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Articles published in December 2004

Nortel & Staff Pledge Disaster Cash


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December 31, 2004 : Company and employees will provide $700,000 towards Indian Ocean disaster relief

Huawei Wins Quality Kudos


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December 31, 2004 : Vendor's Shanghai Research Institute successfully passes CMM Level-5 certification

France Telecom Mobilizes


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December 31, 2004 : Lists measures to help following Tsunami disaster

France Telecom Mobilizes


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December 31, 2004 : Lists measures to help following Tsunami disaster

ZTE Offers Tsunami Aid


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December 31, 2004 : ZTE donates $2.5 million in mobile equipment and handsets to help restore communications in South Asia

ZTE Does Its Bit for Tsunami Victims


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December 31, 2004 : ZTE donates $2.5 million in mobile equipment and handsets to help restore communications in South Asia

TeliaSonera Contributes Tsunami Aid


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December 31, 2004 : TeliaSonera offers help for Tsunami relief

CANTV Selects Huawei for Upgrade


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December 31, 2004 : CANTV awards $7M contract to Huawei to upgrade the transmission capacity of its national backbone network from 2.5 Gbit/s to 160 Gbit/s

Z-Tel to Change Name


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December 30, 2004 : Z-Tel is set to change name to Trinsic

Tellabs Acquires Vinci Systems


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December 30, 2004 : Tellabs acquires Vinci Systems

Vodafone Donates £1M Aid


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December 30, 2004 : Vodafone Group Foundation donates £1 million to support aid organization working in South Asia following tsunami

Huawei Aids 4 Tsunami-Hit Nations


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December 30, 2004 : Huawei Technologies aid four tsunami-hit nations with telecom equipments worth over $2 million

Newport Updates Guidance


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December 30, 2004 : Newport Corp. updates financial guidance for fourth quarter 2004

Tiscali Raises Funds


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December 30, 2004 : Tiscali sells 18.4M shares to raise €50M

Telx Sets Up Tsunami Relief Fund


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December 30, 2004 : Telx establishes the Telecom Industry Tsunami Relief Fund and calls on all telecom companies to participate

FLAG Initiates Arbitration Against VSNL


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December 30, 2004 : Flag denies diverting cable to Reliance’s Mumbai station; alleges VSNL is blocking access on FLAG's Europe Asia Cable

TeliaSonera Cuts 300


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December 30, 2004 : Telia Mobile Denmark announces 300 layoffs as part of its acquisition of Orange Denmark

Huawei Wins $10B Credit Deal


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December 30, 2004 : Huawei signs $10 billion development financing agreement with China Development Bank to support international expansion

Huawei Wins $10B Credit Deal


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December 30, 2004 : Huawei signs $10 billion development financing agreement with China Development Bank to support international expansion

Cisco Sends Quake Relief


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December 29, 2004 : Cisco and its employees to contribute more than $2.5 million toward humanitarian aid and rebuilding efforts in the region

WCA Organizes Asia Relief


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December 29, 2004 : WCA to organize relief effort for South Asia disaster and wireless infrastructure needs at Jan. 13 meeting

DoCoMo Invests in China


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December 29, 2004 : NTT DoCoMo invests in digital media business and location-based business in China

MCI Reviews 2004


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December 29, 2004 : MCI touts year of industry networking firsts

Telstra Aids South Asia


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December 29, 2004 : Telstra introduces relief measures following tsunami in South Asia

Telatinos Splits Stock, Changes Symbol


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December 29, 2004 : Telatinos Inc. announces effective five-for-one forward split and new trading symbol TLTD

Airspan to Buy AreINet


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December 29, 2004 : Airspan Networks and ArelNet announce proposed acquisition of ArelNet for $8.7 million

Airspan to Buy AreINet


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December 29, 2004 : Airspan Networks and ArelNet announce proposed acquisition of ArelNet for $8.7 million

FCC to Auction 3G Spectrum


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December 29, 2004 : FCC has notified the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) it intends to auction 3G licenses as early as June 2006

Alvarion Breezes in Kenya


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December 29, 2004 : Kenya Data Networks orders $900,000 worth of Alvarion BreezeAccess OFDM and WALKair products to expand its existing broadband wireless networks

Staccato Names CEO


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December 29, 2004 : Staccato Communications appoints Rick Kornfeld as president, CEO, and board member; adds Marty Colombatto as board chairman

O2 Selects Wireless Facilities


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December 29, 2004 : Wireless Facilities has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to provide 3G radio engineering capability for O2 in the UK

Ericsson Supplies Sharp


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December 29, 2004 : Sharp extends license agreement with Ericsson from WCDMA to GPRS platforms

Symbol Contributes Tsunami Aid


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December 28, 2004 : Symbol Technologies pledges $150,000 in aid to charities to help with the tsunami relief effort in South Asia

Cablevision Secures Triple Play


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December 28, 2004 : Cablevision offers online security tools to Optimum Online high-speed Internet

Verizon Completes Buildout


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December 28, 2004 : Verizon Wireless completes $220 million enhancement to Florida network during 2004

Ericsson Scrapes Sky


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December 28, 2004 : Ericsson provides mobile coverage in the world's tallest skyscraper in Taiwan

Telatinos Bags $22M Brazil Deal


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December 28, 2004 : Telatinos Inc. wins $22 million Brazilian purchase contract

RCN Gets a Mooney


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December 28, 2004 : James F. Mooney joins RCN as chairman

Vonage Canada Names VP


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December 28, 2004 : Vonage Canada names Don O'Leary vice president of finance

GlowPoint Wins With Lawyers


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December 28, 2004 : Leading business law firm incorporates GlowPoint's 'All You Can See' video calling plans

Ericsson Wins Telstra Deal


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December 28, 2004 : Ericsson signs vendor contracts to develop Telstra's core GSM mobile network to 3G and build additional radio access network infrastructure

Terabeam Appoints New Chief


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December 27, 2004 : Terabeam Wireless appoints Thomas Bennett as president and COO

Kyocera Gets ArrayComm Permit


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December 27, 2004 : Kyocera acquires permit in Japan for experimental wireless stations

Samsung Joins WiMax Forum


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December 27, 2004 : Samsumg Electronics becomes a principal member of the WiMax Forum

Rohde & Schwarz Launches Tester


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December 24, 2004 : Rohde & Schwarz introduces FSMR Measuring Receiver, for calibrating signal generators and fixed and variable attenuators

Equant CEO Resigns


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December 24, 2004 : Daniel Caclin has resigned as CEO of Equant; board proposes Charles Dehelly as replacement

Adelphia Files Restated Earnings


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December 23, 2004 : Files its 10K form for 2003, along with earnings statements for fiscal years 2002 and 2001

Ericsson Scores in Poland


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December 23, 2004 : Signs a frame agreement with Polkomtel to supply GSM, EDGE, and WCDMA network equipment to complement its Plus GSM network

Infineon Cancels Schumacher


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December 23, 2004 : Infineon Technologies has canceled the employment contract of its ex-CEO, effective the end of 2004

Global Crossing Raises $404M


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December 23, 2004 : Global Crossing completes $404M debt financing in senior secured notes due 2014
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