3G auction may trigger French move for OrangeAlex Mayhew-SmithThe future of 3rd generation (3G) mobile phone licence winner Orange remains in doubt as France Telecom heads a list of possible buyers for the firm.France Telecom which, with partners NTL, failed to win a 3G licence by withdrawing from the government’s frequency auction, which ended yesterday. In a joint statement France ...

Leaf makes £4.25m investment in branded products pushRichard WilsonNorthern Ireland-based contract manufacturer Leaf has announced a £4.25m expansion of its plant in Newtonabbey.The investment, which will create 100 jobs and is backed by the IDB regional development agency, comes as Leaf adds £8m worth of new business to its order-book.“This investment will enable us to build on orders worth £8m ...

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Plextek wins $600,000 US design contractRichard WilsonPlextek, the specialist comms design consultancy, has signed a $600,000 contract with LoJack to engineer and produce basestation receivers for a vehicle security system. The US firm plans to use stolen vehicle recovery technology, originally developed by Plextek for Tracker Ltd, the UK licensee of the LoJack system.The system uses digital receiver technology to ...

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