AT&T Wireless Services Inc. made good on its commitment to launch UMTS-based services in Dallas and San Diego following the carrier's previous network launches in July that included Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle. The UMTS launches fulfill AWS' network obligations with technology partner...
LONDON-Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Co. Ltd. will offer its customers the Merlin U530 PC modem card though a deal with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless. Partner expects to launch commercial UMTS third-generation services in Israel later this year."At the beginning of June,...
With China's wireless profile on the rise, big vendors are not only raising their stakes in the market, but also bringing local companies into their investments.Joint ventures and other forms of partnerships are nourishing the businesses of players such as L.M. Ericsson, Lucent Technologies...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia Technologies Inc. said it has appointed Scott K. Erickson as corporate vice president of sales for wireless.Erickson most recently was president of wireless sales for the Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Latin American regions at Lucent Technologies Inc. At Telcordia, Erickson will oversee North...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Telcordia Technologies Inc. said it has appointed Scott K. Erickson as corporate vice president of sales for wireless.Erickson most recently was president of wireless sales for the Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Latin American regions at Lucent Technologies Inc.At Telcordia, Erickson will oversee North American...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is partnering with NMS Communications to design and build advanced optical voice processors for use in next-generation wireless networks.The companies expect the solution to be deployed next year.The solution will minimize distractions from outside noise such as those...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless signed a three-year general purchasing agreement with Motorola Inc. to deploy CDMA2000 1x radio base stations, Internet Protocol call processing platforms and an advanced messaging solution in a number of markets, including Denver; Minneapolis; Sacramento, Calif.; and the Carolinas.Financial terms of...
As chips and mobile handsets shrink in size, so do base stations. Major infrastructure vendors believe it is the wave of the future.Nokia Corp. reflected this when it unveiled what it described as the smallest, high-power W-CDMA base station to the U.S. market. Known...
The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar turned over as it launched what it termed commercial UMTS services in four markets...
Wireless infrastructure players seem to have settled into buoyant times as quarterly profits follow quarterly profits."Confidence has returned to the industry," said Carl-Henric Svanberg, president and chief executive officer of L.M. Ericsson, which reported quarterly profits, as did its competitor Lucent Technologies Inc.In its...
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Tuesday it will begin production and systems integration capabilities for CDMA2000 base stations for the 450 MHz band at its facility in Poland.Lucent said it will improve cycle and delivery times to its Eastern European customers by up to...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Information technology services company Teleca said it has signed an agreement to renew research and development with L.M. Ericsson in areas such as 2.5- and third-generation systems as well as advanced fixed networks.The agreement will be valid till March 2005, according to the...
SEATTLE-Fulfilling previous announcements that it would launch UMTS-based next-generation services in a handful of markets by the end of this year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has begun offering commercial services in Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle. The carrier added that it...
As a company that tends to generate most excitement regarding its bottom line, Nokia Corp. for the most part has been unruffled in the recent turbulent seas of the wireless industry. Even when the industry stumbled as in the past few years, the...
If Nextel Communications Inc. takes spectrum at 1.9 GHz as part of the plan to solve interference at 800 MHz, the carrier finally might be able to extricate itself from the fringe of industry that its disparate spectrum holdings and iDEN network technology has...
Lucent Technologies Inc. reinforced its CDMA profile and its place in the heart of Verizon Wireless with a whopping $5 billion contract with the biggest wireless carrier in the United States.The deal, which replaces its agreement in March 2001, jolted the vendor's stock upward...
WASHINGTON-As one of its final acts of business before handing over limited authority to an interim Iraqi government two days ahead of schedule, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority referred to Iraq's independent telecom regulator allegations of corruption in mobile-phone licensing in the war-battered country...
LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country's major cities. The company's French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall.The European operator noted numerous business applications that would be available with the new high-speed...
LONDON-Orange U.K. said it will launch its third-generation W-CDMA network July 19. The launch will include the country's major cities. The company's French subsidiary will launch 3G service this fall.The European operator noted numerous business applications that would be available with the new high-speed...
In a bid to provide comprehensive operation support systems, big vendors and carriers may be biting off more than they can chew, according to a new study.Many smaller players are using bigger vendors like L.M. Ericsson, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Alcatel Alsthom as channels,...
WARSAW, Poland-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Thursday it will supply CDMA2000 equipment to help expand a Polish wireless local loop network. SFERIA will use the equipment to further expand its network in Warsaw and the surrounding region.Lucent will provide its Flexent Modular Cell base stations,...
LIMA, Peru-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a contract to provide Nextel Peru with managed services for its multi-vendor networks.Nextel Peru, which has contracted 300 cell sites to the services of Lucent Worldwide Services, expects the agreement to increase its efficiencies and reduce...
SINGAPORE-Lucent Technologies Inc. flexed its muscles at the CommunicAsia trade show with a series of contracts with Indian, Vietnamese and Korean operators.In India, Lucent signed a $30 million contract with Tata Teleservices to support the carrier's CDMA network in the state of Andhra Pradesh.Lucent...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other for UMTS equipment.In its DO announcement, Lucent said Bermuda Digital Communications will deploy its solution by upgrading its CDMA2000 1X...
