The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Ireland: Meteor Mobile Communications has chosen Ericsson to supply a...
Verizon Wireless' proposed acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C. could wound infrastructure vendors in the short term due to the carriers' network overlaps and a potential pullback on immediate buildout plans, but overall the merger shouldn't cause too much concern for suppliers.An acquisition "typically ends...
There likely won’t be any 3G service at this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, but the host country is finally making progress on a years-long plan to issue licenses that will enable carriers to begin deploying third-generation networks, the government said...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Ireland: Ericsson said it won a contract with Meteor Mobile...
There likely won't be any 3G service at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, but the host country is finally making progress on a years-long plan to issue licenses that will enable carriers to begin deploying third-generation networks, the government said over the weekend.After...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Brazil: TIM Brasil selected Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy and...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Nigeria: Globacom has chosen Alcatel-Lucent to extend its fixed and...
As Echostar Corp. improves its financial performance - the company netted $5.7 million during the last quarter compared to a net loss of $18.5 million a year ago - it is also beginning to talk about possible plans for spectrum it recently acquired in...
Imagine that a group of disparate warriors needs to cross a field laden with land mines. If they can agree on an approach that keeps all of them intact, they all survive to seek their fortunes. But if one or more seeks its own...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Lehman Brothers lowered its estimates on Virgin Mobile USA to 39 cents from 46 cents for 2008 after the company reported in-line first-quarter results.--Standard &...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.WiMAX--Libya: Alcatel-Lucent said it won a contract from Libya Telecom...
Alcatel-Lucent's first-quarter financials held few surprises, but the company's new outlook -- "flat" instead of the previous "flat to slightly up" -- appeared to spook investors, who sent the company's shares down around 4% to $6.74 per share on the news.Nonetheless, Alcatel-Lucent chief Patricia...
Dish Network Corp. isn't wasting time as it considers what technology might be the best fit for spectrum it recently won in the 700 MHz auction. The company partnered with Alcatel-Lucent to test DVB-SH mobile TV broadcast technology with equipment, tools and training provided...
The market for Long Term Evolution technology took another step forward last week as seven infrastructure heavyweights announced a framework for licensing the rights to the next-generation wireless standard.Alcatel-Lucent, L.M. Ericsson, NEC Corp., NextWave Wireless Inc., Nokia Corp., Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson...
The market for LTE technology took another step forward today as seven infrastructure heavyweights announced a framework for licensing the rights to the next-generation wireless standard. Alcatel-Lucent, L.M. Ericsson, NEC Corp., NextWave Wireless Inc., Nokia Corp., Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications...
Alcatel-Lucent has tapped Sierra Wireless to supply embedded modules for the infrastructure vendor's wireless laptop security, management and tracking system called the OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian (NLG). Sierra Wireless components embedded in the NLG will provide high-speed access to mobile broadband networks, the...
So it was about 24 hours ago when in these same pages - and if we did our jobs right, in this same general area - I made some wild claim that the wireless industry was "back to full strength" and that this year's...
ICO Global Communications announced it will be launching a $500 million satellite into space April 14th that will eventually provide broadcast mobile TV service nationwide using digital video broadcast-satellite handheld (DVB-SH) technology. "It is the largest commercial satellite ever lifted into space by (Atlas...
Patricia Russo is chief executive officer of Alcatel-Lucent. Before helping to spearhead Alcatel's tie-up with Lucent, Russo was chairman and CEO of Lucent. She helped launch Lucent in 1996.Q: It seems the wireless infrastructure market has experienced some turbulence over the past several...
CTIA is taking its big show back west this year as the CTIA Wireless 2008 event is set to take place April 1-3 in Las Vegas (and if you haven't made your plans to attend yet, you might want to stop reading this and...
NextWave Wireless Inc. tapped Alcatel-Lucent to develop WiMAX broadcast solutions that the company plans to integrate with its recently announced MXtv technology.NextWave plans to use the technology to give WiMAX operators the ability to deliver multimedia services like mobile TV and digital audio over...
NextWave Wireless Inc. has tapped Alcatel-Lucent to develop WiMAX broadcast solutions that the company plans to integrate with its recently announced MXtv technology.NextWave plans to use the technology to give WiMAX operators the ability to deliver multimedia services like mobile TV and digital audio...
Alcatel-Lucent unveiled what it termed the industry's first mobile network management solution that provides network operators with a view of the traffic flowing over their networks, and thus greater control over IP-based applications.Alcatel-Lucent noted the 9900 Wireless Network Guardian is composed of two network...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Egypt: Etisalat Misr signed a contract with L.M. Ericsson calling...
