Mobile vendor strategies - 10/02/07

Polycom will acquire SpectraLink for $220m.

Microsoft will unveil its Windows Mobile 6 operating system next week in Barcelona. Mobile 6 will be the new brand for its OS family.

BenQ Mobile reported worse than expected debt, putting additional pressure on Siemens to help fend off creditors.

Beecem, a WiMAX chipset vendor, announced it raised $40m in its latest round of venture financing.

Alcatel-Lucent and Telefonica are conducting a pilot project for mobile interactive multimedia services in Spain.

Nokia will release the new Feature Pack 2 tools for S60 developers. It will expand its mobile navigation business by offering free downloadable maps (smart2go) to users. It has selected Infineon Technologies as a supplier of base band and RF chips for GSM mobile handsets.

Ericsson announced the launch of its femtocell product supporting GSM and W-CDMA cellphones as well as Wi-Fi and ADSL connections.