Fixed vendor strategies - 25/05/06

Samsung is betting on WiBro, its broadband wireless system, to insure growth for its telecom systems business.

Alcatel signed two major collaborative efforts with IBM and HP on triple play solutions. Microsoft is the partner in both cases.

The Ethernet Alliance has formed workgroups to support 10G EPON (IEEE 802.3 standards ).

Wavion, a new metro Wi-Fi gear-maker, has received $22m in funding, and announced the availability of its MIMO-based hardware.