Lucent Technologies

As the year winds down (and aren’t we all ready to put this year behind us and start fresh in January?) RCR Wireless News recaps the top 20 stories of …

A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies such as GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA. …

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—Centennial Dominicana and Lucent Technologies said they made a 1x wireless data call on Centennial’s network in the Dominican Republic. Lucent is supplying equipment for the network …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies commented on its declining economic situation, stating that it will post revenues in the first quarter of between $3.1 and $3.4 billion but that the first …

Osama bin Laden and his goons appear to be in retreat. For that alone we should give thanks, though no one will be satisfied until justice is brought to the …

DENVER, United States—Venezuela’s leading operator, Telecommunicaciones Movilnet, signed a US$150 million contract that will allow Lucent Technologies to build a nationwide third-generation (3G) cdma2000 wireless network to complement its existing …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Lucent Technologies has invested US$5 million in Argentina for new offices, which include a laboratory where Lucent can monitor the functioning of all infrastructure provided by the company …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has decided to migrate straight to third-generation technology and skip 2.5 generation in its CDMA offerings. “We believe that the future of wireless, …

SAN DIEGO—Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies demonstrated an over-the-air data call using CDMA 1xEV-DO technology at the CDMA Americas Congress. The companies noted they already completed a field trial of …

GENEVA-As the second-round auction for U.K. broadband wireless licenses continues, license holders across the Continent will be praying the lackluster response to date represents nothing more than a further hiccup …

TORONTO-As the handset manufacturing business gets tougher because of declining demand, more phone makers are looking at joint ventures as their economic salvation and perhaps their best strategy to catch …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. posted a $3.4 billion net loss for the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30. The company, which is still owned 58 percent by Lucent Technologies Inc., said …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. fell below market estimates as it recorded a fourth-quarter net loss of $8.8 billion, or $2.59 a share as against a loss of $484 million, …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—NMS Communications announced it has acquired Lucent Technologies’ voice enhancement and echo cancellation business. According to the agreement, expected to close by year-end, NMS will pay $60 million in …

SHANGHAI, China—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has demonstrated its first cdma2000 1x call for voice and data in China. Lucent said it is collaborating with China Unicom to demonstrate the …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has appointed Bill O’Shea as president of Bell Labs and chief technology officer. He replaced Arun Netravvali, who will become its chief scientist …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. has announced a multiservice switch to enable service providers to deliver converged voice, data and video applications to businesses at reduced costs. “The PacketStar (PSAX) …

NEW YORK—Bell Labs researchers said Oct. 9 they have developed a software architecture, called Common Operations, that will enable global roaming across all wireless network types, including those providing third …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-In an amendment agreement with its bank group, Agere Systems said it has paid $1 billion of its $2.5 billion debt it assumed from parent company Lucent Technologies Inc. …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it is the first in North America and one of the first worldwide to roll out third-generation cdma2000 data software to enable operators convey …

REDMOND, Wash.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Metawave Communications Corp. announced an alliance to increase the capacity of CDMA and CDMA2000 wireless networks. The joint solution, designed for the 850 MHz frequency …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies has inked a five-year TDMA agreement with Cingular Wireless to cover 30 markets, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Under the pact, Lucent will …

LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France—Wireless operator Orange selected Lucent Technologies to provide a network management solution for its mobile network in France. Lucent said its Netminder solution will provide detailed surveillance, analysis …

SAN DIEGO—In an attempt to alleviate investor concerns, Cricket Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., amended its vendor-financing agreements with Ericsson, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks …

LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France—Wireless operator Orange selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to provide a network management solution for its mobile network in France. Lucent said its Netminder solution will provide detailed surveillance, …