Richard Mumford, International Editor

A group of 15 leading telecommunications service providers, component and infrastructure vendors, and academic institutions have launched Energy Aware Radio and Network Technologies (EARTH), a consortium whose goal is to achieve a 50 percent reduction in the energy consumption of 4G mobile wireless communication networks within the next two-and-a-half...

ETSI and NGMN have announced the creation of the ETSI Industry Specification Group on Open Radio equipment Interface (ISG ORI) that will specify an open interoperable interface for radio equipment in distributed mobile cellular base stations--GSM, UMTS and LTE. ISG ORI is a direct result of requirement work undertaken...

Thirteen leading UK universities have joined with British Design Innovation (BDI)—the trade organisation for leading industrial design, service design and innovation consultancies—to form a national University Design Industry Partnership Scheme (UDIPS), in a bid to create world-changing innovations, products and processes. The scheme underscores the value private sector industrial...

The Hyderabad Action Plan, adopted by the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10), outlined a road map to foster the global development of information and communication technology (ICT) networks and services over the next four-year cycle. The roll out of next-generation networks (NGN) and increased access to broadband services,...

Alcatel-Lucent's research arm, Bell Labs, the University of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government are partnering to establish a AU$10 M research centre that will be devoted to innovation in energy-efficient networks and technologies. Bell Labs and the University of Melbourne will share governance of the Centre for Energy-Efficient...

SELEX Galileo has concluded an agreement with ATMOS, a subsidiary of ATECH, to establish them as the Brazilian AESA Radar Centre of Excellence and Airborne Radar Systems House. The agreement is in accordance with the Brazilian Defence Strategy's intention to strengthen the country's national defence industrial capability. The agreement...

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has released a new set of reports— 3G/WCDMA-HSPA Launches Worldwide, HSPA Operator Commitments, Global HSPA+ Network Commitments and Deployments, HSPA Devices Survey and Evolution to LTE —that confirm the march of mobile broadband into the global mainstream. The facts and figures show that...

Cobham Antenna Systems, Microwave Antennas has been awarded a contract to participate in a consortium on a new initiative named Beyond Next Generation (BuNGee) aimed at achieving a tenfold increase in mobile broadband infrastructure capacity. The €4.7 M initiative, which is planned to continue through June 2012, is funded...

The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions supporting energy management in residential, commercial and consumer electronics applications, has announced its intention to expand its participation in the European Union's various standardization efforts. The Alliance will focus on the European Union's Smart Grid programs and on...

The UK Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson, has asked the Technology Strategy Board to guide the development of a network of technology and innovation centres that will help deliver the industries and jobs of the future. The Board has been tasked to work with industry, stakeholders, and wider government including...