MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. says it plans to appeal a U.S. bankruptcy court ruling ordering the telecommunications equipment giant to pay $244 million plus interest and other costs to Winstar Communications for allegedly violating the terms of a network …
ATLANTA-EMS Technologies Inc. has agreed to sell its floundering Satellite Networks division to Advantech Advanced Microwave Technologies Inc. of Montreal, Canada. Advantech manufactures satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment. EMS President and CEO Alfred Hansen said that Advantech would be …
Highland Cellular Holdings Inc., which operates a GSM network under the Cellular One brand name in parts of Virginia and West Virginia, said it has sold several 1.9 GHz spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless. Terms of the deal were not …
CHICAGO-The American Stock Exchange accepted plans by U.S. Cellular Corp. and its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., to regain compliance with AMEX listing standards. The companies received an extension until Jan. 17 to file their third-quarter 2005 financial …
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a three-year extension to an OEM deal with Tekelec that will allow the infrastructure provider to continue deploying its 8000 Media Gateway as part of its Mobile Next Generation Network solution. The pair explained that the Tekelec …
After just 18 months on the job, Nortel Networks Ltd. announced that its chief marketing officer, Clent Richardson, plans to leave the company March 1. Nortel has not named a replacement and said only that Richardson’s decision was based on …
MUNICH-Siemens AG said it has sold Siemens Accelerations to an undisclosed investor for an undisclosed amount. The company explained that Siemens Acceleration was an early-stage investment boutique for startup companies and was a subsidiary of Siemens Communications. The subsidiary was …
After receiving clearance from Marconi Corp.’s shareholders and from the European Commission, L.M. Ericsson says it’s ready to complete its $2.24 billion acquisition of Marconi’s key telecom assets, setting up the convergence of Ericsson’s wireless and wireline offerings. In October, …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission told Congress that it plans to begin examining whether some of the 24 megahertz of spectrum public safety is set to receive as part of the transition to digital TV could be used for a nationwide …
WASHINGTON-The Senate late Wednesday confirmed the nominations of Deborah Taylor Tate and Michael Copps to the Federal Communications Commission. The confirmations had been in doubt due to unrelated procedural issues up until the time they were pushed through. The White …
Global Signal Inc. announced that David Grain is stepping down from his position as president of the nation’s third-largest tower company. The company said its chairman and chief executive, Wesley Edens, will take on the president’s title also. “We appreciate …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry was as close to getting its hands on 700 MHz spectrum as it ever has been. A hard date had been set for auctioning broadcast spectrum as part of the transition to digital TV services. The House …
SPOKANE, Wash.-Wi-Fi antenna supplier Vivato Inc. decided to close its doors, leaving several municipal Wi-Fi networks up in the air, or at least not sure how to maintain, replace and troubleshoot the company’s equipment. Municipalities using Vivato’s Wi-Fi equipment include …
WASHINGTON-National Telecommunications and Information Administration head Michael Gallagher is expected to leave the agency early next year, an agency spokesman said. Gallagher was confirmed to the post in November 2004 after serving as NTIA deputy administration since August 2003. NTIA, …
Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories during the past 12 months. While our list …
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp., which provides outsourced customer services, human resources and billing services for some telecom companies, has slashed its fourth-quarter earnings projections by more than half. The company said it expects fourth-quarter earnings to be 14 cents per share instead …
A study commissioned by the Wi-Fi Alliance not surprisingly found that Wi-Fi users in fact do enjoy the convenience of Wi-Fi technology. Survey.com conducted the survey, which tallied 1,000 Americans from various income levels between Nov. 28 and Dec. 1. …
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions: stop smoking, lose weight, get to the gym more often, and all sort of other well-meaning pledges that fade by February. As the shutters close on the Christmas selling season and carriers look to …
Editor’s Note: Following are the 10 most viewed stories on RCRNews.com for 2005. The most-viewed story is first on the list. In some cases, the story was too long to reprint the entire article in this space. Verizon Wireless halts …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-In the spirit of the holidays, Alltel Corp. said it is offering eight credits to download content from the Sony Music Box when customers buy a $10 Alltel Axcess Gift Card. The credits are good toward MusicTones, ringtones …
SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, according to the December poll by Global Market Insite. In …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Alvarion Ltd. announced that its BreezeACCESS VL is the wireless broadband base station muscle behind Rioplex Wireless’ 5,000-square-mile deployment in Texas targeting high-capacity consumers and businesses using unlicensed spectrum. Rioplex is an end-to-end wireless operator that owns its …
Nokia Corp. announced that its softswitch solution has been chosen by Hutchison 3G Austria to optimize the operator’s mobile network. “We are confident that Nokia’s cost-efficient MSC Server System keeps us ahead in the competition,” said Jan Trionow, chief technology …
GENEVA-STMicroelectronics announced it has joined the Enhanced Wireless Consortium, which is developing a Wi-Fi standard proposal for the IEEE 802.11n Task Group. ST says it plans to share its expertise in low power system-on-chip technologies with the EWC to ensure …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Swiss operator Sunrise announced they’ve signed a partnership agreement to launch mobile TV services in Switzerland and plan to offer sports, entertainment and news video clips on demand, along with 24 live local and international channels. …
