Richard Mumford, European Editor

The ITU and the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) of the Republic of Korea have formed a partnership to help achieve the internationally agreed upon goals of the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Through an initial contribution of CHF540000 from the Korea...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Lockheed Martin and EADS to explore partnership opportunities on missile defence programs in the United States, Europe and around the world. The companies will identify areas in which they have compatible capabilities that can be collaboratively applied to benefit current...

A contract worth €12 M has been awarded to Alcatel to provide the Tunisian broadcasting offices (ONT) with a national digital microwave network that will facilitate the future development of terrestrial digital television channels in the country. The project covers the supply of the network, composed of forty digital...

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has renewed its confidence in Thales by awarding a €85 M contract to develop a second demonstrator for the RBE2 electronic scanning radar with active array antenna for the Rafale combat aircraft. This new contract will demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of equipping...

Global Communication Technology Corp. (GCT), the Taiwan-based GaAs MMIC foundry service provider, will merge with one of its major competitors, WIN Semiconductors Corp. (WIN). The shareholders meetings of the two companies met separately to approve the definitive merger agreement and confirm an equity swap at a 1:1.6 ratio (1.6...