ExclusiveST-Ericsson CEO resigns News Mark - March 11, 2013 Didier Lamouche, president and chief executive officer of mobile semiconductor specialist ST-Ericsson has announced his resignation “to pursue other opportunities”. He’ll remain in his role until the end of the month.
ExclusiveLast week at The Fonecast: 11th March 2013 Opinion Mark - March 11, 2013 Mark Bridge writes: As Mobile World Congress 2013 disappears behind us, so the frenzy of news releases about new products and services returns to relatively normal levels.
ExclusiveUK mobile network specialist Arieso acquired by US-based JDSU News Mark - March 11, 2013 UK-based mobile network monitoring specialist Arieso, which was set up eleven years ago by former Vodafone research engineer Shirin Dehghan, has been acquired by American technology business JDSU for $85 million (£57 million). Arieso analyses mobile network traffic to help network operators improve performance and see where new network services could be introduced.
ExclusiveEuropean Commission closes investigation into major mobile network operators News Mark - March 10, 2013 Last year the European Commission requested information from Deutsche Telecom, France Télécom, Telefónica, Vodafone and Telecom Italia as well as from the GSMA. It was concerned that standards for future mobile communications services shouldn’t be used by mobile operators as part of a strategy to close other companies down.
ExclusiveMotorola Mobility reported to be cutting 1,200 more jobs News Mark - March 10, 2013 Motorola Mobility, which was bought by Google last year, is reported to be cutting 1,200 more jobs. The company announced restructuring plans last August with around 4,000 jobs being lost at Motorola facilities around the world.