BROWSING: General Dynamics

Cisco said that the partnership will enable the provision of end-to-end tailored solutions for government entities   Cisco announced its expanded relationship with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, to deliver Cisco private 5G services to government entities in the U.S. Cisco...

Microsoft announces Azure Government Secret service expansion at Government Cloud Forum Microsoft recently announced it is expanding its Azure Government Secret service at its Government Cloud Forum. The service will provide the U.S. Government, along with defense agencies, the intelligence community and every U.S. military...

U.S. Air Force contracts with Dell, General Dynamics and Microsoft to launch CHES program Cloud migration has helped Dell and industry partners General Dynamics and Microsoft score a $1 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force to implement its Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services (CHES) program....

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Qualcomm Ventures Europe made a strategic investment in Anteryon, which makes wafer-based miniature optical modules for mobile phone cameras and laser projection. BNP Paribas Private Equity, Biggell Finance and Quest for Growth also participated in the round. Anteryon said it will use the funding...

The Justice Department said it picked General Dynamics Corp. to deploy a wireless network to be shared by three federal agencies, the selection coming just weeks after the department's inspector general issued a scathing report on Bush administration problems in getting the network off...

Motorola Inc.'s recent loss of a huge New York City contract for emergency communications equipment is the biggest sign yet that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks created a competitive headache for the firm that dominated the police and fire radio business for more...

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com, a division of Tyco International Ltd., will build a unified public-safety communications system for the State of New York in a $2 billion 20-year contract. The system, being built with General Dynamics Corp. and Alcatel Corp., will allow for 700/800 MHz integrated...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics Corp., a defense contractor, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Itronix Corp., which provides wireless rugged mobile computing solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Itronix's products include handheld devices, laptop computers and tablet PCs for field applications. The...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it expects revenue from current licensees and General Dynamics during the second quarter to be between $37.2 million and $38.5 million. Patent license royalty revenue from current licensees during the quarter is expected to range from $32.5...

WASHINGTON-Homeland security-as an overarching national policy and an omnipresent mindset created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks-has been a mixed blessing for a wireless industry which already had a good thing going generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually from...

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...

WASHINGTON-General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin have been awarded a U.S. Army contract worth up to $10 billion to develop a secure, high-speed wireless integrated communications network that delivers real-time voice, data and video to soldiers.In a joint press release today, the two defense contractors...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics will acquire TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a Newton, N.C.-based privately held provider of satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data applications. TriPoint will become part of the General Dynamics' C4 systems business unit, an...

NEEDHAM, Mass.-M/A-Com Inc. has sub-contracted General Dynamics Network Systems' wireless services to deploy a land mobile radio system that will link 10 U.S. Army installations in the National Capitol Region.Under a $5 million contract, General Dynamics will provide site preparation work, site management, equipment...

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-COM Inc. has been awarded an $11 million contract by the U.S. Army to deploy and link critical communications to 10 Army installations, including more than 5,000 Army base personnel, in and around the National Capital Region (NCR).Under the contract, M/A-COM will provide...

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-COM Inc. has been awarded an $11 million contract by the U.S. Army to deploy and link critical communications to 10 Army installations, including more than 5,000 Army base personnel, in and around the National Capital Region (NCR).Under the contract, M/A-COM will provide...

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix, which specializes in ruggedized mobile computing systems, announced it has been awarded new project contracts worth $14 million.The company is involved in the Dismounted Intelligence Situation Mapboard (DISM) program and the Direct Liquid Ethanol Delivery System, both part of the Department of...

Software-defined radios may be the answer to today's interoperability issues, but carriers and handset makers do not seem overly enthused about adopting the technology because the technological advances gained from SDR may hurt their business models.Why? Because SDR gives "too much flexibility to the...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Nextel Communications Inc. is awarding cell site contracts to continue its network build out across the United States, likely needed for its nationwide direct connect service and to prepare the carrier for wireless local number portability. The company hired NorthStar Communications Group Inc....

NEEDHAM, Mass.-General Dynamics Network Systems announced its wireless services unit has been granted TL 9000 quality certification following an audit of its business practices by Bureau Veritas Quality International. "The road leading up to the certification was challenging," said Michael Chandler, president of General...

MURRAY HILL, New Jersey, United States-Shares of Lucent Technologies surged early this week on rumors of a potential takeover by aerospace and defense equipment vendor General Dynamics. Tuesday afternoon, shares of Lucent were trading at US$1.84 per share, even with Monday's close and General...

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Shares of Lucent Technologies surged early this week on rumors of a potential takeover by aerospace and defense equipment vendor General Dynamics. Tuesday afternoon, shares of Lucent were trading at $1.84 per share, even with Monday's close and General Dynamics was down...

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is getting ready to award a large tower buildout contract and it appears incumbent service provider Bechtel Communications may have to share the contract it once solely held.Competition is the name of the game, said Bechtel President George Conniff. Earlier...