Marconi's Wireless Business Unit and France Telecom announced an R&D pact focused in RF mobile technologies. Specifically, the companies will develop and integrate France Telecom Research and Development RF design and optimization technologies into Marconi's Planet EV software portfolio. The new tools will complement Marconi's existing portfolio and will be specifically targeted to maximizing the performance, quality and profitability of existing mobile networks. http://www.rd.francetelecom.fr/fr/medias/medias.phphttp://www.marconi.com/
- In recent weeks, France Telecom has announced several strategic partnerships with leading systems companies, including with Alcatel for the joint definition and implementation of a Next Generation Network Architecture (NGN/IMS) towards a converged fixed/Internet/mobile network.; with Ericsson, in order to jointly develop IP Multimedia Services for the consumer market; with Motorola, for Seamless Mobility Solutions; and with Siemens, to jointly develop a New Generation Network Architecture for mobile/fixed networks.
