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Articles published in October 2004

Nortel Gets New Export Waiver


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October 29, 2004 : Nortel obtains new waiver from Export Development Canada related to its delay in filing financial statements

5G Wireless Taps Cisco Exec


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October 29, 2004 : 5G Wireless taps Cisco business development executive Kirk Haney as independent director to board

Verizon to Hire 450 Staff in SoCal


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October 29, 2004 : Verizon Wireless announces plans to hire 450 new employees in Southern California by the end of the year

Verizon Closes Spectrum Buy


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October 29, 2004 : Verizon Wireless completes purchase of spectrum license in the New York metro area auctioned by NextWave Telecom

PCTEL Licenses Atheros


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October 29, 2004 : PCTEL and Atheros announce license agreement for PCTEL's SoftAP soft access point technology

Proximion Wins DWDM Monitoring Order


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October 29, 2004 : Proximion receives order for its Wistom Optical Layer Monitor system

Sagem, Snecma Mull Merger


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October 29, 2004 : Sagem and Snecma discuss proposed merger, under which Sagem would submit a public offer for all of Snecma's shares

MTS Obtains $121M Loan


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October 29, 2004 : Mobile TeleSystems receives two credit facilities totaling $121M to finance expansion of its network in Russia

Accton Propagates APs


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October 29, 2004 : Accton teams with Propagate Networks to develop self-optimizing WLAN access points for Accton's OEM partners

Cetecom Receives Validation


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October 29, 2004 : Cetecom's Mobile Communications Integrated Tester (MINT) has received full GSM/GPRS and WCDMA validation from the Global Certification Forum

Terabeam Powers Free Access


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October 29, 2004 : Terabeam supplies wireless network equipment enabling the City of Hollywood, Florida to offer free access to the Internet in a 12 square-block area

Novatel Supplies Voodoo


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October 29, 2004 : Novatel Wireless will supply Vodafone with wireless PC card modems for its high-speed 3G network

Insight Selects Arris CMTS


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October 29, 2004 : Insight Communications places multiple orders for the Cadant C4 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS)

Oki Reports First Half Financial Results


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October 29, 2004 : Oki increases revenues by 13.6% to ¥319.7B; cuts net loss from ¥10.5B in the first half of last fiscal year to ¥2.9B

Excelight Appoints CEO


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October 28, 2004 : Mike Nishiguchi is appointed president and CEO of ExceLight Communications

Zarlink Expands Timing Chip Portfolio


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October 28, 2004 : Zarlink expands portfolio of digital timing chips for networking

Nortel Declares Dividends


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October 28, 2004 : Nortel Networks declares Preferred Share dividends

Nortel Declares Dividends


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October 28, 2004 : Nortel Networks declares Preferred Share dividends

Endavo Teams for IP Multicast


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October 28, 2004 : Endavo announces two partnerships, including a critical component to its plan to launch a nationwide IP multicast network

AFOP Reports Q3 Results


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October 28, 2004 : Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. reports results for third quarter of 2004

Packet Design Upgrades Troubleshooter


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October 28, 2004 : Packet Design's Route Explorer 3.0 adds root-cause analysis for BGP networks

Alcatel Shanghai Bell Picks Continuous


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October 28, 2004 : Alcatel Shanghai Bell delivers next-gen network infrastructure solutions powered by Continuous Computing

Tekelec Announces Record Q3


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October 28, 2004 : Tekelec announces record Q3 results; achieves orders of $150.8 million and revenue of $106.6 million

ADVA Touts Q3 Growth


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October 28, 2004 : ADVA achieves 3Q04 revenue growth and record pro forma operating profitability

Wireless Boosts Verizon's Q3


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October 28, 2004 : Verizon Communications' Q3 revenues increase 6.7% to a record $18.2 billion; wireless revenues up 23%

Wireless Boosts Verizon's Q3


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October 28, 2004 : Verizon Communications' Q3 revenues increase 6.7% to a record $18.2 billion; wireless revenues up 23%

Infogate Upgrades VOD Middleware


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October 28, 2004 : Infogate Online introduces improved broadband bandwidth utilization for video-on-demand services

Nokia Confirms T-Mobile Push


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October 28, 2004 : T-Mobile will roll out push-to-talk over cellular service based on Nokia's solution in Germany during Q4

Andrew Sells Antenna Line


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October 28, 2004 : Andrew Corp. exits the automotive and mobile antenna markets, selling the antenna product line to PCTEL

Motorola Extends Canopy in Russia


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October 28, 2004 : Russian broadband wireless provider R.M. Telecom deploys Motorola's Canopy system in Moscow

Equant Reports Q3 Revenues


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October 28, 2004 : Revenues of $718M were helped by currency exchange movement -- were up 0.8%, but down 1.4% on a constant currency basis

France Telecom Ups Q3 Revenues


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October 28, 2004 : Posts revenues of €12.05B, up 3.5% year on year, driven by Orange and Wanadoo

France Telecom Ups Q3 Revenues


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October 28, 2004 : Posts revenues of €12.05B, up 3.5% year on year, and first ever increase in market share of fixed long-distance telephony in France

Siemens Expands Telkomsel


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October 28, 2004 : Siemens wins GSM network expansion contract from Telkomsel in Indonesia expected to be worth more than €300M

Alcatel Reports 'Solid' Q3 Results


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October 28, 2004 : Alcatel posts 'solid performance' in Q3, with net income of €84M, and is on course to double-digit profitability, says CEO

Telenor Posts Q3 Results


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October 28, 2004 : Telenor increases revenues by 16% to NOK 15.6B; sees 'explosive' growth in broadband, and brings forward expansion plans for ADSL

Alcatel Reports 'Solid' Q3 Results


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October 28, 2004 : Alcatel posts 'solid performance' in Q3, with net income of €84M, and is on course to double-digit profitability, says CEO

AEP Signs SSL VPN Distributors


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October 28, 2004 : AEP Systems expands sale of its SSL VPN into Europe and Israel by partnering with RanTek and Trekdata Technologies

Song Recommends TDC Offer


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October 28, 2004 : Statement from Song's board of directors recommends shareholders accept TDC's acquisition offer

Option Ups Q3 Profit


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October 28, 2004 : Revenues increased 63% year over year to €23.1M in the third quarter; profit more than doubled to €3.8M, or $0.38 per share

802.11 Gets Hot-Zones


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October 27, 2004 : Report examines the market for a new class of metro gear that will transform the coverage and commercial potential of public-access WiFi

Unstrung Insider Eyes Metro-Zone 802.11


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October 27, 2004 : Report examines the market for a new class of metro gear that will transform the coverage and commercial potential of public-access WiFi

StockerYale Reports Record Revenue


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October 27, 2004 : Revenues were a record $4.9M, a 32% increase from last year, but its net loss also increased 4% from last year's Q3

ICOA Hotspots SC Airport


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October 27, 2004 : ICOA adds Charleston International Airport to its national neutral-host WiFi network

AT&T Scores With BJ


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October 27, 2004 : BJ Services, a leading provider of pressure pumping, selects AT&T to handle increasing network demands with a three-year, $7.2M contract

Omron Boosts Ethernet Chip


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October 27, 2004 : Omron lowers the threshold for control over 100-Mbit/s Ethernet by integrating a 100BaseTX Ethernet interface on its smallest modular PLC

VIVO Selects Nortel


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October 27, 2004 : VIVO selects Nortel to expand and upgrade its 3G CDMA 2000 1x network in Brazil

Sprint Extends Global MPLS VPN


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October 27, 2004 : Sprint extends its MPLS VPN offering to over 100 countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America

Allot Reports Soaring Sales


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October 27, 2004 : Allot Communications announces its sales have tripled within the last 24 months

Marconi Intros New Management Software


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October 27, 2004 : Marconi releases new management software for its Core Transport Node
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