But the federal government Networx Universal contract isn't quite the $48B monster you might have thought
The EU telecom services market is worth $382 billion
Huawei is the latest vendor to support PBT, and BT says other carriers are interested, but Cisco is highlighting PBT's shortcomings
The 'odd couple' – George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton – tackle how wireless can improve the world at CTIA
Developments in 100-Gbit/s and the competitive cost of 10-Gbit/s equipment could end up squeezing the life span of 40-Gbit/s
AlcaLu has announced a world-record optical transmission and other optical milestones
Equipment firms use C5 event in Milan as news launch-pad, with ADVA landing a significant new deal at Deutsche Telekom
Mobile alliances facilitate global roaming while multinational companies demand better managed mobility services
Stealthy startup Spans Logic comes into the Cisco fold, but analysts say that won't mean trouble for NetLogic
Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins says a patent lawsuit loss could send Vonage into bankruptcy court
Wireless LAN switch maker dodges the 'Clearwire effect' as shares stay strong after IPO
Bad food, good quotes, and WiMax
Location is back on the agenda in a big way as operators once again sense opportunity from a new wave of location-aware wireless applications.
Tripping the show floor fantastic
Top executive arrested for breach of trust, but scandals won't derail Nokia Siemens Networks
Cellular strikes back and CTIA toasts WiMax
New enterprise phones, but not for the US
This year's CTIA seems like a précis of the big wireless shows that preceeded it – same themes, less news
Company's multimedia software for cellphones is now in use at Sprint and Verizon Wireless
Zoom zoom
The wireless broadband tech is coming of age – or at least hitting puberty – at the largest mobile show in the US
Who's afraid of peer-to-peer video?
Call the doc. I've got a Virox
Cost-effective, or just cheap?
Extends CDMA2000 contract with Verizon Wireless worth $6 billion over three years
We went to New Delhi to see what's going on in the Indian telecom market. Broadband, WiMax, the food, and the weather were all hot
Artimi and Reef Point get VC dollars for their acronym-riddled wireless technologies
Softswitch maker reports strong 2006 earnings on increased market share overseas
RIM expected to try and broaden mass-market appeal with new smartphone
The FCC announced 10 actions in its Thursday meeting, several of which will influence the telecom world
The plane is still the last refuge from cellphones
BT aims to leave the TDM world soon and is already feeling deadline pressure as complexity mounts
Palm releases some less-than-stellar numbers as sources say it continues to work on a deal in the background
Hollywood exec Tom Frank takes over for company founder Josh Goldman at Akimbo
Duo forming a free ad-based site where users can view clips and full-length episodes of their popular shows UPDATED 5:50 PM
Indian firms have their eyes on overseas expansion
Enhancements for the ONS 15454 show Cisco still believes in optical, the company claims
With a little help from Google Earth, startup LifeStyle Networks is building a wireless mesh network in Mumbai
WiFi phones, 4G, Satellite broadband, and more...
The lastest P2P video startup says it offers a way for anybody to cheaply stream video to the world
Genband says it will buy Tekelec's switching business and turn a profit this year
Skype founder is the VON show's biggest celeb, and he brought news of an upcoming app called 'Send Money'
EarthLink's WiFi mesh phone could be the first sign of a Skype-esque future for municipal mesh networks
VOIP isn't for everybody yet
Fixed/mobile convergence services like dualmode telephony haven't really caught on in the US and Europe
Business users welcome international roaming regulation
Sources say that Texas Pacific Group, Nokia, Motorola, and another private equity firm are all in the running for the smart phone maker
Sources say that Texas Pacific Group, Nokia, Motorola, and another private equity firm are all in the running for the smart phone maker
New product releases point to the importance of policy and authentication in new services
Muni isn't just about public access, sometimes it's also being used by Big Brother for public safety
European exec says a Google mobile phone product is coming, but Google HQ isn't saying anything on renewed G-Phone talk
The $3.2B WebEx buy ties into Cisco's next-gen obsessions but pairs up with some less notable acquisitions
Agito and Amimon line their coffers in this week's funding roundup
Are the latest executive departures a glass-half-empty or half-full kind of deal?
Some bits 'n' pieces M&A
Pre-coffee impressions on Cisco/WebEx
Cisco moves headlong into the services sector with an offer to buy Web conferencing firm
Nokia scoops up a deal to bring mobile WiMax to Texas in 2008
Using public WiFi can be like the wireless Wild West. Here's how to tame (and secure) your experience
Genband is looking to get bigger, faster, with a possible deal to buy Tekelec's switching business
European mobile data service revenues are showing signs of life, according to analysts
Procera's OEM hunt continues as one source says Cisco is taking an interest
European Commissioner Viviane Reding tackles mobile issues at Europe's largest trade fair, CeBIT
CFO Robert Dykes and the head of Juniper's enterprise business Robert Sturgeon have announced they're leaving the company
The disclosure-free Pulver 100
Has pulled the plug on its unsuccessful FMC service launched in October last year
Voice recognition is today's buzz technology
The carrier apparently wants to use VDSL-based Ethernet over copper in the future, but only one startup is providing that right now
The company's restated earnings include an anticipated $1.3B in goodwill writeoffs
Hossein Eslambolchi is forming a startup focused on delivering personalized digital media
FON, Meru, and Gemini get shown the money in this week's VC roundup
Vonage says it won't pay to license technology from Verizon
Sights and sounds – well, sights, anyway – from this week's Game Developers Conference
The little company is selling its iTunes-like software to some big friends: first Verizon Wireless and now, sources say, Sprint
Indian mobile operator IDEA Cellular closes 14% higher on its first day of trading
Vonage has to pay up after a jury rules it infringed on three VOIP patents
Nortel is relying on Starent to fill the gap in its wireless core
Profitable wireless data gateway vendor Starent has filed for an IPO to raise $115 million
On the GooglePhone
Because consumers might balk at full peer-to-peer downloading, CacheLogic tries a different approach
P2P specialist says it's built the third biggest content delivery network in the world and has live traffic
Teaming up with MessageLabs, Verizon Business gets into URL filtering and virus and spyware protection
Search giant rumored to have a 100-strong team working on GooglePhone
Secretive BitGravity wants to take on Akamai and Limelight with what it says is a better way to deliver high-def video
The software behind Tribe.net gets added to Cisco's rapidly growing media group
New analyst report – and vendor chatter – suggests that Sprint's plan for a 2008 WiMax rollout is likely to face delays
Qatar Telecom acquires mobile operations in 7 countries through $3.72B Wataniya buy
Mobile TV hits US shores with eight channels on Verizon's MediaFLO network; WiBro to hit 30 Mbit/s
Cisco and NTT DoCoMo collaborate on WiFi-to-cellular roaming for Japanese business customers
The VOIP gear maker again reports only partial earnings featuring strong sales in Europe and Japan. Says rivals are 'distracted'
