola-exhibiting-at-ctia-after-all/
[2] http://www.ctiawireless.com/exhibit/exhibitor_list.cfm#M
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/rumor-mill-massive-layoffs-may-be-coming-motorola/2009-01-12
[4] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/motorola-freezes-pension-plans-salaries-execs-take-pay-cuts/2008-12-17