SAN FRANCISCO - Thursday, February 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Via Licensing Corporation today announced the addition of two significant licensors to its LTE (Long Term Evolution) patent pool. China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd, and Deutsche Telekom join AT&T, Clearwire Corporation, DTVG Licensing, HP, KDDI Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, SK Telecom, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, and ZTE Corporation among the industry leading companies offering their essential LTE patents through Via Licensing’s patent pool.

By making essential patents available through a patent pool, Via Licensing’s LTE program significantly reduces the risk of litigation for organizations that are building products or services based on the LTE standard. In addition to reducing risk, the LTE patent pool reduces the time and expense incurred by patent holders and licensees by providing access to a broad portfolio of essential LTE Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) through a single, cost-effectiv ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Friday, February 22nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, and major European mobile operator E-Plus are to extend their partnership, with ZTE taking a more substantial role in the operator’s forthcoming LTE network expansion in Germany.

The E-Plus Group has been successfully working together with ZTE in the expansion of its UMTS network, the modernisation of its core network and the current LTE field trials. This cooperation will now continue with the deployment of the first phase of the next generation of E-Plus’s LTE network. In addition to the delivery of LTE base stations (eNodeB) and supporting E-Plus with the LTE network upgrade, ZTE will now implement its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) technologies, to more effectively enable the LTE roll-out across the E-Plus ne ... Read more »

Chocolatier wins "Best Luxury Chocolate 2013” at Gulf Connoisseur Awards

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Forrey & Galland chocolatier has been awarded "Best Luxury Chocolate” in this year’s Gulf Connoisseur Awards. The boutique chocolatier, is well-renowned for its innovation and creativity, particularly in crafting products that combine French chocolate making know-how, with flavors originating from the region (rose, omani halwa etc).

The awards ceremony, held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City, Wednesday 20 February, was attended by many leading figures of the region, including Patrick Chalhoub, Co-CEO Chalhoub Group, and Neil Slade, GM of Aston Martin Middle East.

The award for "Best Luxury Chocolate” was presented to Isabelle Jaouen, Managing Director of Forrey & Galland.

"We are thrilled to have been selected as this year’s winner of this prestigious title. It is an honour to be a ... Read more »