Qualcomm, TI Claim Edge in Patent Case.
Qualcomm Corp and Texas Instruments Inc issued dueling statements yesterday claiming victory in the first major court date in their patent spat. Qualcomm said the ruling in the Delaware Court of Chancery confirmed that TI was in breach of the companies' patent portfolio agreement, and that the...

HTC Adopts Ericsson Phone Platform for 3G Devices.
Mobile device manufacturer High Tech Computer Corp will use LM Ericsson Telefon AB's 3G handset platform for a range of future wireless devices, although it is unclear which operating systems the devices will run. HTC said it will create a new portfolio of WCDMA and EDGE terminals...

Nokia's Flat Q4 Outlook Worries Markets.
Nokia Corp has reported better than expected third quarter results, with profits up 35% on sales down 5%. However, market enthusiasm was dampened by a cautious outlook for the rest of the year. For the third quarter ending September 30, Nokia reported a net profit of 823m...

SAMSUNG aims to lead world of consumer electronics; Restructures business portfolio into four strategic business areas.
Byline: red r. samar ISTANBUL Samsung, the worlds fastest growing brand, continues to reinforce its digital leadership position by restructuring its business portfolio into four strategic business areas which it believes will help ensure the Korean electronics giants intent to lead the world of consumer electronics. ...

IT NOTES.
Networks sign OEM agreement PARIS Alcatel has signed an OEM agreement with US-based Adjungo Networks, a wireless LAN security & management company focused on mobile operators, for secure and manageable public wireless solutions. This addition to the Alcatel portfolio is aimed at reinforcing its leadership in broadband...

Iraq Names Cellphone Providers.
Authorities in Iraq have named the winners of the tender to establish three mobile phone networks in the war-torn country. Asia-Cell, Orascom and Atheer are all expected to begin offering cellular phone services within weeks, the Iraqi Ministry of Communications announced yesterday. In line with...

Next Generation RF Multi-carrier Power Amplifiers.
Next Generation RF Multi-carrier Power Amplifiers for wireless base stations replace older, conventional feed-forward, pre-distortion and LINKS technology in digital CDMA amplifier designs. New Pre-forward Wide-band Cross-cancellation (PWC) linearization technology enables development of products that deliver reliability and improvement in peak-power handling, while reducing the size and cost of...

3COM INVESTS $6M IN WIRELESS OPERATOR.
In an attempt to give users better access to corporate data, 3Com Corp yesterday announced it has invested $6m in Aether Technologies, a wireless data service provider and systems integration company. The Owings Mills, Maryland-based Aether will use the funds to build out its existing enterprise wireless data center,...

LG SEMICON ANNOUNCES NEW ARES OF INDUSTRY INTEREST.
Korean electronics company LG Semicon will concentrate its interests on non-memory chip, multimedia, industrial electronics and online communications products. In a bid to streamline its activities, it will close down production in non-profitable areas such as memory chips, chips for LANs and set-top boxes. A spokesperson for LG Semicon...

AAPT Halts Australian CDMA Network Roll-Out.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 2000 DEC 21 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Australia's third-largest telephone company, the Telecom New Zealand-owned AAPT Ltd, has called a halt to work building a code divison multiple access (CDMA) wireless network. The network, being built by Lucent Technologies , is already behind...