Dell sees the challenging global macro-economic environment continuing in the fourth quarter, which will continue to impact the company's results.

ENGADGET: Dell reports Q3 earnings: $13.7 billion in revenue, net income drops 47% year-over-year

While the overall mobile broadband market is shrinking (11% y-o-y) due to tepid spending in an uncertain macro-economic environment, NSN has been helped by carriers choosing to invest an increasing portion of their CapEx dollars in 4G upgrades.

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