Lucent Technologies

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man-O2, Manx Telecom and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced that Europe’s Isle of Man will have a commercial HSDPA network by Nov. 1, providing mobile high-speed data services …

HONG KONG-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it is expanding its broadband access portfolio with the launch of Lucent Multimedia Access Platform, an Internet Protocol-based solution that Lucent said delivers profitable, high-bandwidth …

Lucent Technologies Inc. and L.M. Ericsson said they have upgraded three of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s UMTS networks with higher-speed HSDPA capabilities. Lucent said it installed the upgrades on Cingular’s network …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. and its joint-venture partner Alaska Native Broadband 1 License L.L.C. reported a pair of contracts with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to supply …

WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners L.P. and Lucent Technologies Inc. showcased a new third-generation high-speed data network at 700 MHz aimed to benefit the Phoenix Fire Department and Bureau for Homeland Defense. The …

WASHINGTON-Aloha Partners L.P. and Lucent Technologies Inc. showcased a new third-generation high-speed data network at 700 MHz aimed to benefit the Phoenix Fire Department and Bureau for Homeland Defense. The …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. and its joint-venture partner Alaska Native Broadband 1 License L.L.C. reported a pair of contracts with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to supply …

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. attracted $600 million in venture-capital funding from Madison Dearborn Partners L.L.C. and TA Associates as part of a $739 million minority equity investment in …

Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it signed a three-year agreement with electronics manufacturing services company Celestica Corp. giving Celestica exclusive rights to manufacture Lucent’s existing and new wireless products, according to …

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. attracted $600 million in private-equity funding from Madison Dearborn Partners L.L.C. and TA Associates as part of a $739 million minority equity investment in …

Nortel Networks Ltd. is reorganizing, forming two new product groups and four regional teams to strengthen its enterprise focus, drive product efficiencies and deliver global services. Nortel said the new …

Deals were announced and applications launched last week as the large wireless vendors fanned the flames of the hot and getting-hotter mobile content market. L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute …

SAN FRANCISCO-Lucent Technologies Inc. launched the Lucent Hosted Custom Applications Center, saying the center aims to enable service providers to rapidly introduce differentiated services, with low upfront investments and other …

According to most industry observers, all systems are go in the worldwide wireless industry. Predictions show significant sales opportunities in emerging markets like India, where handset costs are plummeting below …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration’s plan to zero out an embattled, government-backed telecom venture-capital fund before next year’s auction of third-generation mobile-phone and other wireless licenses appears to have fizzled. A confluence …

Nortel Networks Ltd. announced its market strategy for WiMAX product development, saying it has formed alliances with Intel Corp. for mobile WiMAX and Airspan Networks Inc. for fixed WiMAX development. …

Infrastructure vendor Siemens AG and PC card maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced they jointly will sell High-Speed Downlink Packet Access products. Siemens will supply the HSDPA infrastructure gear, and Novatel …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it received a $901 million tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service Tuesday. The payment included a refund of $816 million plus interest of $86 …

Following is a list of public wireless companies that have had ratings changes and investment notes from investment-banking and financial firms this week.

Bolstered by a relatively speedy and uneventful approval process and a new ticker symbol that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Sprint Nextel Corp. said it …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Boosted by continued deployments of third-generation networks, wireless network infrastructure providers are expected to see sales jump more than 66 percent during the next several years from $60.7 …

Verizon Wireless successfully conducted over-the-air calls using CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology from Lucent Technologies Inc., and Lucent said its Rev. A infrastructure will be commercially available in 2006. …

WASHINGTON-Lucent Technologies Inc. last week disclosed it has been asked to supply documentation to a federal grand jury in Georgia examining antitrust violations of the schools and libraries subsidy program …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier’s reach, making a …

Third-generation wireless buildouts propelled earnings for L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc. during the quarter ended June 30. Ericsson reported net profits of $744 million during its second quarter, a …