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PARIS-French telecommunications vendor Alcatel SA’s net income tumbled from $359 million last year to $160 million in the first quarter, news that sent the company’s stock falling almost 10 percent …

LONDON-BT, the leading U.K. fixed-line carrier, said it selected eight telecom equipment suppliers for its next-generation network that will see phones that work over both fixed and mobile networks, among …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. signed a contract with Alcatel to deploy a mobile next generation network core in Dobson’s GSM-based network. Alcatel said the network solution will enable Dobson to …

PARIS-Alcatel’s board of directors approved a proposal by the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, Serge Tchuruk, to appoint Mike Quigley president and chief operating officer of the company. Quigley …

PARIS-ADP Telecom announced it has begun WiMAX trials and has signed a partnership agreement with Alcatel to produce pilot products for professional use in collaboration with its customers Aeroports de …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed $22.4 million in GSM network expansion contracts with Jilin Mobile Communication Co. Ltd. and Shanxi Mobile Communication Co., two subsidiaries of China Mobile. Under the terms of …

Alcatel Alsthom said it is embarking on its quarterly road show to showcase its corporate strategy and offerings for both the wireless and fixed market to investors and financial analysts. …

Alcatel Althsom may not be the first names in the CDMA business, but the French vendor aims for a robust market share in the space. Barely a month after inking …

Following is a roundup of wireless industry companies that were either upgraded or downgraded this week by financial investment and analyst firms. UBS upgraded Qualcomm Inc. to buy from neutral …

CANNES, France-Alcatel Alsthom said it has won a contract to supply T-Mobile USA with its core infrastructure. As part of the deal, Alcatel will deploy its Alcatel 5020 Spatial Atrium …

DALLAS-Alcatel Alsthom will add Alvarion’s WiMAX 802.16 solution to its worldwide reach and network integration capability. Both companies also said they have been selected to run WiMAX deployments in Europe, …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp.’s shares fell on its fourth-quarter result, although the company’s mobile business experienced a surge. The company, however, had its first full-year profit in three years with $365 million …

DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $133 million contract with Thai carrier TA Orange to upgrade the operator’s GSM/GPRS network with EDGE and UMTS technology. The carrier plans to deploy …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Alcatel Corp., Huawei Technologies, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. have joined the TeleManagement Forum’s Co-operative Open OSS Project, which is designed to improve interoperability and simplify deployment …

PARIS-French supplier Alcatel Corp. appointed Olivier Baujard as its new chief technology officer. The company said current CTO Niel Ransom is leaving “to pursue new opportunities outside of Alcatel.” Baujard …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Spatial Wireless, which makes software-based switching solutions. Alcatel first announced the $250 million buy in September. Spatial Wireless’ flagship product known …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has won a contract with Telefonica Moviles to deploy and integrate a video gateway solution into the carrier’s third-generation network in Spain. This will enable the …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it will invest $323 million in Chinese company Datang Mobile as part of partnership between the two companies and to foster the introduction of TD-SCDMA technology in …

Nortel Networks Ltd. shares dropped on news the company will not release its quarterly and yearly results as it promised. Meanwhile, Alcatel Alsthom unveiled what it regarded as a strong …

PARIS-Alcatel Alsthom witnessed improved sales for the third quarter, although its net income was low compared with the same period a year ago. Alcatel’s mobile infrastructure business also bounced up …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a contract with tele.ring for the expansion of its UMTS network and a service contract extension under a $74 million agreement. The network expansion, including UMTS radio …

SYDNEY-Alcatel Corp. announced a $5.5 million joint investment with the Australian Government in m.Net Corp., a consortium of multinationals, Australian information technology and telecommunications companies, and government and research organizations. …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. announced it won two multimillion-dollar contracts by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corp., Vietnam’s incumbent telecommunications service provider, to deploy switching and mobile infrastructure to enhance VNPT’s fixed and …

DALLAS-Alcatel and Evolving Systems Inc. signed a value-added reseller agreement to offer North American telecommunications service providers a solution supporting local and wireless local number portability using Alcatel’s 5070 Signaling …

First there is a date. If sparks fly, the romance eventually may graduate into a union. But in the wireless business, not all mergers and acquisitions result from long-standing engagements, …