Global vendor strategies

Motorola swallows Wireless Valley Communications, a privately held company that creates software for designing and managing wireless networks including cellular, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and mesh.

Nortel plans to purchase networking company Tasman Networks, a security-conscious edge router maker, for $100m in cash.

Lucent will appeal US court ruling ordering it to pay $300m to Winstar Communications for allegedly violating the terms of a network supply and buildout contract.

Texas Instrument plans to pay $200m for Chipcon, a ZigBee chip designer.

Marvell has acquired UTStarcom' s SoC division,

We expected Motorola, it is Philips. Philips will buy new stake in Chinese TCL, tripling its stake to 7,5%, becoming the third main shareholder.