Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the networks infrastructure of Motorola for 1.2 Billion US-Dollar. This transaction is expected to significantly strengthen Nokia Siemens Networks' presence globally, particularly in the United States and Japan.
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The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions supporting energy management in residential, commercial and consumer electronics applications, today announced LG Electronics and Toshiba join Philips, Freescale Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, Samsung and Sony on the Steering Committee.


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Alcatel-Lucent has acquired ProgrammableWeb, a resource for application programming interfaces enabling developers to build web, mobile and related connected apps targeting both consumers and enterprise users. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Weiter hier....

In advance of its transition into the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), the OMTP today announced its three final document releases. The three new update documents focus the topics of camera maintenance, visual voicemail maintenance und common charger and local data connectivity maintenance. Weiter hier....

The Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) 2011 has been appointed in accordance with the procedure resolved by the AGM 2010.

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The Federal Trade Commission will lead an investigation to determine whether Apple's newly started iAd mobile advertising network unfairly restricts rivals like Google from extending their own mobile marketing efforts across the iPhone platform. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that discussions between the FTC and the U.S. Department of Justice ultimately determined that the former is the agency best equipped to spearhead the probe. Last week, The Financial Times first reported the FTC and DOJ were formulating plans to launch an antitrust inquiry. Weiter hier....

As reported by Fierce Networks, Ericsson, the world's largest wireless infrastructure manufacturer, claims to have 25 percent of the essential patents to Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, making the vendor the single largest IPR hold in LTE. Weiter hier....

British Petroleum (BP) has purchased Google and Yahoo search terms in order to influence consumers’ views on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Matthew Whiteway, Director of Campaign Management (paid search) at Greenlight, a UK-based independent search marketing agency, BP’s buying up keywords in the “big three” search engines could be viewed by some as a PR masterstroke. Weiter hier....

Nokia announced its free Ovi Mail messaging service now tops 10 million accounts worldwide, roughly 18 months after the initiative first launched. Ovi Mail enables users to create email accounts directly from their Nokia device, with no PC access required - the service is targeted to consumers in emerging markets where traditional fixed Internet coverage is limited or non-existent. Weiter hier....

MasterCard annouces the launch of MoneySend, a new service enabling person-to-person cash transfers via Apple's iPhone and iPad devices. The download is free and manages several financial actions without storage of personal and financial data on the device. Weiter hier....

HTC CEO Peter Chou said the Taiwanese firm has grown in influence as more and more people recognize the brand of the world's No. 4 smartphone maker. He also said the company remains committed to both Google's Android platform and Microsoft's Windows efforts. Weiter hier....

Verizon Wireless launched a new website that provides more information on its plans to partner with rural operators to bring LTE services to rural America. On the website "LTE in Rural America" Verizon said it is interested in partnering with firms that own towers or provide backhaul services, in addition to rural operators. Weiter hier....

Sprint Nextel currently has no plans to change its mobile data pricing structure in the wake of AT&T Mobility's decision to move to a usage-based model, according to the carrier's CEO Dan Hesse. Under AT&T's new plan, customers who buy smartphones and iPads can pay $15 per month for 200 MB of data or $25 per month for 2 GB of data, with extra charges for additional data. Current AT&T smartphone customers can keep their $30 per month unlimited data plan. Weiter hier....

Sales of Apple's iPad tablet topped 2 million less than 60 days after the device went on sale in U.S. retail stores. The iPad, which made its debut April 3, is now available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Apple said it will add nine countries in July and more throughout the year. Weiter hier....

ABI Research's latest analysis of the mobile data market sheds some interesting light in the wireless carriers and their device roadmap. ABI reports that AT&T's network had the most data traffic in 2009 and that will likely continue to have the most data traffic in 2010 thanks to the iPhone and AT&T's large number of smartphones on its network. But by 2011, ABI predicts that Verizon will overtake AT&T and become the data traffic leader because of increasing penetration of Android devices and other similar high-data use smartphones. Weiter hier....