Qualcomm

Silicon vendor Freescale Semiconductor has announced it is to exit the mobile chip market, claiming it lacks the scale to compete successfully in the sector.

Cellular News reports that Broadcom has fired yet another salvo in its ongoing patent battle with Qualcomm.

Qualcomm Thailand country manager, Kaneungjit Suriyathumrongkul, has warned that Thailand will need at least three 3G networks to ensure sufficient competition in the market, according to Cellular News.

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, John Stefanac, Qualcomm's president for Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, has called for governments in the region to free up more radio spectrum for 3G services.

Telecompaper reports that a US appeals court has overturned an import ban imposed by the International Trade Commission on products containing chips from Qualcomm.

Cellular News reports that Qualcomm and China's Wingtech Communication, a mobile terminals company, announced that they have entered into a subscriber unit and module/modem card (including PCB assemblies) patent license agreement.

Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) and the Symbian Foundation today announced that QuIC has joined the foundation and has been appointed to the group's board of directors.