While Sprint Corp. had little to say about a possible deal with Nextel Communications Inc., the carrier did report $3 billion worth of multi-year buildout contracts with Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc., last week in support of the carrier's EV-DO...
TORONTO-Finally, Nortel Networks Ltd. has set Jan. 10, 2005, as the date it will file the unaudited statements for 2003 as well as the first and second quarters of 2004. The wireless vendor also said it will update the world on results for 2001,...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-In support of its previously announced plans to begin deploying CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services, Sprint Corp. reported $3 billion worth of multi-year buildout contracts with Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc. Sprint said the contracts involve new switching and...
MOSCOW-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it won three contracts in Russia for wireless broadband equipment in the 450 MHz band. The value of the deals was not disclosed.Nortel has been selected by Russian wireless operators CJSC UralWestcom, OJSC Apex and CJSC Saratov System Cellular Communications...
One vendor's end-to-end strategy is another vendor's poison. Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. market their end-to-end strategies as one-stop shops for carriers. But Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom say end-to-end solutions actually limit choices for carriers. In between...
Nortel Networks Ltd. said both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange are not considering delisting the company as yet.The vendor also said its discussion with the Securities and Exchange Commission will not warrant accounting changes to sell its optical equipment....
Like an unquiet ghost, Nortel Networks Ltd.'s financial woes keep haunting its other pursuits. Since its financial inconsistencies snagged the spotlight, its contract wins and technology strides have been shadowed by new revelations regarding its accounting errors.When it was not a new firing, it...
Less than a week after it launched a media blitz to boost its image, Nortel Networks Ltd. postponed yet again the release of its financial statements, underlining the company's challenges to steer out of the crisis that has taken its toll in high-level firings...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has completed its assisted global positioning system technology call on W-CDMA/GSM/GPRS networks for location-based services.The company said the call took place independently with four vendors, including Alcatel Corp., NEC Corp., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Spirent."Qualcomm has validated its gpsOne...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has conducted a CDMA 450 MHz trial in Talgar, Kazakhstan, based on the vendor's third-generation platform. The operator for the trial is Dalacom with its partners. Ericsson said the trial is also in conjunction with The Agency of Information...
Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has completed the scheduled transfer of certain optical design operations and related assets in Ottawa and Monkstown, Northern Ireland, to Flextronics. The transfer was part of a larger transaction announced earlier this year. The remainder of the divestiture is...
Mobile-phone industry lawyers said they intend to ask a D.C. court to dismiss six brain-cancer suits on federal pre-emption grounds. In July, U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake of Baltimore sent back the six lawsuits to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia where...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc., LG Electronics and Huawei Technologies have joined the WiMAX Forum, joining fellow telecom suppliers Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems Inc.The WiMAX Forum also noted recent service provider additions to its membership, including America Online Inc., Deutsche Telecom, SBC and...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-Orange S.A. announced two new third-generation contracts for its wireless subsidiaries in Belgium and Switzerland.Belgium wireless carrier Mobistar selected Nortel Networks Ltd. as the sole provider for its 3G equipment for its national network. Under the agreement, Nortel will deploy UMTS, EDGE, GSM...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks said it has completed the scheduled transfer of certain optical design operations and related assets in Ottawa and Monkstown, Northern Ireland, to Flextronics. The transfer was part of a larger transaction announced earlier this year. The remainder of the divestiture is scheduled...
Just as the hype over W-CDMA is subsiding, the industry is shifting gears to another protocol. Known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the technology is the focus of major operators in the search to differentiate themselves in new Internet Protocol-backed applications and services.It's...
Nortel Networks Ltd. shares dropped on news the company will not release its quarterly and yearly results as it promised. Meanwhile, Alcatel Alsthom unveiled what it regarded as a strong outing for the third quarter. Nortel put off releasing its results to mid-November. The...
WASHINGTON-While new industry figures show top Republicans casting pro-technology votes more often than their counterparts in Congress, a review of fresh campaign finance data reveals top high-tech firms are hedging their bets on Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. Without question, the outcome of this...
Nortel Networks Ltd. shares dropped on the news the company will not release its quarterly and yearly results as it promised.The company said it has put off the release of its results to mid-November. The results are expected to cover financial statements for 2003...
Sprint North Supply's broadly focused offerings, bolstered by the strong reputation of its well-known parent, have brought the organization good graces in the wireless industry among both potential partners and customers. The company functions as a supply chain integrator within Sprint Corp.'s network infrastructure...
SINGAPORE-Nortel Networks Ltd. announced it is postponing the transfer of two Canadian manufacturing plants to Flextronics, highlighting the impact of Nortel's ongoing financial statements review on the vendor's business.The company is putting the transfer off from November 2004 and February 2005 to February 2005...
LONDON-The contract beat goes on for Nortel Networks Ltd.: one in Europe, another in Russia.Nortel said carrier MmO2 has expanded its infrastructure contract with the vendor for UMTS gear across the operator's networks in the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland.Nortel had signed a previous...
Before the spinoff of its chip business, Motorola Inc. often came across as an octopus-a many-sided giant. With Freescale Semiconductor Inc. now a standalone company, the wireless vendor still weighs heavy in the industry. This has been both boon and pain for the Schaumburg,...
Nortel Networks said it has appointed Clent Richardson to the post of chief marketing officer. Richardson will lead the company's newly formed global marketing organization responsible for brand development and management, online presence, solutions marketing, advertising, public relations, sponsorships, promotions, community relations, employee communications...
