• Qualcomm and China’s Linktop Technology entered into a subscriber unit and modem card/module license agreement. Under the terms, Qualcomm has granted Linktop a worldwide patent license to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units and modem cards/modules using the CDMA2000 standard. The royalties payable by Linktop are at Qualcomm's standard worldwide rates.
• Vringo announced version 2.0 of its video ringtone platform for Symbian- and J2ME-enabled phones. Vringo says the application makes it simple for users to record and share their own original ringtone via their phones’ cameras. The VringForward technology lets users select the ringtones their friends will see when they call.
• Texas Instruments says it has developed the 1.2 GHz TMS320TCI6487, a three core digital signal processor running at 3.6 GHz coupled with a software library that delivers the performance necessary to support LTE’s complex algorithms. With TI’s new LTE solution, OEMs can extend their current base station platforms to include new features and more complex algorithms without designing a new board.
• Mobile TV chip maker Siano Mobile Silicon announced that its multi-standard MDTV receiver chip is powering the newly launched iPhone 3G accessory in Japan, supporting ISDB-T One Seg television broadcasting. SoftBank BB and SoftBank Mobile officially launched the iPhone 3G TV and Battery on Dec. 31 in Japan.
• Blueslice Networks and BroadSoft have completed interoperability testing between the Blueslice HSS 3000 and BroadWorks, BroadSoft’s VoIP application platform.