An analyst cut his cellular handset forecast for LM Ericsson Telephone Co. Monday, saying global market growth will likely cool and the company may lose market share.

T-Mobile USA expects to deliver an Android-powered phone in the fourth period. But that launch is taking up so much of Google's attention and resources that Sprint Nextel Corp., which had hoped to launch an Android phone this year, won't be able to, a person familiar with the matter said. China Mobile, the largest wireless carrier in the world with nearly 400 million subscriber accounts, had planned to launch an Android phone in the third quarter but it has run into issues that will likely delay the launch until late this year or early 2009.

For the past 18 months, MVIS management has been promising to deliver a projector that will ultimately fit inside a cell phone. Texas Instruments just beat Microvision to the market (by at least 6 months). While one can debate whether or not there will ever be a market for a mobile projector with less than 500 lumens (low-end business projectors produce 1,000 lumens), one cannot argue the quality differences between Texas Instruments/Optoma's product and that of Microvision's 'Show'.

The WiMax Forum has issued its first certifications for mobile-centric products that operate around the 2.5GHz frequency, and said it will start certifying 3.5GHz products later this year. The organization announced that 10 mobile WiMax products had received the "WiMax Forum Certified Seal of Approval". Four base stations, from Alvarion, Motorola, Samsung and Sequans, won certification, along with mobile modules from Intel, Samsung, Beceem, Airspan and Zyxel.

Two years after ARCEP awarded 44 regional licenses for 3.5 GHz spectrum, a national network has yet to be launched, and only limited WiMAX activity has been reported on a regional basis. ARCEP said it will investigate the operations of license holders to confirm if they are meeting their roll-out obligations. The regulator said it will make its control until the end of June, and any company that has not met its obligations could face suspension of their license, or a fine equal to three percent of their revenue.

"...iSuppli analyst said the 3G and GPS radios in the new models probably did add cost, but pointed out that other components (most notably memory) are indeed going down in price...Gartner said even the 3G radio technology probably didn't add as much cost..."

"...Infineon had also received lower orders than expected for an unnamed project to supply HSDPA chips for high-speed Internet phones, leading analysts to speculate Apple's new iPhone would launch at lower volumes..."

Craig Barratt, the chief executive of wireless chip maker Atheros, presented this afternoon at the JP Morgan technology conference, along with CFO Jack Lazar, and sent some skeptical vibes in the direction of the broadband wireless networking technology known as Wimax, which is being promoted heavily by Sprint, Intel, Google, and US cable operators.

Intel announced a 50 million ringgit (US$15.3 million) investment in Green Packet, the parent company of Malaysian WiMax operator Packet One Networks. The funds invested by Intel will be used to support Green Packet's WiMax business, the Malaysian company said in a statement.

Plans for high-speed wireless Internet will benefit Intel – an investor in the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire WiMax venture – and analysts expect other chip makers to gain from Intel's position and increased spending on similar networks.

Rivals LG and Samsung said they will cooperate on a jointly developed mobile DTV broadcast system for the North American technology standard. The two companies had been engaged in a fierce contest to have their rival mobile DTV systems accepted for the US standard next year. The cooperative relationship is also expected to give the resulting broadcasting system a stronger voice along side other mobile video broadcast systems, such as Qualcomm's MediaFLO, which is currently used to carry premium video content through supporting carriers.

"...Yun's departure and Lee's appointment were two parts of today's bigger management shakeup. Samsung also announced the replacement of President Hwang Chang Gyu, head of the semiconductor division, with Kwon Oh Hyun, who has been running the non-memory chip business. Hwang will become the new CTO..." "

Google will become the default search provider and preferred application provider for Clearwire's new retail product and the default provider of Web and local search for mobile phones from Sprint, which will preload Google Maps for Mobile, Gmail and YouTube. Moreover, Google's Android mobile operating system could get a bump from the deal, with Clearwire offering Android on its voice and data devices down the road.

IPCS said Monday that three of its subsidiaries filed suit against Sprint Nextel, alleging that Sprint Nextel's recently announced WiMAX transaction with Clearwire would breach the exclusivity provisions of iPCS's affiliation agreements with Sprint Nextel.