Mobile vendor strategies - 29/12/05

Motorola and Sanyo, with respectively their Razr and SCP-8200 mobile handsets, are most likely used in the US to download content such as ringtones, music or data. Nokia placed only one phone among the top 10.

Nokia, Motorola and China Mobile have jointly launched a campaign to collect abandoned mobile phones.

Samsung will work with Vodafone and Qualcomm to develop and launch mobile phones using HSDPA technology in Europe.

NEC could consider mobile phone business JV to revamp its ailing handset lines. An international partner is welcomed.

Motorola and NICE Systems are teaming to offer the Intelligent Video Surveillance and Control (iVSC) solution to public safety agencies.