Handset maker LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will use push-to-talk software from Sonim Technologies in its line of GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA phones. Sonim said it is a member of the worldwide consortium that submitted the PoC phase 1 specification to the Open Mobile Alliance in August. Others offering PoC software for mobile phones include Motorola Inc., Magic4 and others.
Navigation information technology company Navteq Corp. filed for a $500 million initial public offering. The company sells digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices and Internet-based mapping applications. Philips Consumer Electronics B.V. and NavPart I B.V. will offer the Navteq shares, the company said. Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. will act as the underwriters.
Cometa Networks Inc. said it will incorporate some or all of the Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.’s U.S. SurfHere hot-spot locations into Cometa’s hot-spot network. The two companies plan to launch a variety of promotional and co-marketing programs as part of the deal.
Wireless antenna manufacturer SkyCross has received a $1 million investment from Korea’s SK Telecom. Last year, SK Telecom began implementing SkyCross’ cellular, global positioning system and W-CDMA embedded antenna solutions in its new GPS-enhanced phones. With this latest investment, the two companies will continue to share their core technologies for internal antennas for phones, as well as mobile headsets and RFID tagging.
Alcatel announced an original equipment manufacturer agreement with wireless broadband technology provider Navini Networks, allowing Alcatel to include zero-install, non-line-of-sight and wide-area wireless broadband offerings for low-frequency bands in its portfolio of broadband offerings. Under the agreement, Alcatel will distribute Navini’s Ripwave products, which include base stations, element management systems and customer modems or PCMCIA cards.
