Articles by Richard Mumford

In what is the company’s first acquisition of a controlling stake in an Asian semiconductor company, Infineon Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire ADMtek Inc., a fabless, integrated circuit design company based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, for around €80 M. The new company will focus on developing broadband customer...

In order to enhance and accelerate synergy between its business and R&D to further new business creation, NEC Corp. is consolidating its R&D operations. Previously divided between corporate and business line divisions the newly created business line R&D unit will operate from the company’s Tokyo headquarters. The unit will...

The China Mobile Communication Corp. (CMCC) has selected Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) to expand its GSM communications network and improve data services for users in Beijing and 13 important provinces of China. The contract, worth around US$510 M, will prepare CMCC for the coming evolution to 3G...

A major multi-year contract has been awarded to Alcatel by TELUS Mobility to provide the national wireless carrier with a cross-Canada communications backbone infrastructure. The turnkey solution includes microwave products, network design and installation services that will enable the company to dramatically reduce its operational expenses, increase backbone capacity,...

Telecommunication regulators from more than 80 countries delivered a powerful message to world leaders convening in Geneva for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) at the end of 2003. They identified a series of steps nations can take to bridge the digital divide and called upon countries...

Under an agreement worth A$75 M BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a contract to provide strategically important elements of the Advanced Satellite Communications Terrestrial Infrastructure System (ASTIS) within the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) Military Satellite Communications Programme JP2008. The company, working in conjunction with partners Astrium, Sinclair Knight...

The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) has been established in Vienna as the focal point for promoting European space policy globally. Founded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Space Agency (ASA), on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) of the Federal Republic...

In a move designed to intensify and accelerate technology innovation between the Netherlands and the United States, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the US Embassy in the Netherlands have announced the formation of High Tech Connections (HTC). The initiative is dedicated to promoting technological exchanges and pioneering...

TRL Technology has become the sixth member of the international MRCM EW-focused alliance, adding its state-of-the-art satellite technology to the portfolio. The UK-based radio and satellite communications systems specialist joins Ewation, Grintek Ewation, Herley Industries, Indra and Sysdel in providing a global signal intelligence systems and product resource. The...

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has selected Ericsson and Saab, together with business partners, to develop the foundation for the future network-based defence. These solutions entail a fresh approach in the use of civilly developed technology, whereby new and existing defence systems are adapted and put together in an...