Mobile vendor strategies - 24/06/06

LG launches the LX550, a phone with a built-in FM radio transmitter, a MP3 music player, a camera and 3G video streaming. LG is very successful with its slider Chocolate phones worldwide, with more than 1m units sold since the launch in Nov. 05.

Samsung expects to significantly surpass its earlier shipment target of 115m mobile phones this year, and unveils slim 'Ultra Edition' mobile phones at CommunicAsia 2006.

Huawei is launching seven new handsets ( 5 are CDMA and 2 are UMTS) and the smallest USB modem with a capacity of 3.6Mo.

Motorola has unveiled its latest range of low-cost mobile phones at the CommunicAsia.

Nokia and Sanyo have ended discussions and will not proceed forming a new jointly owned CDMA mobile device JV (announced in February).

Ericsson has forged a licensing agreement with France Telecom to to leverage FT' s seminal Turbo Codes patents for use in its 3G mobile products.