WASHINGTON-A coalition that has consistently fought against rules allowing for ultra-wideband technologies has fired another salvo in the debate just as the Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to relax rules it adopted a year ago."It would be most unfortunate for the United States,...
DENVER, United States-Major European carriers are conducting Enhanced Data Networks for Global Evolution (EDGE) trials, highlighting a major triumph for a technology once proclaimed dead.Burdened by the cost of third-generation (3G) licenses and technical hiccups with launching Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks and...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has settled its patent dispute with Ciena Corp. in which the Brampton-Ontario-based company sued the defendant for infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets.The infringement was reportedly committed by Optical Networks Inc., which Ciena took over. Ciena will pay $25...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-According to Jaime Gros, general manager, Chilean cellular operator Smartcom PCS increased its client base and income by 50 percent during 2002 compared with the previous year, capturing 29 percent of new cellular phone users who signed up for the service in...
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has been selected by Asian Pacific Broadband Wireless to build what it describes as Taiwan's first cdma2000 1x and 1xEV-DO voice and data network.According to the contract, Nortel will supply the carrier with Nortel's Univity CDMA Metro Cell...
SAN JOSE, California, United States-Mobility Networks Systems said it signed a contract through partner Nortel Networks to supply Malta's Mobisle Communications, also known as Go Mobile, with wireless local area network (WLAN) solutions."Mobility Networks has developed an open and flexible architecture that integrates seamlessly...
NEW YORK-Unsecured creditors of 360networks Inc. have filed a class action lawsuit against Nortel Networks Ltd. to recover $100 million.The creditors are represented by law firm Sidley Brown &Wood LLP."The Committee is very confident that it will be able to achieve substantial recoveries against...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Court of New York accepted Impsat's restructuring plan, which includes the reduction of its US$990 million debt to US$270 million, the passing of the company to its creditors and the confirmation of a directorate integrated by the new stockholders. The approved...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Reflecting the prevailing mood in the wireless industry, Probe Research has demonstrated that marquee telecom as well as information/Internet Protocol vendors will groan from pain in the near future.But the research firm singles out Sun Microsystems Inc. as a company with little...
TORONTO-With a view to better financial flexibility, Nortel Networks said it will terminate its $1.8 billion in undrawn credit that expires in April next year. The wireless vendor said it will try to secure new support from a number of banks as well as...
BEIJING-China marked its one-year anniversary World Trade Organization (WTO) membership 11 December. As part of its members, foreign operators gained the right to set up joint ventures with Chinese counterparts for mobile and value-added operations with a maximum foreign participation of 25 percent a...
NEW YORK-LocatioNet Inc. and Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. have entered into an agreement to collaborate on business opportunity development and specific projects in Latin America, starting with Brazil, with the possibility of extending their joint efforts to other regions.New York-based LocatioNet develops middleware that...
WASHINGTON- National Communications System official John Graves said today T-Mobile USA will be awarded a government contract by early next week to provide basic wireless priority access service to federal, state and local officials around the country, but he cautioned that funding challenges could...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobility Network Systems Inc. announced its ipRAN products are compatible with the Generic Interface Specification (GIS) developed by iPass Inc., which allows mobile operators to add wireless LAN roaming to their networks."Our partnership with iPass allows mobile operators to offer their customers...
DALLAS-The future of GSM-based next-generation services are being demonstrated this week as AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Ericsson Inc., Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications have gathered in Dallas to show support and showcase services using both EDGE and...
KANATA, Ontario-Bridgewater Systems said is working with Nortel Networks to test the interoperability of Nortel's CDMA technology, which will allow CDMA operators to provide WLAN services to customers, with its own products. Bridgewater's products, including AAA Service Controller, Revenue Collector and Revenue Formatter, and...
In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research firm Dell'Oro Group.The report said Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) equipment revenue jumped fourfold to about US$800 million in the...
In spite of mammoth debt, operators are beginning to loosen their purse strings to buy equipment again, according to a report by market research firm Dell'Oro Group.The report said UMTS equipment revenue jumped fourfold to about $800 million in the third quarter of this...
In today's soft economy, the benefits of outsourcing are becoming clearer to many manufacturers.Since the outsourcing trend intensified in the past few years, companies have said it has enhanced economies of scale, time to market and what one industry expert described as design to...
BEIJING-Already the largest mobile-phone market in the world with more than 190 million subscribers at the end of September, China is gearing up to introduce third generation (3G) services on a trial basis sometime next year. But first, the government needs to make a...
TOKYO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a deal to supply Mitsubishi Electric Information Network Corp. (MIND) with its wireless access solution for mobile professionals.The solution, known as Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway, will allow MIND to provide access to about 35,000 users across...
NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service downgraded the debt of Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. Nov. 1 and assigned a negative outlook to the companies.The rating agency lowered its speculative-grade rating on Lucent's $7 billion of outstanding debt by two notches, to Caa1 from...
SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian fixed wireless operator Vesper has signed separate contracts with Nortel Networks Ltd. and L.M. Ericsson to supply gear for a cdma2000 1x EV-DO network.Airvana Inc. said it will provide the channel card upgrade for data for the networks for Nortel."Our customers...
NEW YORK-After weeks of trading below a dollar with delisting threats hanging over them, major wireless vendors enjoyed boosts in their stocks as Lucent Technologies Inc. traded for a dollar, Nortel Networks Ltd. jumped above a dollar and L.M. Ericsson, due to its...
