Telecompaper, citing a Dow Jones Newswires report, notes that pharmaceutical company BTG is seeking to block US imports of a host of electronic products, including Apple's iPhone, alleging chips made by Samsung Electronics used in dozens of devices infringe its patents.

Femtocell vendor Ubiquisys has secured US$11 million funding from its existing shareholders to support a range of commercial operator deployments that it claims will soon take place globally, targeting both the consumer and enterprise markets.

The GSMA, the body representing the worldwide mobile communications industry, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to secure the deployment of a single, in-vehicle emergency call service, known as eCall, across Europe.

Millicom International has sold its Cambodian mobile network subsidiary to its local partner The Royal Group for US$346 million, reports Cellular News.

Douglas L. Gilstrap has been appointed senior VP and head of group function strategy at Ericsson, effective from 1 October 2009

Opens Call for Entries for 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards

US WiMAX operator Clearwire has added Huawei to its list of equipment providers.