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Articles tagged with: Cisco and Sprint
Cisco Joins WiMAX Forum Board of Directors
The WiMAX Forum has announced the addition of cisco as a new member of its board of directors. Sai Subramanian, director of marketing for the broadband wireless business unit of cisco, will serve as cisco’s representative on the WiMAX Forum board. Last week, the WiMAX Forum also announced that it had added Tata Communications’ COO Prateek Pashine to its board. more
Related Tags: wimax-forum, wimax, nortel-networks, magticom, chipset, 4g, nokia,, motorola,, tata
Sprint Outlines WiMAX Expansion Programme
..launch service in multiple markets in 2010 including Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In addition to the ongoing market roll out, Sprint has several new devices planned for 2009 and 2010, including a single-mode WiMA more
Related Tags: 3g, seattle, atlanta, wimax, clearwire, sprint-nextel, ovi, iden, usb-modem, nextel, modem, san-francisco, 4g, usb,
Sprint Offers Integration with Cisco Unified Communications Manager
US mobile operator, Sprint has announced the launch of a corporate fixed-mobile platform based on the cisco Unified Communications Manager. Sprint Wireless Integration is delivered using the Sprint IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture, built into Sprint's IP/MPLS network, which not only minimizes equipment required on the customer premises but also allows for intelligent routing and "on-net" calling capabilities nationwide. more
Related Tags: intel, cdma, unified-communications, ims, ip-multimedia-subsystem,
BART Riders Embrace Paying with Mobile Phones – NFC Trial a Success
Earlier this year a select group of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) riders took part in a first-in-the-nation trial to pay for their fares and food, receive discounts and check account balances using just their new mobile phone containing a contactless chip that enables transactions without a traditional plastic card. BART, First Data and ViVOtech has published the results of the trial conducted in the San Francisco area from Jan. 28 to May 30, 2008, which demonstrate high use when both transit fare and retail payments are combined in the same phone. more
Related Tags: nfc, near-field-communication, ota, san-francisco, mobile-commerce, bart, plastic, vivotech, mobile-wallet,
CTIA Wireless Show to Focus on Open Network Opportunities
..'s CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment trade show when it starts Wednesday. The San Francisco trade show, sister to the main CTIA Wireless event in the spring, focuses more on the programs and content found on cellphones. Core to many of the pa more
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Telecom Vendor Woes to Last Longer Than Previously Feared
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Companies that sell networking gear to telecommunications-service providers face a tough couple of quarters. more
Related Tags: juniper-networks, sprint-nextel, verizon, tellabs, qwest, nextel, chief-financial-officer, acme-packet, qwest-communications, ciena, adc, adc-telecommunications, pace, titan, rick-lindner
Ciena 3Q Net Falls 59%; Warns of Further Weak Orders
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Ciena Corp. warned of weaker orders for telecommunications gear in the coming quarters, sparking fear of broader weakness in technology. more
Related Tags: thomson, sprint-nextel, cisco-systems, nextel, ciena, adc, adc-telecommunications, music, titan
EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Telecoms Expect Strong Wireless Qtr
TAKING THE PULSE: The wireless business continues to hum for the U.S. telecommunications companies, but signs of competitive pressure are beginning to creep in. Wireless continues to be driven by smartphone sales and the adoption of pricier service plans, offsetting the deteriorating wireline business. AT&T remains at the forefront but eventually will lose its leadership position in wireless once Verizon Communications completes its acquisition of Alltel. Smaller companies, meanwhile, are scrambling to catch up, with prepaid wireless reseller Virgin Mobile USA acquiring niche player Helio. The landline business, meanwhile, continues to deteriorate as a result of economic pressures and alternative lines of communications. more
Related Tags: thomson, samsung, sprint-nextel, virgin-mobile, verizon, alltel, lg, virgin-mobile-usa, touchscreen, landline, verizon-communications, lg-electronics, satellite, nextel, fios, virgin,
New IPO Candidate NextG Culls $40 Million From Private Placement
SAN FRANcisco -(Dow Jones)- Wireless infrastructure company NextG Networks, which last week filed for an initial public offering of $150 million, has recently raised more than $40 million in Series C funding from venture investors. more
Related Tags: metropcs, sprint-nextel, verizon-wireless, verizon, ipo, email, antenna, fiber-optic,
UPDATE: AT&T's iPhone Shift to Cost Up to $1 Billion a Year
..e at a developer conference in San Francisco. AT&T hopes millions of additional customers will buy the iPhone at the reduced prices, allowing the company to sell more data service on top of monthly phone-calling plans that start at $40. A more
Related Tags: sprint-nextel, driving, verizon, apple, 3, nextel,
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