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Midwest Wireless to deploy VoIP gear from Lucent

CHICAGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will deploy Voice over Internet Protocol technology from its Accelerate Next-Generation Communications Solutions to upgrade rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless' network.Lucent noted the VoIP solution includes its compact switch and will work in conjunction with Midwest Wireless' recently launched...

Lucent enhances IMS products, signs Kodiak agreement

CHICAGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced enhancements to its Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem equipment. The vendor introduced new "blended lifestyle" services that combine voice, video and data capabilities that can be delivered on both wireless and wireline networks.Lucent's Active PhoneBook is a unified phonebook supporting an...

Nortel trials HSDPA technology with Israel’s Partner

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it completed a trial of High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology with Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Company Ltd. over its live cellular network in Tel Aviv. Partner is joining a limited number of cellular carriers around the world...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following wireless companies received upgrades or downgrades from financial and investment firms this week.Moody's Investors Service assigned a B3 rating to the proposed senior secured credit facilities of Virgin Mobile USA with a positive outlook. The rating reflects the challenging operating environment the...

Lucent settles with Lightbridge for $1.4M

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. will pay Lightbridge Inc. $1.4 million to settle a lawsuit between the two companies. The settlement arises out of a software distribution deal gone sour.Lightbridge disclosed the payment in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the...

RCC elects Continenza, Leduc to board

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. elected two new members to its board of directors.James V. Continenza and Jacques Leduc were elected to the board at the company's 2005 annual shareholders meeting by holders of the company's 11.375-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock.Continenza most recently was president,...

Cellular/Wi-Fi group reaches goal, folds into 3GPP

The Unlicensed Mobile Access group is shuttering its doors after getting its specifications included in the Third Generation Partnership Project's Release 6. "It has always been the intent of the UMA participating companies to transition our efforts into a formal, global standards organization," wrote...

Lucent wins 1 of 5 claims in patent battle with Extreme Networks

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-A Delaware jury awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. $274,990 in damages in the company's patent battle with Extreme Networks. The jury ruled Extreme Networks violated one of Lucent's patents.However, Extreme Networks claimed a victory in the situation, pointing out that it defeated infringement...

Marconi to refocus after BT contract loss

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, refocus its business and continue to examine its strategic alternatives. "BT's omission of Marconi...

Ericsson to exit CDMA biz

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 it will no longer seek out new CDMA deals and instead will focus on...

Ericsson puts brakes on CDMA, cuts 250 U.S. jobs

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 CDMA carriers."We will not aggressively look for any new customers," said Ericsson spokeswoman Pia...

BT names 8 suppliers for $19B next-generation network

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 other services. The network is called 21st Century Network or 21CN.BT plans to spend...

Lucent to supply EV-DO gear in Mexico

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 deal was not disclosed.Under the terms of the agreement, Lucent will upgrade existing Lucent-supplied...

Lucent combines wireless, wireline business units: Reports rising revenues, profit

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 a single group, leaving its services business as a separate group.Patricia Russo, Lucent's chairman...

Investment firms differ on Lucent’s outlook

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 as a neutral or hold. However, some see Lucent as a shining light among...

Capex budgets rising: Customer service improvements likely to follow buildout

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 to UBS. The same was true in North America, where capital expenditures increased 7...

ATIS, ETSI meet on network standards for next-generation

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 standardization activities and future plans for next-generation networks. The meeting participants agreed to pursue...

Andrew joins 3G Americas board

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 governors members are Cingular Wireless, Cable & Wireless (West Indies), Ericsson, Gemplus, Hewlett-Packard Co., Lucent Technologies...

ATIS works with ETSI on next-generation network standards

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 standardization activities and future plans for next-generation networks. The meeting participants agreed to pursue...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

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 outperform, saying recent weakness in the company's share price makes it a buying opportunity at...

Group balks at plan to charge $1 a handset to cover DRM costs

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 Entertainment Forum blasted a proposal by MPEG LA, the licensing authority of the Moving...

eMobility Technology Platform formed

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 Platform, is designed to enhance cooperation among such players as research community, public authorities...

PHS is economic solution in poor, rural markets

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 basic wireless needs. Born in Japan in the mid-1990s without fanfare or promise of...

VC firm goes inside giant corporations for next big thing

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 company. Garman is a managing partner with New Venture Partners L.L.C., a venture-capital firm...