Mobile vendor strategies - 25/06/05

Motorola unveils new handset in Japan. The FOMA M1000 will support Wi-Fi, W-CDMA and GSM. It has a Microsoft mobile operating system, features Bluetooth connectivity as well as Internet browsing and the ability to view Microsoft Word and Excel documents.

Samsung targets developing mobile phone 3G chipsets using European technology, and reduce dependence from Qualcomm technology. It was ranked last in a consumer satisfaction survey of camera-equipped mobile phones.

HP unveiled a series of handheld mobile computing device, aimed at taking market share from RIM's Blackberry devices.

LG plans to set up an R&D center for 3G mobile phones in Taiwan and Thailand.

Nortel gets certification for complete HSDPA, UMTS, GSM solutions.