Mobile vendor strategies - 19/10/05

Samsung is introducing the industry' s first cellular phone with a massive 3GB memory.

Palm is teaming up with competitor Research in Motion to bring RIM's wireless-email software to Palm's Treo 650 smartphone.

Nokia has estimated its services business accounts for 25% of Nokia's networks revenue, itself accounting for 20% of its overall revenues.

Bulgarian operator Mobiltel AD, a Telekom Austria unit, will launch 3G mobile services in Bulgaria's 15 largest towns and cities during 2006.

UTStarcom is dealing with Connexion by Boeing to show that in-flight mobile phone calls is a reality.

China TLC, an handset manufacturer, lost ground in the handset market with sales in China slipping 40% to 385k mobile phones, and overseas sales decreasing 2% to 619k units.

Motorola has opened a new R&D facility in Toulouse, France, to develop mobile handset platforms for 2G, 2,5G and 3G phones. The center already has 400 engineers.

Sony Ericsson has launched its first 3G Walkman W900 phone.