Ericsson has filed a lawsuit against Samsung alleging patent infringement on GSM, GPRS and EDGE technologies. The case followed the expiration of its contract with Samsung on December 31, 2005. Motorola invested in Netomat, a content-sharing IP-based...

Siemens is seeking partners for different parts of its fixed-line networks business, according to union sources. Thomson and WiNetworks will jointly develop triple play (video, voice and high-speed internet) and mobile services over WiMAX networks. Cisco...

Qualcomm is developing chipsets based on Digital Video Broadcasting–Handheld, or DVB-H, a rival standard of its own MediaFlo network, for which it is also supplying MediaFlo chips to handset vendors. It is quite in line with its traditional strategy to...

Movaz has delivered a secure regional optical network for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), USA. Cisco provides IP solutions to Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan). Sonus will provide Japan Telecom with its VoIP infrastructure solutions. It will also...

Siemens has signed a frame agreement with Etisalat (UAE) to support it in its continuing international expansion strategy. Ericsson will roll out a HSDPA radio mobile network for KPN (NL), while Huawei will supply KPN with the HSDPA core network. Sharp...

Lucent COO expects higher revenue in the second half of the fiscal year than in the first half.

Vodafone expects to file a $48bn charge to its assets related to the value of goodwill in Vodafone Germany (when it bought Mannesman in 2000), Vodafone Italy and Vodafone Japan. KT (S. Korea) has announced $3.1bn CAPEX guidance for 2006, 33% of it would...

China Telecom plans to spin off its telecom and engineering division to raise funds in the $200-400m range through an IPO. Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan) selected Flag Telecom to provide 2 x 10 Gbit/sec wavelengths scientific network (TANET).

Hutchison may be interested in partnering with Thailand' s mobile operator True Move, but first need to find an arrangement (strong disagreement over the valuation of the stake) with its concession provider, CAT Telecom. Sprint Nextel added content from...

World: according to Exemus, the total number of mobile subscribers worldwide at the end of 2005 grew to 2.13 bn (+21%). Pakistan Telecom has 5m mobile subscribers (Ufon) and 5m fixed line users. Venezuela: 12.5m mobile subscribers, according to regulator...