Lucent Technologies

No one contemplated picture messaging 20 years ago at Soldier’s Field when the first wireless call was made Oct. 13, 1983. Before the shimmering waters of Lake Michigan, the stately …

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has opened a new center here known as Global Operations Center to manage the networks of its customers. The vendor is promoting the …

With the onset of standardization and modular technologies, the market shares of the big infrastructure players have continued to see constant declines, according to an upcoming report from the Yankee …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it plans to hire 150 new staff for its Salo mobile plant in Finland in a move that bucks industry’s tide of layoffs and export of …

NEW YORK-More than a year after its delisting, Marconi plc is returning to the Nasdaq Thursday to satisfy the yearnings of its influential U.S. shareholders. The company, which has restructured, …

NEW YORK-In two separate moves in the market, Lucent Technologies Inc. announced plans to sell, while Motorola Inc. bought. Lucent said it filed to sell up to $1.75 billion of …

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a contract to supply ATM infrastructure and software for KPN Mobile’s third-generation network in the Netherlands. “Lucent will deliver equipment and …

Having cast his shadow over the company for more than half a decade, the resignation of Christopher Galvin as chief executive officer of Motorola Inc. has foisted on the company …

Alan Dick & Co. has acquired telecommunications infrastructure service company EXi Ltd., making Alan Dick & Co. a single-source supplier for the telecommunications industry. “Acquiring the resources and expertise that …

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nokia Corp. both signed contracts with divisions of China Unicom. Lucent said it has signed a CDMA contract worth more than $230 million to expand the …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Denying any wrongdoing, Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has received preliminary court approval to settle pending class action shareowner litigation against the company. “The Honorable Judge Joel A. …

BEIJING-In a simultaneous score for China’s stride to third-generation technology, Nortel Networks Ltd. announced a carrier contract and a research and development investment, while Lucent Technologies Inc. announced successful interoperability …

LONDON-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a three-year contract to assess and analyze the performance of European mobile operator MmO2’s GSM and GPRS networks in Germany, Ireland, the Isle …

BONN, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said German mobile-phone operator e-Plus deployed the latest version of its MiLife SurePay line of prepaid and postpaid technology. E-Plus has been using Lucent’s SurePay for …

In a simultaneous score for China’s stride to third-generation technology, Nortel Networks Ltd. announced a carrier contract and a research and development investment, while Lucent Technologies Inc. announced successful interoperability …

WASHINGTON-With the United States facing $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs from the European Union by month’s end, telecom and high-tech firms find themselves split on competing legislation to repeal tax …

MOSCOW-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a contract to supply Russian GSM 900/1800 MHz operator MegaFon with its multi-service packet network to enable the carrier to combine voice and …

With the SARS epidemic now out of sap, the land of wonton soup and TD-SCDMA technology is regaining its place on the front burner of wireless business. Infected with a …

SEOUL, South Korea-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a contract with Korean operator KTF to supply a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network under an $80 million contract. The contract will cover the city …

The Customer Respect Group has released its Summer 2003 Online Customer Respect Study of the telecommunications and networking firms, including wireless companies, that are among the largest 1,000 companies in …

When a technology era begins, infrastructure is king. But once the nuts and bolts are in place, it takes second place to peripherals. In wireless, it is no different. “Total …

MOSCOW-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Moscow Cellular Communications will use Lucent equipment for its 450 MHz CDMA2000 1x network in Moscow. The IMT-MC network will initially provide coverage in Moscow and …

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica-Lucent Technologies Inc. said Costa Rica’s sole telecommunications provider, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, has contracted it to deploy Lucent’s next-generation optical solutions. The technology will allow ICE …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc., which has barely recovered from lawsuits related to vendor financing and alleged fraud, now confronts an unlikely lawsuit from an unlikely place-bribery in Saudi Arabia. A …

One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor. …