A tremor of restructuring is rippling through the infrastructure players, signaling a new approach to the market. Such moves, some of them imposed and others induced, are spawning a new round of layoffs in some of the companies. Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc....
Nortel Networks Ltd. said its anticipated restructuring will lap up 1,400 jobs in the United States, and the overall job overhaul will generate charges of about $450 million. The vendor had announced plans earlier this month to cut jobs just as it is undergoing...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has appointed Clent Richardson as its new chief marketing officer. Richardson will oversee the vendor's marketing organization covering brand development and management, online presence, solutions marketing, advertising, public relations, sponsorships, promotions, community relations, employee communications and events.Richardson, who joined...
WASHINGTON—The board of directors of Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has declared a dividends on two series of preferred shares, the outstanding Cumulative Class A Preferred shares Series 5 and the outstanding Non-cumulative Redeemable Class A preferred Shares Series 7.The company said the maximum...
Nortel Networks Ltd and UTStarcom are on two sides of a stormy boat: Both multinational vendors face accounting travails and both are still gaining contracts, and both are convinced they are heading for smoother waters. Nortel's accounting problems have been contradicted by a long...
Wireless phone use aboard commercial aircraft is moving a step closer to reality at an airline industry trade show this week.OnAir, a collaborative effort by airline manufacturer Airbus SAS, vendor SITA Inc. and Tenzing Communications Inc., was unveiled at the World Airline Entertainment Association’s...
Nortel Networks Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Inc. both announced contributions to Verizon Wireless’ planned CDMA2000 1x EV-DO high-speed wireless data service launch in 11 new markets and a number of airports scheduled for Monday.Nortel, which was the primary infrastructure provider for Verizon Wireless’ San...
DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said T-Mobile USA is trialing its new base station for GSM and UMTS networks that is at once compact and offers high capacity, targeting both business and consumer services. The product, known as Base Transceiver Station 18000, also reduces cost and...
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.-AVST announced its CallXpress unified communications solution has been digitally integrated with Nortel's Business Communication Manager Internet Protocol-enabled communication system.Earlier this month, AVST announced a similar integration between CallXpress and the Mitel 3300 Integrated Communications Platform PBX using the Mitel Telephony Application...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. has warned that its third-quarter revenue will fall short of its previously announced figures for the second quarter, adding the overall market performance will surpass the company's performance.The vendor said its 2004 revenue will only enjoy "mid-single digits" growth over that...
SOUTH KOREAThe W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS Telecom to enable mobile communications for its hotel management and staff. "This is the first introduction of our VoWLAN technology in...
No longer will EDGE technology belong to the list of protocols with an uncertain future. As some industry experts look at it, EDGE is ramping up in spite of its weaknesses. It is taking advantage of the boom of its predecessor, GSM/GPRS, another technology...
With 802.11n still lurking in the distance, wireless players are stepping up efforts to wed cellular and wireless local area networks while earnestly preparing Wi-Fi for wedded bliss. The "n" protocol will not be ready for a few years, but some carriers have set...
DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has joined the WiMax Forum, just as Cisco Systems Inc. reportedly denied reports that it has joined the industry body.Nortel sees its joining WiMax as part of its converged networks strategy as well as its plan to add Orthogonal...
Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will supply its converged multiple network offering to rural carrier Western Wireless Corp. Nortel said it will supply Passport 15000 Multiservice Switches to bring the carrier's CDMA, GSM/GPRS and TDMA/AMPS networks onto one transport network. "This new converged network...
SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile, has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and expand its service offerings in the greater Santiago area. The upgraded network makes it possible for Smartcom to offer new...
SEOUL, South Korea-The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS Telecom to enable mobile communications for its hotel management and staff."This is the first introduction of our VoWLAN technology in...
SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and expand its service offerings in the Greater Santiago area. The upgraded network makes it possible for Smartcom to offer new...
Citing the volume and the complexity of the work involved, Nortel Networks Ltd. has again put off the filing date for its financial statements until the end of October.The news brought down the company's shares by 1.79 percent to $3.83 from $3.90.The October filing...
Fourteen companies, including service providers, infrastructure suppliers and handset vendors, have come together to publish a set of open specifications for extending mobile voice and data services over wireless local area networks.The companies listed under the body known as Unlicensed Mobile Access, are Alcatel...
DALLAS-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a two-year extension agreement with Dobson Communications to deploy GSM, GPRS and EDGE equipment.This follows Nortel's completion of Dobson's EDGE deployments in 16 states across the nation.Both companies also agreed to conduct field testing of UMTS equipment...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. made good on its commitment to launch UMTS-based services in Dallas and San Diego following the carrier's previous network launches in July that included Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle. The UMTS launches fulfill AWS' network obligations with technology partner...
BELMOPAN, Belize-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has agreed to supply Speednet with third-generation, CDMA2000 1x infrastructure equipment to bring advanced voice and data to the carrier's customers in Belize.The applications will cover Web browsing, e-mails, photos, video and music downloads, games, ring tones, location-based...
ATLANTA-Nortel Networks Ltd. has granted interoperability approval to a new mobile messaging product from Glenayre Technologies Inc.Glenayre's Versera Intelligent Communications Environment (ICE), which was designed to cost-effectively deploy and operate multiple applications on one platform, was approved for interoperability with Nortel's GSM/GPRS wireless infrastructure....
