Mobile vendor strategies - 13/10/07

ALU, Nortel, Huawei and Airvana, all are offering CDMA 2000 EV-DO Rev. A public safety equipment.

Samsung is using Broadcom wireless chips in its 3G handsets. It is working with SUN to develop an iPhone -killer handset.

ALU and Sagem are jointly developing a femtocell base station platform.

ALU, Ericsson, NEC, NSN and Huawei are short-listed as Megafon' suppliers for its $1bn 3G network rollout.

ALU unveils its Mobile Evolution Transport Architecture (META), for transitioning from TDM to All-IP, and its new 9500 Microwave Packet Radio (MPR).

Kyocera will pay about $600m for the Sanyo' s mobile phone unit.

NSN took the decision to transfer its Radio access R&D to Wipro (India).

Motorola has unveiled nine new mobile phones: seven to its low-cost W series, and a new RAZR2 V8 that comes with in an ultra slim design.