Mobile vendor stratgies - 20/10/05

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.

Nokia has completed a data call as part of its WiMAX development program.