Palm sale reported to be close
Embattled US smartphone manufacturer Palm is the subject of speculation following a Bloomberg report that the firm has put itself up for sale.
Swedish vendor Ericsson has won a deal with Finnish carrier DNA for the expansion and upgrade of its 3G network and the introduction of LTE in major Finnish cities. The three-year deal covers network management products and radio access, packet core and backhaul infrastructure.
Embattled US smartphone manufacturer Palm is the subject of speculation following a Bloomberg report that the firm has put itself up for sale.
Nordic carrier TeliaSonera has deployed what it claims are the world’s first two commercial LTE networks, offering maximum throughput speeds of 100Mbits/s.
Egypt’s financial regulator has granted approval for the purchase of the stake it doesn’t already own in the country’s leading carrier Mobinil by France Telecom’s Orange. For some time the deal has been the subject of a spat between France Telecom and Mobinil’s other principal shareholder, Egyptian player Orascom Telecom.
AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega has revealed that the US carrier may have to force its heaviest consumers of wireless data to scale back their usage through the introduction of tiered pricing.
Ericsson made two announcements on Wednesday that underscored the firm’s strategic direction, and the challenges it faces in managing costs.
Korean handset vendor Samsung planted a proprietary flag in the OS wars on Tuesday as it took the wraps off its Bada platform (first announced a month previously) at a glitzy event on London’s South Bank.
Portland, OR – November 19, 2009 – Today the WiMAX Forum® announced ZTE as the latest Gold Sponsors on their forthcoming Congress Americas show which is taking place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 2 – 3rd, 2009.
Industry Visionaries and Leading Companies Set to Converge on Fort Lauderdale to Address WiMAX Ecosystem Drivers, Commercial Deployments