Lucent Technologies

Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom’s huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp. said it will lay off workers, …

Infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business, a move that coincides with the shuttering of its CDMA headquarters in San Diego. Ericsson said …

Infrastructure giant Ericsson announced it will put the brakes on its CDMA business and will not seek any new customers. The company will instead focus on its line-up of existing …

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 …

MEXICO CITY-Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to supply CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network equipment in the cities of Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The value of the …

Lucent Technologies Inc. announced Tuesday a reorganization as it also reported increasing wireless revenues. Lucent said it is reorganizing its operations by combining its mobility and wireline business units into …

Wall Street has generally had a harsh view of Lucent Technologies Inc. The company’s stock is trading near its 52-week low of $2.49 per share, and most analysts rate it …

Last year marked somewhat of a turnaround for the worldwide wireless industry-carrier capex spending increased by 18 percent in 2004 compared with 2003 levels after several years of declines, according …

HERNDON, Va.-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions sent representatives from its member companies to meet with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute TISPAN Committee last week in Herndon, Va., to discuss …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-3G Americas elected Andrew Corp. to its board of governors. The company said it will be represented on the board by JC Huang and Ray Butler. Other board of …

HERNDON, Va.-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions sent representatives from its member companies to meet with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute TISPAN Committee last week in Herndon, Va., to discuss …

Following is a roundup of wireless companies that were either upgraded or downgraded by financial firms this week. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating on Alamosa Holdings from neutral to …

An association of mobile carriers and content firms joined the fight last week against a group of technology companies it said is looking to overcharge for anti-piracy software. The Mobile …

STOCKHOLM-Fifteen companies have come together to launch an initiative to foster European leadership in the mobile business and keep pace with Asian rivals. The initiative, known as the eMobility Technology …

High-end devices and services may draw flocks of end users, but the poor have more basic communications needs. The Personal Handyphone System is one service perfectly suited to economically meet …

Most venture capitalists dream of finding the next billion-dollar company hiding in an inventor’s garage. Andy Garman, however, dreams of finding the next billion-dollar company hiding inside a current billion-dollar …

Fifteen companies have come together to launch an initiative to foster European leadership in the mobile business and keep pace with Asian rivals. The initiative, known as the eMobility Technology …

NEW ORLEANS-The rising status of two Chinese vendors, U.S.-based UTStarcom Inc. and a few other players like IPWireless may raise the specter for consolidation, said Nortel Networks Ltd. chief Bill …

HANNOVER, Germany-Four wireless infrastructure suppliers announced contract wins with carriers around the world. Lucent Technologies Inc. said it won a contract with T-Systems and Caymanone to provide a third-generation network …

WASHINGTON-The Government Accountability Office has rejected Lucent Technologies Inc.’s protest of a $50 million contract awarded to U.K.-based Sepura Ltd. to supply TETRA mobile units for an advanced first responder …

In the juggling act between GSM and W-CDMA, dilemma is beautiful. But it is a terrible kind of beauty because both vendors and carriers must decide how much of their …

CANNES, France-Two global carriers announced contracts for content charging systems last week. Lucent Technologies Inc. and NetSpira Networks said they have provided Singapore’s MobileOne Ltd. with a content-based online charging …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said its shareholders have given the vendor the go-ahead to adopt a reverse stock split with a view to boosting its share price. It is the third …

CANNES, France-Two global carriers announced contracts for content charging systems Tuesday. Lucent Technologies Inc. and NetSpira Networks said they have provided Singapore’s MobileOne Ltd. with a content-based online charging system …

CANNES, France-Nortel Networks Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Inc. have intensified the momentum for Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems. Lucent said it has integrated six Bell Labs-developed software technologies into its IMS …