Mobile vendor strategies - 10/9/05

Motorola has acquired a European team of i-mode design employees and a research center in Rennes, western France. The team is part of Melco Mobile Communication Europe (MMCE), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric. The Rennes facility will become a European i-mode focused development center for Motorola.

Ericsson will license its 3G wireless platform U250 (for phones) to NEC.