Colin C. Haley

Seeing opportunities in a fast-growing market, network operator Level 3 announced today that it is now offering Wholesale Internet services in the Czech Republic. The Broomfield, Colo., company’s offering will target ISPs, cable providers and international telecom providers who want to sell communications services to enterprise customers. Among Level 3’s first customers is Nextra, a […]

Nortel is close to establishing a joint venture with China Putian to build third-generation wireless gear for the Chinese market, the company said today. The new company will handle R&D, manufacturing and sales to carriers in the promising China market. China Putian will own 51 percent of the joint venture, and Nortel will own the […]

America Online today announced new search services to capitalize on rising interest in the technology from users and advertisers. The Internet arm of Time Warner also announced several partnerships with smaller specialists to develop desktop search, expanded local search and new opportunities for advertisers and businesses. “Updating the service is an ongoing process,” Jay Esmele, […]

SBC Communications introduced a new service today to help businesses track network and application performance in multiple locations. SBC PremierServ Network Management Wide Area Network View gives IT managers information to isolate programs that are slowing the system; free bandwidth for key applications; and understand and trace virus traffic. The real-time feedback will also help […]

Ciena is suing rival Nortel over intellectual property rights related to optical transport technology, the company said Tuesday. The action, filed in U.S. District Court in Texas, alleges that several products in Nortel’s Optera family infringe on six Ciena patents. “Ciena is seeking to protect its intellectual property and technology leadership with the filing of […]

Verizon Communications and Yahoo have reached an agreement to provide a co-branded portal to the carrier’s broadband customers, the companies announced Monday. The pact comes two months after SBC Communications extended its successful relationship with Yahoo and is aimed at luring high-speed Internet customers from cable operators, such as Comcast . The Verizon-Yahoo service will […]

Motorola has purchased media networking software specialist Ucentric Systems today, a move that enhances the networker’s connected home offerings and marks its first foray into the software business, a company spokesman said. Ucentric provides access to stored digital content — such as high-definition video on a digital video recorder, music on a hard drive, or […]

Readers could be forgiven for overlooking last week’s third-generation wireless news. After all, past coverage has fallen into three categories: squabbles over standards; hand-wringing over Asia’s dizzying adoption rate; and fantastic market projections for the very distant future. But two recent announcements changed that. First, Cingular said its 3G trials are ahead of schedule. And […]

What do you get when you combine wireless technology with sunglasses? Motorola and Oakley hope the answer is must-have shades. The companies announced a joint venture today to put Bluetooth technology in eyewear. The aim is to give consumers hands-free operation of their electronic devices. Early product designs could be unveiled within three months. It’s […]

Motorola president and COO Mike S. Zafirovski will resign at month’s end to seek a CEO position, a company spokeswoman said today. The 51-year-old’s move comes as a new corporate structure initiated by CEO Ed Zander takes hold. Zafirovski will work as an advisor to Motorola during the transition. Mike S. Zafirovski “We don’t intend […]

Chipmaking giant Intel and South African carrier Telkom are testing WiMAX technology in hopes of providing a last-mile broadband alternative, the companies announced today. Telkom, South Africa’s largest broadband provider, now has two base stations operating on the WiMAX standard, or 802.16a. According to the company, the WiMAX trials began with a small number of […]

Improving its offerings for wireless service providers, VeriSign announced today that it will buy LightSurf for $270 million in stock. The Mountain View, Calif., infrastructure services firm will integrate LightSurf’s technology, which lets users exchange pictures, video and other multimedia content, into its Intelligent Communications, Commerce and Content (IC3) platform. “[The combination] will provide a […]