PARIS-Alcatel Corp. and Novatel Wireless Inc. announced that they have completed interoperability tests between Alcatel Evolium radio access infrastructure and Novatel Wireless' Merlin U740 Wireless PC Card Modem, enabling mobile operators to launch High-Speed Downlink Packet Access services.The companies said they will support a...
PARIS-Alcatel announced that its preliminary second-quarter earnings would be better than expected due to strong mobile-phone sector growth, sending shares in the French firm to a four-month high, climbing to $3.82.The firm said its revenues would be 8 percent higher than the same period...
CHICAGO-Alcatel Corp. this week announced an Unlicensed Mobile Access solution that provides access to GSM and GPRS mobile services over Bluetooth and 802.11 unlicensed spectrum technologies.UMA technology allows subscribers to roam and hand over between cellular networks and unlicensed wireless networks using dual-mode GSM/GPRS...
CALABASAS, Calif.-Alcatel Corp. released its latest Alcatel OmniAccess wireless local area network switch line.The solution includes stackable and chassis-based switches, said the company. It is integrated into the company's OmniVista Network Management infrastructure and benefits from Alcatel's OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager security software. Other...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it was awarded a new GSM/GPRS mobile network expansion by Hola Paraguay, a 1900 MHz wireless carrier in Paraguay. With this project, the service provider will extend its network and enhance its infrastructure.The contract covers new base station sub-systems, updated network...
Alcatel shook off the last of its mobile-phone operations by selling its stake in the mobile-phone joint venture it formed last year with Chinese electronics company TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. TCL announced it would acquire Alcatel's 45-percent stake in TCL and Alcatel Mobile...
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 to around $10.63 per share."During the first quarter, the operating margin was impacted by...
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 other services. The network is called 21st Century Network or 21CN.BT plans to spend...
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 evolve its current network to support advanced mobile services, support the growth of the...
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 will replace Philippe Germond, who recently announced he would retire as president, COO and member...
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 and WFS.ADP will manage the pilots, and Alcatel will provide equipment for the...
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 the contracts, Alcatel will provide base stations, base station controllers, an operation and maintenance controller...
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. The company said it aim is to "maintain a differentiating strategy for a major...
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 a major cooperation deal with Chinese vendor ZTE Corp., Alcatel has been presenting what...
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 on solid growth estimates for W-CDMA technology based on favorable handset pricing and form factor,...
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 Distributed MSC solution to upgrade and optimize its core network."The solution will allow T-Mobile...
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, including the French broadcast service provider, TDF, and the Paris public transport agency known as...
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 in contrast to a loss of $2.5 billion in 2003. Its 2004 sales went up...
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 UMTS service in 2005 and 2006, Alcatel said.Alcatel will also deploy a mobile Next-Generation...
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 of mobile network management systems.The four companies join existing members of the project, including...
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 has been serving as Alcatel's vice president of corporate strategy.
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 as Spatial Atrium is now called Alcatel 5020 Spatial Atrium Softswitch. The product works seamlessly...
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 carrier to provide services such as video calls between 3G mobile handsets and fixed PCs,...
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 China. The announcement comes just days after reports that TD-SCDMA tests in China offered...
