Back in the days when mobile phones resembled bricks, European industry representatives rallied around a singled-out technological standard called GSM. At a duration when network operators and equipment suppliers in the United States and elsewhere were wrestling by competing standards, the move helped to turn Europe into a leader in the wireless industry.

Now voice calling and text messaging are commodities, and operators, phone makers and equipment suppliers alike are looking elsewhere for growth, placing their hopes on specialized

mobile goods and media services. That is creating a new challenge for the European mobile industry, which is scrambling to reply.

On Wednesday, STMicroelectronics, a chip maker based in Geneva, and Ericsson, a Swedish provider of equipment for cell phones and wireless networks, said they planned to mold a joint venture to develop chips, software and other systems that are the brains of mobile phones.

The goal, executives said, is to create […]

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