MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. says it plans to appeal a U.S. bankruptcy court ruling ordering the telecommunications equipment giant to pay $244 million plus interest and other costs to …
ATLANTA-EMS Technologies Inc. has agreed to sell its floundering Satellite Networks division to Advantech Advanced Microwave Technologies Inc. of Montreal, Canada. Advantech manufactures satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment. EMS …
Highland Cellular Holdings Inc., which operates a GSM network under the Cellular One brand name in parts of Virginia and West Virginia, said it has sold several 1.9 GHz spectrum …
CHICAGO-The American Stock Exchange accepted plans by U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., to regain compliance with AMEX listing standards. The companies received an …
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a three-year extension to an OEM deal with Tekelec that will allow the infrastructure provider to continue deploying its 8000 Media Gateway as part of its Mobile …
After just 18 months on the job, Nortel Networks Ltd. announced that its chief marketing officer, Clent Richardson, plans to leave the company March 1. Nortel has not named a …
MUNICH-Siemens AG said it has sold Siemens Accelerations to an undisclosed investor for an undisclosed amount. The company explained that Siemens Acceleration was an early-stage investment boutique for startup companies …
After receiving clearance from Marconi Corp.’s shareholders and from the European Commission, L.M. Ericsson says it’s ready to complete its $2.24 billion acquisition of Marconi’s key telecom assets, setting up …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission told Congress that it plans to begin examining whether some of the 24 megahertz of spectrum public safety is set to receive as part of the …
WASHINGTON-The Senate late Wednesday confirmed the nominations of Deborah Taylor Tate and Michael Copps to the Federal Communications Commission. The confirmations had been in doubt due to unrelated procedural issues …
Global Signal Inc. announced that David Grain is stepping down from his position as president of the nation’s third-largest tower company. The company said its chairman and chief executive, Wesley …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry was as close to getting its hands on 700 MHz spectrum as it ever has been. A hard date had been set for auctioning broadcast spectrum as …
SPOKANE, Wash.-Wi-Fi antenna supplier Vivato Inc. decided to close its doors, leaving several municipal Wi-Fi networks up in the air, or at least not sure how to maintain, replace and …
WASHINGTON-National Telecommunications and Information Administration head Michael Gallagher is expected to leave the agency early next year, an agency spokesman said. Gallagher was confirmed to the post in November 2004 …
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CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp., which provides outsourced customer services, human resources and billing services for some telecom companies, has slashed its fourth-quarter earnings projections by more than half. The company said it …
A study commissioned by the Wi-Fi Alliance not surprisingly found that Wi-Fi users in fact do enjoy the convenience of Wi-Fi technology. Survey.com conducted the survey, which tallied 1,000 Americans …
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions: stop smoking, lose weight, get to the gym more often, and all sort of other well-meaning pledges that fade by February. As the shutters …
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-In the spirit of the holidays, Alltel Corp. said it is offering eight credits to download content from the Sony Music Box when customers buy a $10 Alltel …
SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Alvarion Ltd. announced that its BreezeACCESS VL is the wireless broadband base station muscle behind Rioplex Wireless’ 5,000-square-mile deployment in Texas targeting high-capacity consumers and businesses using unlicensed …
Nokia Corp. announced that its softswitch solution has been chosen by Hutchison 3G Austria to optimize the operator’s mobile network. “We are confident that Nokia’s cost-efficient MSC Server System keeps …
GENEVA-STMicroelectronics announced it has joined the Enhanced Wireless Consortium, which is developing a Wi-Fi standard proposal for the IEEE 802.11n Task Group. ST says it plans to share its expertise …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Swiss operator Sunrise announced they’ve signed a partnership agreement to launch mobile TV services in Switzerland and plan to offer sports, entertainment and news video clips …
