RAN Vendors

ZTE is now delivering handsets to mobile operator Hutchison 3G in the UK, Ireland and Sweden, reports Cellular News.

Nokia - the world's largest handset vendor - has joined the Wireless Power Consortium, the industry group charged with developing an international wireless power standard for  rechargeable electronic devices such as mobile phones.

Nortel Networks is to sell its GSM and GSM-R (GSM for Railways) businesses by auction, including relevant patents. Bidders are required to submit offers by 5 November, with the auction planned to begin on 9 November.

Telefonica yesterday announced plans to trial LTE technology in six countries across Europe and Latin America, as the operator giant mulls its commercial next-generation network plans. The chosen countries are Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic and the UK, whilst the six vendors picked for the trials are Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks and ZTE.