Leap Wireless International Inc. subsidiary Cricket Communications Inc. has selected three infrastructure vendors for equipment, services and software in its planned buildout of third-generation networks in its recently acquired advanced wireless services spectrum. The entire network coverage expansion will include CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO...
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--China: Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese flagship company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and Datang...
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--Mexico: Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc. said it won a contract...
Leap Wireless International Inc. has signaled its commitment to deploying CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A by choosing Alcatel-Lucent to build out the carrier's new spectrum acquired in the advanced wireless service auction and to upgrade its existing markets. Leap subsidiary Cricket Communications Inc., the...
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--China: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it won a GSM...
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--Kenya: Alcatel-Lucent announced a deal with Celtel to upgrade the...
A consumer group has raised conflict-of-interest and qualification issues regarding a proposed National Academy of Sciences panel spawned by a government-wireless industry research program to examine where additional research is required on possible biological effects from mobile-phone radiation.The Center for Science in the Public...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Alcatel-Lucent unveiled a content platform designed to allow operators to customize the mobile shopping experience for their users.The Paris-based corporation said its 5965 Mobile Content Platform offers tools to help carriers create a simplified one-stop shop for mobile content, minimizing the number of click-throughs...
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--Argentina: L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to build...
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--China: Heilongjiang MCC selected Nokia Siemens Networks to expand the...
The enterprise telephony space is ripe for consolidation, a Prudential analyst said in a report last week, and there is plenty of appetite in the industry for a takeover of Avaya Inc. Nortel Networks Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc. and a private-equity firm are all...
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--China: Alcatel-Lucent said it signed a $340 million deal with...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --RW Baird raised its estimates on U.S. Cellular Corp. after the carrier reported strong first quarter results. The firm raised its forecast on the...
The Chinese market for mobile network equipment continued to creep forward as Alcatel-Lucent announced several major infrastructure contracts with Chinese wireless operators, and the Chinese government made steps toward issuing 3G licenses.The Chinese market continues to stand as a gold-mine for the world's network...
Alcatel-Lucent reported revenues for the first quarter that were slightly lower than what it forecasted nearly three weeks ago; however, investors didn't appear alarmed with the final tally as the company's stock rose almost 4% on the announcement to $13.51 per share.Revenues for the...
Alcatel-Lucent reported revenues for the first quarter that were slightly lower than what it forecast nearly three weeks ago; however, investors didn't appear alarmed with the final tally as the company's stock rose almost 4% on the announcement to $13.51 per share.Revenues for the...
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 --Netherlands: Alcatel-Lucent said it completed a Universal WiMAX trial...
Congress and the courts are getting serious about intervening in the thriving American business known as patent litigation. While critics claim the U.S. patent system is a sordid mess that desperately needs fixing, all the confusion and controversy could get worse before it gets...
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--Indonesia: Alcatel-Lucent said it won a multimillion-Euro GSM/GPRS network expansion...
Although Alcatel-Lucent warned of lower revenues and an operating loss for the first quarter, it appears that investors had expected worse as the company's stock rose more than 5 percent on its announcement to $13.22 per share. The firm blamed much of its first-quarter...
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. CellularChina: Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile won contracts with China...
Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile scored big wins as China Mobile tapped the companies for a TD-SCDMA trial network expansion program.Datang and Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide technology for expansion of the 3G network in the cities of Shangai and Guangzhou. Datang is a leading...
The new joint venture known as Nokia Siemens Networks officially began operations April 1, but it didn't want to fool anyone: growth in the networks sector will be "very slight" this year, the company said.The new company announced it will begin life as a...
