Global vendor strategies - 10/02/07

Motorola has reaffirmed its strategic relationship with Freescale Semiconductor as a preferred supplier of 2G and 3G chipset platforms through 2009.

UTStarcom will spin off its subsidiary Infinite Technology, which will now be called Relativity.

IBM and Amdocs announced a global alliance to address the next-generation networks (NGN) transformation needs of service providers.

Amdocs will buy 100% SigValue, in which it already had 14% stake.