> Orange plans to cut 2,000 jobs in the U.K. as part of the operator's plans to merge with sister company Wanadoo. Article [1]
> Qualcomm said it will pay another $205 million for its purchase of Flarion Technologies because of patents Flarion recently received for FLASH-OFDM technology. Article [2]
> AOL said it will begin offering its service on Clearwire's WiMAX-like network. Article [3]
> iSuppli says Samsung and Motorola significantly boosted their market share in the first quarter. Article [4]
> Deutsche Telekom says it intends to "play an active role in the European consolidation process." Article [5]
> Tropos is introducing a specification designed to optimize client devices for municipal WiFi networks called Tropos Metro Compliance Extensions. Article [6]
> Motient revamps board ahead of annual meeting. Article [7]
> Actix introduced an optimization solution for EV-DO Rev. A that enables wireless operators to diagnose and troubleshoot their services. Article [8]
And Finally... South Korea unveils female android. Article [9]
Links:
[1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/04/orange_jobs/
[2] http://www.techweb.com/wire/mobile/187200126;jsessionid=PGTDTFJXHRR2QQSNDBECKHSCJUMEKJVN
[3] http://www.techweb.com/wire/networking/187200118;jsessionid=PGTDTFJXHRR2QQSNDBECKHSCJUMEKJVN
[4] http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17236.php
[5] http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=94066&WT.svl=news1_2
[6] http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=94041&WT.svl=news1_3
[7] http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=26281
[8] http://www.cellular-news.com/story/17232.php
[9] http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=PTGKTV41V4VY0QSNDBESKHA?articleID=187200133