Ericsson

NTT Docomo has teamed up with five major network vendors to develop specifications for new value-added services delivered via IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) technology.

Sony Ericsson is planning to do away with its Windows Mobile range of mobile phones, it has been predicted, with the forthcoming Xperia X2 likely to be the last of the line.

Ericsson today announced it is working with Kaixin001, the largest and fastest-growing social networking site in China, on a three-year partnership to develop mobile applications that will help millions of users access the site wherever and whenever they want.

US prepaid operator MetroPCS yesterday announced it has selected Ericsson and Samsung as vendors for the launch of its LTE network in the second half of next year.

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) - the industry's second-largest infrastructure vendor - claims to have made the world's first LTE call using commercial basestations and fully standard compliant software.

Ericsson has unveiled its new mobile broadband module specifically designed to bring high-speed mobile connections to a new generation of consumer electronic devices, notes Telecompaper.

Ericsson aims to win a number of new LTE network contracts in the coming year from operators including Japan's NTT Docomo, according to an interview the Swedish vendor gave to Dow Jones Newswires.