Alcatel-Lucent today announced its Rich Communications Manager (RCM), which will deliver unified rich messaging through a single Web portal to provide enhanced messaging and communications to fixed, mobile and IP devices. The new functionality will allow mobile and wireline end-users to retrieve, view, respond and forward video, photos and text from a Web portal that […]
Sprint outlines next U.S. 4G markets
Sprint Nextel today announced the next markets in its 4G rollout, which coincide with the ones network provider Clearwire has already announced. Sprint said it will be rolling out Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Dallas/Fort Worth; Honolulu; Las Vegas; Philadelphia; Portland, Ore.; and Seattle in 2009, essentially following the path that Clearwire outlined earlier this month. […]
Google Voice could be a game changer
There are rumblings that Google Voice could change the telecom industry in fundamental ways. A new Google-based voice service combined with the sheer size of the company’s existing user base is raising some eyebrows around the industry. “I think the implications are pretty far reaching … Anyone who is using Gmail can initiate a free […]
Report: Nortel in talks to sell off major business units
Nortel is in talks to sell its core wireless equipment business, as well as a separate unit that builds telecom systems for offices, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources. The Journal reported that Avaya and Siemens Enterprise Communications were two of the companies that have held talks with Nortel. Cisco Systems reportedly […]
Nortel losses widen on write-downs, falling revenue
Losses continue to widen on write-downs and slumping revenue at telecom giant Nortel, which has applied for bankruptcy protection in the United States, Canada and Europe (story here). The company posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $2.13 billion, or $4.28 per diluted share, compared with last year’s net loss of $844 million, or $1.70 per […]
Mobile broadband gaining traction
A small survey of about 100 Mobile World Congress attendees conducted by SurfKitchen confirmed that mobile Internet services are poised for mainstream adoption. One third of attendees surveyed stated that their mobile Internet usage has more than doubled over the last year, with 67 percent currently relying on WAP and mobile Internet browsers to access […]
Samsung brings femtocell to Verizon
Samsung announced that it’s bringing its femtocell base station to Verizon Wireless, as reported last week (story here). The Verizon Wireless Extender is similar to the Sprint Airave, which Samsung introduced last year. The Extender requires a normal power outlet and a home broadband Internet connection. If you’re on the phone and leave the house, […]