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Articles published in December 2007

Vonage, Nortel Settle


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December 31, 2007 : Vonage and Nortel announced that they have agreed in principle to end the litigation pending between them

Qiao Xing Reports Q4


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December 31, 2007 : Qiao Xing Universal Telephone's major indicators of financial performance for 2007 expected to reach a record high

Qiao Xing Reports Q4


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December 31, 2007 : Qiao Xing Universal Telephone's major indicators of financial performance for 2007 expected to reach a record high

EchoStar Sets Split Date


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December 29, 2007 : EchoStar Communications announces distribution date for the separation of its businesses

Verizon Asks Virginia


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December 28, 2007 : Verizon asks Virginia SCC to amend new rules in determining when telecom markets are competitive

Hesse Quits Nokia Board


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December 28, 2007 : Nokia announces change in the board of directors

Hesse Quits Nokia Board


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December 28, 2007 : Nokia announces change in the board of directors

Nasdaq Warns Concurrent


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December 28, 2007 : Concurrent has 180 calendar days, or until June 23, 2008, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price rule

Aquino Reups With RCN


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December 28, 2007 : RCN renews Peter Aquino's contract as president and CEO under three-year agreement; Michael Katzenstein named non-executive chairman

Cox Announces Promotions


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December 28, 2007 : Jack Polish, Rachel Hubscher, and Courtney Wood promoted at Cox Communications

Bharti Sells Tower Stake


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December 28, 2007 : Leading international investors pick up stake worth $1 billion in Bharti Infratel

Orange, Sogecable Team


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December 28, 2007 : Sogecable and Orange have signed agreements to develop and launch different joint fixed and mobile services throughout 2008

Iliad Names New CFO


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December 28, 2007 : Thomas Reynaud Appointed CFO and head of business development at French operator Iliad

VZW Activates Cell Site


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December 27, 2007 : Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Carlisle that improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network

Huawei Launches Clamshell


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December 27, 2007 : Huawei launches first handset in North America with the feature-rich M318 mobile phone exclusively for MetroPCS

Huawei Launches Clamshell


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December 27, 2007 : Huawei launches first handset in North America with the feature-rich M318 mobile phone exclusively for MetroPCS

Ericsson GPS on DoCoMo Device


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December 27, 2007 : NTT DoCoMo has launched a safety device that gets high-precision location information by using the GPS function

Redback Spreads Out


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December 27, 2007 : The router company doubles its campus size with 320,000 square foot lease in San Jose

Wipro Appoints Exec


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December 27, 2007 : Wipro appoints Sudip Nandy as chief executive of its Telecom and Product Engineering business

AT&T India Names Prez


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December 27, 2007 : Mark Shine appointed president of AT&T Communication Services India

CommScope Closes Andrew Deal


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December 27, 2007 : CommScope has completed its $2.65B acquisition of Andrew, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary

Verso Buys NMS's AccessGate


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December 27, 2007 : Verso acquires AccessGate division from NMS Communications for $850,000 in cash and $2.5M in shares

Aventura Buys Rights


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December 27, 2007 : Aventura Holdings acquires technology and marketing rights for an IPTV solution for broadcasters and content providers from IPWebTV

Asia Netcom, TM Team


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December 27, 2007 : Asia Netcom and Telekom Malaysia sign interconnection deal to further expand both companies' coverage into Southeast Asia and the Middle East

VimpelCom Extends CEO Contract


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December 27, 2007 : VimpelCom board extends contract term for its CEO Alexander Izosimov until January 1, 2010

Vodafone Processed 413M SMS


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December 26, 2007 : Vodafone processed 413 million SMS between 21 and 25 December

Megafon Chooses 3G Vendors


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December 24, 2007 : MegaFon outlined the results of the 3G equipment tender for construction of 3G network in Russia

PE Firms Buy GTS CE


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December 22, 2007 : GTS to be acquired by Consortium of private equity funds led by Columbia Capital, M/C Venture Partners, and Innova Capital

Lucent Admits to Bribery


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December 21, 2007 : Lucent Technologies agrees to pay $1M fine to resolve FCPA allegations

RCN Checks In HDTV


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December 21, 2007 : RCN to provide digital cable TV and high-definition (HDTV) service in Thompson Hotel guests rooms

Time Warner Sets Q4 Call


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December 21, 2007 : Time Warner will report its 2007 Q4 and full-year results on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, before the market opens

Ericsson Wins at Partner


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December 21, 2007 : Ericsson to be sole supplier for Israeli operator Partner

InterTouch to Buy MagiNet


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December 21, 2007 : DoCoMo's subsidiary interTouch to acquire MagiNet

Vimpelcom to Buy Golden


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December 21, 2007 : VimpelCom to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Golden Telecom for $105 in cash per share

Carlyle Invests in France


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December 21, 2007 : Altice and Cinven welcome Carlyle as a new shareholder in Numericable and Completel

Sistema Reports Q3


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December 21, 2007 : Consolidated revenues up 36.9% year on year to $ 3.7B

NTT Com Combines Video Units


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December 21, 2007 : NTT Com Group to consolidate video distribution business

IBM to Buy Solid


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December 21, 2007 : IBM to acquire solid information technology to broaden information on demand portfolio

Scorecard Scores Cable Deal


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December 21, 2007 : Solution to provide seamless integration of businesses for merged company following acquisition of James Cable

ADVA Lowers Q4 Forecast


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December 21, 2007 : ADVA Optical Networking adjusts Q4 2007 revenue and profitability guidance

Wegener Nets Mystery Cable Deal


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December 20, 2007 : Wegener Equipment distributes new HD digital channel

RIM Reports Q3


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December 20, 2007 : Revenue for Q3 of fiscal 2008 was $1.67B, up 22% from $1.37B in the previous quarter

RIM Reports Q3


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December 20, 2007 : Revenue for Q3 of fiscal 2008 was $1.67B, up 22% from $1.37B in the previous quarter

Kyte Bags $15M


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December 20, 2007 : Kyte announces $15M in strategic investments from world leaders in wireless mobility

UTStarcom Rolls in Taiwan


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December 20, 2007 : UTStarcom's RollingStream IPTV solution continues to build momentum with third contract awarded in Asia by Markwell in Taiwan

Air France, OnAir Team


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December 20, 2007 : Air France and OnAir launch world's first in-flight mobile phone service on board international flights

KPN Sells Piece of Getronics


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December 20, 2007 : KPN sells Getronics Spain and Portugal to Tecnocom

Sandvine Guides on 2008


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December 20, 2007 : Q4 2007 results conference call set for January 16, 2008

KPN to Sell Local Exchanges


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December 20, 2007 : KPN to sell first part of real estate portfolio

Giancarlo to Join Silver Lake


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December 20, 2007 : Executive VP and Chief Development Officer of Cisco joins leading technology investment firm
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