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Avaya Saves 500 Nortel Jobs in Texas
Avaya Inc. is saving about 500 Nortel Networks’ Dallas-area jobs.Avaya last year bought Nortel’s enterprise division and picked up 6,000 workers as a result. Now it turns out the privately held equipment maker also is taking on hundreds sales, customer support, finance and other employees in Texas. The decision brings …(167 words) Related Topics: Avaya,... »
Infonetics: UC Market To Top $1 Billion by 2013
Communications industry market research firm Infonetics Research recently published two unified communication reports, one a worldwide and regional market share and forecast report, the other a survey of North American companies and their plans for deploying unified communication equipment and services, as well as their ratings of leading unified communication …(396 words) Related Topics: equipment,... »
Chocolate Company Owner Planning Nortel Bid
They make some of the world’s best-known chocolates, so why not take a stab at running one of the world’s best-known telecommunications equipment companies … or at least part of it?Yildiz is the Turkish company that owns Godiva chocolates. Bankrupt Nortel Networks plans to sell off its Turkish unit, and …(110 words) Related Topics: equipment,... »
Verizon and Lineage Power Will Test New Technologies to Reduce Power Used by Information and Communications Technology Equipment
NEW YORK – Lineage Power Corp. and Verizon Communications are partnering to test two new technologies that significantly decrease the amount of electricity used by information and communications technology (ICT) equipment. Related Topics: equipment, Info, information, LEC, New York, Verizon »
Tektronix Rolls Out Core Network Test Platform
Tektronix Communications has unveiled the Spectra2u Core Network test platform for the Spectra2 protocol test product line. Built on an Intel Dual Quad Core processing architecture, Spectra2u allows network equipment manufacturers and telecom operators to test NGN, VoIP and converged networks for functionality, conformance, performance and media quality – all …(195 words) Related Topics: equipment,... »
Huawei Dealt a Blow: TeliaSonera Chooses Ericsson, NSN
Huawei Technologies has lost out on a major LTE contract with TeliaSonera for deployments in Sweden and Norway.The news on Wednesday came as a surprise since Huawei was part of TeliaSonera’s LTE rollout last year. And the announcement dealt a blow to the China-based telecom equipment maker, which has gained …(433 words) ... »
Huawei Dealt a Blow: TeliaSonera Chooses Ericsson, NSN
Huawei Technologies has lost out on a major LTE contract with TeliaSonera for deployments in Sweden and Norway.The news on Wednesday came as a surprise since Huawei was part of TeliaSonera’s LTE rollout last year. And the announcement dealt a blow to the China-based telecom equipment maker, which has gained …(433 words) Related Topics: China,... »
8 x 8 Has an Outage
I received an email late yesterday afternoon from a reader about 8 x 8 suffering an outage. Unlike Tom Keating, who posted, I didn’t post, and was relieved that their PR folks had been quickly in touch with their customers over night, explaining the situation. In an era where no company (other than maybe the... »
Views of the public sought on Australian wireless spectrum
A crucial piece of wireless spectrum needed to advance the nation’s mobile broadband services could soon be added to the government’s “digital dividend” auction block after the communications watchdog put out a public call for how the spectrum band should be best used. After the government’s announcement last week that it would auction off a... »
Global Crossing Adds Juniper Networks to Offerings
Global Crossing (GLBC) announced it has added Juniper Networks equipment to its Managed Network Services (MNS) portfolio. Specifically, Global Crossing MNS now will support Juniper Networks J Series Services Routers, M Series Multiservice Edge Routers, and SRX Series Services Gateways. Global Crossing also will enhance its MNS with Juniper Networks WXC …(194 words) ... »
Ericsson Beaming With ‘Pride’: Buys Systems Integrator
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERIC) is buying an Italian consultancy and systems integrator to better offer services such as billing and customer relationship management. Ericsson said on Tuesday it’s purchasing Pride SpA. It did not release the transaction’s financial details. Ericsson, based in Stockholm, will take on about 1,000 new employees, …(136 words) ... »
Ericsson Beaming With ‘Pride’: Buys Systems Integrator
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERIC) is buying an Italian consultancy and systems integrator to better offer services such as billing and customer relationship management. Ericsson said on Tuesday it’s purchasing Pride SpA. It did not release the transaction’s financial details. Ericsson, based in Stockholm, will take on about 1,000 new employees, …(136 words) Related Topics: billing,... »
Saving Nortel Never Was Realistic, Says Former Exec
Jan. 14, 2010 marks the year anniversary of the beginning of the end for Nortel Networks. That’s the day the once-venerated telecom equipment maker, a major source of tech jobs and RD in Canada, filed for bankruptcy. (Expect a flood of “one year later” analyses over the next couple of …(343 words) ... »
Saving Nortel Never Was Realistic, Says Former Exec
Jan. 14, 2010 marks the year anniversary of the beginning of the end for Nortel Networks. That’s the day the once-venerated telecom equipment maker, a major source of tech jobs and RD in Canada, filed for bankruptcy. (Expect a flood of “one year later” analyses over the next couple of …(343 words) Related Topics: Canada,... »
Carrier 2010 capex spending to focus on IP backhaul and edge networking
Telecom spending is set to grow in 2010 according to Avian Securities but that growth might not be in the move to IP communications equipment as carriers do not need much equipment. According to Avian Securities analyst Catharine Trebnick, spending will grow 1.5% to $57.7 billion in 2010. Spending will focus mainly on IP backhaul... »
Motorola Buys Another Company for Home & Networks Unit
Motorola Inc. (MOT) is buying another company to add to its Home Networks Mobility business, the very unit it reportedly wants to sell. On Thursday, the equipment maker said it’s purchasing SecureM LLC, about two months after snapping up BitBand and RadioFrame.None of the three transaction’s terms has been disclosed.SecureM …(359 words) ... »
Huawei slams critics making spying allegations
China’s leading telecommunications equipment maker, Huawei, has once again been forced to dismiss spying allegations and stake its claim in the $43 billion national broadband network bonanza. Huawei has faced major challenges doing business in some parts of the world due to its close links with the Chinese government. The fact that its founder, Ren... »
AuthenTec Names VP of Worldwide Sales
AuthenTec (AUTH), a provider of smart fingerprint sensors and solutions, has announced it has appointed Scott Deutsch as vice president of worldwide sales. Deutsch will oversee AuthenTec’s global sales organization, both direct and indirect, and lead the company’s market expansion and ongoing collaboration with the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers through …(159 words) ... »
TeleNav Asset Tracker from AT&T Now Available for Enterprises and Government Agencies
AT&T today announced an asset tracking application for businesses and government agencies to monitor and report the location of their portable assets in field operations with GPS precision. Delivered as software-as-a service (SaaS), TeleNav Asset Tracker from AT&T tracks and provides location-based information on field-based assets such as machinery, equipment, containers and vehicles. Related Topics:... »
AT&T Wins MEF Carrier Ethernet Service Provider Award
AT&T has been recognized with a prestigious 2009 MEF Carrier Ethernet Service Provider award for the Best Service Portfolio. Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is a global industry alliance comprising more than 155 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable multiple system operators (MSOs), network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. Related Topics: AT&T, carrier, equipment,... »
Top Stories of 2009: It’s the economy stupid!
With the 2009 economy almost in the can, there has been much debate about what that means for VoIP. The nature of our industry gives it both pros and cons in times of financial cut backs and companies looking to save a dime. VoIP upgrades often mean expensive equipment purchases and buildouts but also... »
Top Stories of 2009: Acquisitions – VoIP on Sale
Despite the economy, the VoIP and UC market had a few big buys. Some were fraught with negotiation, litigation or last minute actors swooping in from nowhere. Here are a few notable deals worth noting in 2009: Avaya buys Nortel ES – In June, Nortel began selling off its various units and it was only a... »
Heartless Nortel: Wife Berates Execs for Ignoring Husband’s Career
Nortel can afford to hand out millions of dollars in bonuses while in bankruptcy, but it apparently can’t be bothered to acknowledge the milestone of an average worker’s 30-year career with the company. Executives of the insolvent telecom equipment maker recently received – who knows if they actually read – …(322 words) … >>> Rest... »
Another Landmark Step of PTA to Protect Consumer Rights
On the basis of recently concluded Quality of Service (QoS) Survey of mobile phone operators, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued Show Cause notices to five mobile phone operators of Pakistan. These results were shared with the mobile phone companies along with instructions to improve their service quality. A reasonable time was also given to... »
Increased Pakistan and China Cooperation On Science & Technology : Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that increased cooperation in science and technology between Pakistan and China would further strengthen their ties and benefit the two peoples. He was speaking at an agreement signing ceremony here at the PM House between Huawei Pakistan and Comsats Institute of Information Technology for setting... »
NAVTEC To Launch Technical Courses From 11th January, 2010
National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) has planned to launch new technical courses in 23 useful disciplines from next month. The courses would be organized in collaboration with three leading institutes Construction Technology Training Institute,National Institute of Electronics Ministry of Science & Technology and Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital to train youth. The courses to... »
‘VoIP’ Named Industry of the Decade
According to IBISWorld, VoIP was named “Industry Of The Decade” besting even the search engine industry? Surely, you jest. You mean to tell me the VoIP industry beat Google’s, Yahoo’s, and MSN’s (now Bing’s) billions?... »
Heartless Nortel: Wife Berates Execs for Ignoring Husband’s Career
Nortel can afford to hand out millions of dollars in bonuses while in bankruptcy, but it apparently can’t be bothered to acknowledge the milestone of an average worker’s 30-year career with the company. Executives of the insolvent telecom equipment maker recently received – who knows if they actually read – …(322 words) ... »
Victim of success: VoIP vulnerability tripled since 2006
McAfee labs has released an alarming white paper about the state of VoIP security. According to the report, they found almost 60 vulnerabilities in VoIP products. In 2006 they found only 20 such breaches. McAfee attributed the increase in security problems to better hacker technology to find and exploit VoIP vulnerabilities, but mainly to the... »
VoIP semiconductor market could see uptick with new VoIP spend
Frost and Sullivan has released a new report on how VoIP cost savings is a key growth factor for the semiconductor market for VoIP applications. In some ways, this is a new take on a trend we’ve been hearing all year. The tough economy has made sales soft for everyone, but we’ve seen some uptick... »