Colin C. Haley

Verizon has signed a programming and distribution agreement with Turner Broadcasting System as it prepares to ratchet up pressure on its cable and satellite competitors. The deal will make CNN, Cartoon Network, TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies available through the Baby Bell’s fiber-to-the-home service. “Our customers will enjoy the quality programming from Turner Broadcasting […]

Lance Armstrong’s 2000 autobiography is titled “It’s Not About The Bike.” It’s a clear reference to the fierce determination that helped him beat testicular cancer and win the Tour de France six times. But as he pedals through valleys and over mountains in pursuit of a record seventh title, the Texan’s sponsors would like to […]

The outlook for makers of cellular base station equipment is picking up after several sluggish years, according to a new report. IT research firm In-Stat said orders for gear that relays voice and data traffic will jump from 1.8 million units in 2004 to 3.5 million units in 2009. “A combination of new technology, base […]

Communications chip maker Broadcom has slapped a lawsuit on wireless networking giant Qualcomm , alleging that its rival’s use of third-generation patents violates U.S. antitrust laws. The complaint revolves around Qualcomm’s Wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology, which is implemented through the Universal Mobile Telephone Systems standard. Broadcom says that when international industry groups were […]

AT&T shareholders at Thursday’s annual meeting approved the $16 billion proposed merger with SBC Communications . The nearly unanimous endorsement (97.9 percent of shares voted at the meeting) brings the telecom mega-deal one step closer to completion. AT&T and SBC must still convince the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) that […]

Harry Pearce was appointed non-executive chairman of Nortel at the telecom equipment maker’s annual investor meeting this week. The 62-year-old has been a Nortel director since January and also sits on the boards of Marriot International and MDU Resources Group. Harry PearceSource: Nortel Previously, he was a director at General Motors and Hughes Electronics (now […]

Sprint is the latest telecommunications player to lay the groundwork for testing WiMAX , the yet-unproven wireless standard for high speed metropolitan networks. The Overland Park, Kan., telecom carrier is launching lab and field tests with Motorola on base stations, antennas and multimedia handsets in order to put the 802.11e standard, and its very high […]

India will have fastest-growing electronics manufacturing industry in the world over the next several years, according to a new IT research report. In-Stat expects the South Asian country’s industry output to grow from $11.5 billion last year to $40 billion in 2010. That’s still well below China, which pumped out $272 billion worth of electronics […]

Nortel Networks board members faced scathing criticism from shareholders today for failing to detect the accounting irregularities that sent the telecom equipment maker into a tailspin. “So the board was not aware of anything? What [kind of] organization is this?” a shareholder asked at today’s annual meeting. “We were in total darkness when this company’s […]

Just one week after a major telecom dropped Microsoft’s Internet Protocol television (IPTV) platform, another has embraced it. BT said it would use Microsoft’s IPTV in the United Kingdom as part of a triple-play service bundle of voice, high -speed data and video. ”BT and Microsoft share a common vision for converged entertainment in the home,” Gavin Patterson, […]

Covad will use Samsung network equipment to run its new line-powered voice access (LPVA) service, an offering that could prove more attractive given the Supreme Court’s Brand X ruling. LPVA will use Samsung’s multi-service access platform to convert phone signals from analog to digital. The signal will then be transported over Covad’s nationwide broadband network […]

Level 3 Communications is expanding its VoIP enhanced 911 (e911) coverage in order to help service providers meet new regulations about emergency calls. The network wholesaler’s e911 service will cover 70 percent of the country by year’s end, up from 66 percent now. Level 3 will also add an e911 routing service for so-called “nomadic” […]