• Sequoia Communications' SEQ7400 HEDGE transceiver has been verified to support HSUPA, TD-SCDMA, S-Band and GMR satellite specifications. The transceiver, originally introduced in May 2007,  is based on the company's patented FullSpectra architecture.

• Novatel Wireless released the Ovation MC930D USB modem, a HSDPA/HSUPA mobile broadband device. The global modem provides peak download speeds of 7.2 Mbps and upload speeds of 2.1 Mbps on any worldwide HSPDA/HSUPA network supporting the 2100 MHz band.

• Sonus unveiled its MobilEdge Wireless Access Node, which enables operators to deliver quadruple-play services (voice, video, data and mobility) and expand their network coverage. The node serves as an anchor node bridging femtocell and picocell access networks, high-speed wireless data networks and IP-based core wireless networks. The Sonus mobilEdge platform is available in two versions: the MobilEdge9000, which can support  up to 640,000 mobile subscribers in a single chassis, and the MobilEdge4010, which can support up to 25,000 mobile subscribers in a single chassis.

• ChangingWorlds launched ClixSmart Discover, which enables operators to personalize the invisible 90% of off-portal content including content catalogs, content partner sites, networked content applications and freely available Mobile Internet content. ClixSmart Discover forms part of the ClixSmart Mobile Internet Platform, which includes sophisticated reporting as well as the profiling and personalization of Mobile Internet content.

• Semiconductor producer Cavium Networks announced its CN52XX wireless processor family, which with the current CN50XX, CN54XX, CN56XX and CN58XX family of processors, offers soup-to-nuts solution for the wireless infrastructure in the market ranging from entry-level femto base station to xGSN gateways. The processor, integrated with control processing, networking processing and security capabilities, is designed for a range of wireless applications including 3G Transport, 4G Transport or Long Term Evolution (LTE), wireless LAN aggregation, WiMAX base station and WiMAX transport.

• Antenna-sharing solutions company Quintel Technology Limited received additional investment funds from QinetiQ Ventures LP acting through its General Partner Cody Gate Ventures GP Limited. The investment will support Quintel's market penetration and growth across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

• Telefonica Moviles Mexico deployed Telcordia's Service Director, part of the Telcordia Service Management Suite, in both its Mexico as well as Central American mobile operating companies. Service Director's service quality management, comprehensive SLA monitoring, problem resolution and capacity management capabilities will help Telefonica Moviles Mexico improve its pre- and post-paid mobile services.

• Highdeal, provider of pricing and rating solutions, was selected by Carrefour and its partner Experian to manage the Carrefour Mobile postpaid offering.

• Emerson Network Power agreed to add ReliOn's fuel cell products to its suite of NetXtend Integrated Enclosure Solutions for backup power. Under the agreement, Emerson will integrate ReliOn products into its NetXtend brand of outside plant enclosures. The arrangement adds an alternative energy product series for Emerson Network Power, delivers greater customer reach for ReliOn, and allows the two companies to continue to explore new ways to integrate ReliOn fuel cell technology into Emerson Network Power's product line.

• Acision and OgilvyOne Worldwide forged an alliance for mobile marketing.  The alliance combines OgilvyOne's marketing expertise and Acision's mobile delivery capability. Together, the companies will enable the end-to-end mobile marketing value chain, providing advertisers with complete brand engagement over multiple channels, while assuring control, brand protection and mass-market level revenues for carriers.

• STMicroelectronics launched the TS4601, a stereo headset amplifier optimized for feature-phone applications. The amplifier improves audio performance, extends battery life and enables more responsive user controls. The TS4601 is available immediately at $1.30 in quantities of 1,000 upward.

• T-Mobile, the mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom, announced it will begin selling Apple's iPhone in Austria in the first half of the year. T-Mobile is also currently Apple's carrier partner in Germany.

• Motorola announced that it will start licensing its mobile WiMAX chipset based radio reference design, WTM1000, to third parties. As part of this program, Motorola also plans to offer essential IP licenses for Motorola's portfolio of WiMAX patents to third parties.

• Japan's NTT DoCoMo has selected Ericsson for its LTE base station development project. Since 1992, Ericsson has delivered PDC base stations to NTT DoCoMo and, more recently, W-CDMA base stations for the operator's FOMA network.

• Nokia Siemens Networks is launching a comprehensive solution for creating a targeted mobile advertising offering which will generate new sources of revenue for service providers. The end-to-end solution includes consulting and systems integration as well as software technology features and advertising delivery. Based on open standards, the ecosystem supports a wide range of strategies to suit individual companies.