Microsoft Postpones Developer ConferenceRichard BallMicrosoft has postponed this week’s Windows embedded developers’ conference, due to be held in the Netherlands.The software giant is blaming the postponement on “changes in European economic conditions and travel budgets”.Scheduled for Wednesday to Friday, May 2-4, at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam, the embedded DevCon was especially aimed at Windows CE developers. The firm expects ...

Nokia and Tellabs extend 3G network linksRichard WilsonNokia Networks, the mobile firm’s infrastructure arm, has teamed up with Tellabs to develop systems that will allow mobile carriers transfer networks to 3rd generation (3G) systems.The companies which are already collaborating will further develop an integrated transmission system for the 3G radio access network for Nokia. Tellabs also will expand its network ...

Infineon buys comms chip firm for $250m Richard WilsonInfineon Technologies is to acquire US high speed comms IC company Catamaran Communications in a deal worth $250m. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Infineon’s position in the market for semiconductors operating in 10- and 40Gbit/s optical communications systems.The Californian company specialises in ICs for synchronous digital hierarchy/ synchronous optical network (SDH ...

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Ericsson and Lucent win 3G mobile network contractsRichard WilsonEuropean mobile phone operator KPN Mobile has chosen Ericsson and Lucent Technologies as suppliers to build its 3rd generation (3G) UMTS network in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.KPN, which also has a 15% stake in Hutchison 3G UK, is building a single network in all three countries. This will ensure “the most ...

BAE forms mega missile ventureRichard WilsonBAE Systems has joined up with French firm EADS and Finmeccanica of Italy to create what will become the world’s second largest missile system company.The new company to be called MBDA will have total sales of euros 2bn and will employ 10,000 people in France, the UK and Italy.“The equal partnership between EADS and BAE ...

Parthus/ST develop SiGE Bluetooth radio Richard WilsonParthus Technologies, the Dublin-based mobile IP developer, has signed a licensing and royalty agreement with STMicroelectronics for the development of a single-chip Bluetooth radio. The co-developed radio chip, which continues existing partnerships between the two firms, is based on a low IF radio architecture which reduces external component count for the module design, said ...