Segment Information |
12.Segment Information
The Company reports financial results for the following operating business segments:
The Mobile Devices segment designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property.
The Home and Networks Mobility segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services: (i)digital video, Internet Protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops (digital entertainment devices), end-to-end video delivery systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers (collectively, referred to as the home business), and (ii)wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers (collectively, referred to as the network business).
The Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems for private networks, wireless broadband systems and end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to a wide range of enterprise markets, including government and public safety agencies (which, together with all sales to distributors of two-way communication products, are referred to as the government and public safety market), as well as retail, energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and other commercial customers (which, collectively, are referred to as the commercial enterprise market).
The following table summarizes the Net sales and Operating earnings (loss) by operating business segment:
Net Sales
Operating Earnings
(Loss)
Three Months Ended
October3,
2009
September27,
2008
October3,
2009
September27,
2008
Mobile Devices
$ 1,692
$ 3,116
$ (183)
$ (840)
Home and Networks Mobility
2,007
2,369
199
263
Enterprise Mobility Solutions
1,770
2,030
306
403
5,469
7,515
322
(174)
Other and Eliminations
(16)
(35)
(194)
(278)
Net sales
$ 5,453
$ 7,480
Operating earnings (loss)
128
(452)
Total other income (expense)
(92)
(142)
Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes
$ 36
$ (594)
Net Sales
Operating Earnings
(Loss)
Nine Months Ended
October3,
2009
September27,
2008
October3,
2009
September27,
2008
Mobile Devices
$ 5,322
$ 9,749
$ (945)
$ (1,604)
Home and Networks Mobility
5,999
7,490
467
661
Enterprise Mobility Solutions
5,054
5,878
689
1,030
16,375
23,117
211
87
Other and Eliminations
(54)
(107)
(522)
(803)
Net sales
$ 16,321
$ 23,010
Operating earnings (loss)
(311)
(716)
Total other income (expense)
(54)
(193)
Loss from continuing operations bef |