Colin C. Haley

Qwest’s $8.45 bid for MCI will expire April 5 at midnight, Qwest CEO Richard C. Notebaert said today. “Since both of us recognize the importance of reaching a decision promptly, we think it is reasonable to inform you that if we have not executed an agreement on or before midnight, April 5, 2005, our offer […]

Mobile phones and voicemail have changed the way business users communicate, but Orative says there’s room for improvement. The San Jose, Calif., startup today introduced an enterprise software product that allows users to gauge the importance of incoming calls by displaying details, such as name, urgency and subject matter. It also delivers calendar reminders, conference […]

A consortium of investment and private equity firms will pay $11.3 billion in cash for financial software and transaction processing specialist SunGard Data Systems , the companies announced Monday. Under the agreement, Silver Lake Partners, Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Providence Equity Partners and Texas Pacific […]

There were no mega-mergers announced at the recent CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans — and that was probably just as well. Instead of attending press conferences where CEOs would surely drone on about synergies, reporters and attendees walked the exhibit floor, I sat in on panel discussions and took in product demos. What I […]

Under fire for walking away from the negotiating table, MCI will resume talks with Qwest , the company said late Wednesday. The board of directors for the Ashburn, Va., long-distance and network services provider is weighing Qwest’s $8.45 billion offer against Verizon’s $6.7 billion bid. “MCI’s board has determined to continue its discussions with Qwest […]

AT&T has been lab-testing WiMax equipment from Airspan Networks and Motorola among others, internetnews.com has learned. The long-distance carrier and network services provider recently announced two sets of commercial WiMax trials for later this year. An AT&T official confirmed that the vendors’ products are being reviewed in its labs (as are those of other equipment […]

Qwest CEO Richard Notebaert is seething because acquisition talks with MCI have “gone dark.” It’s the latest in an increasingly acrimonious fight between Qwest and Verizon for the Ashburn, Va., long-distance and network services provider. In a letter to MCI directors, Notebaert said “there is no legally valid excuse not to continue the exchange of […]

Motorola will build and operate a nationwide wireless system in Saudi Arabia to help businesses and government agencies there stay in touch with their employees, the mobile handset and infrastructure giant announced today. The first phase of the project, which is being overseen by a four-firm consortium known as the Public Telecommunications Company (PTC), is […]

NEW ORLEANS — Wireless carriers are used to competing with each other. The winning strategy is simple (although executing it isn’t): offer better coverage, customer service, rate plans and features than the other guy. But as they look toward the networked home as an area of growth, mobile moguls will clash with a formidable set […]

NEW ORLEANS — Sybase CEO John Chen began his CTIA Wireless 2005 speech by poking fun at his company’s animated video introduction. “Samsung always has very beautiful people in their commercials,” Chen said, comparing Sybase’s clip to Samsung’s slick presentation earlier in the day. “We have two-dimensional people.” The joke warmed up the crowd, but […]

NEW ORLEANS — Expanding an existing partnership, network equipment giant Nortel and handset maker LG Electronics will jointly develop and market WiMax products. The agreement, announced here at the CTIA Wireless 2005 trade show, will combine Nortel’s carrier packet networking with LG Electronics’ mobile telecom and digital convergence experience. The Canadian and South Korean companies […]

NEW ORLEANS — With carriers activating third-generation networks, mobile broadband adoption largely depends on how compelling and reliable new voice, data and video services are. At the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) 2005 trade show which begins here today, companies are out to prove that consumers will pay a monthly premium for their offerings […]