Colin C. Haley

A federal judge has ordered a permanent injunction against a Rhode Island man after he allegedly sent millions of unsolicited short text messages to Verizon Wireless customers. Jacob Brown was accused of transmitting ads for mortgage leads, adult content, software and herbal supplements. Between March and July, he allegedly sent approximately 4.5 million messages were […]

Verizon Wireless has decided to expand its retail footprint. The carrier, which sells phones and service plans through 1,200 of its own stores, has signed an exclusive deal to place Verizon Wireless stores within 570 Circuit City Superstores nationwide. Under the terms of the agreement, Verizon Wireless will be responsible for the employees, inventory, displays […]

Juniper Networks has launched a new initiative designed to improve interoperability of popular third-party antivirus and firewall measures with its own Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network appliances. SSL VPN technology helps workers, customers and partners access local area networks through any Web browser. The ability to use a browser rather than install software on […]

Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi. Not long ago, these Indian cities were little more than echoes from geography class, dots on a map marking the edge of an empire upon which the sun finally set. More recently, they’ve been associated with (for better or worse) offshoring, as multinational corporations build call centers, factories and software development […]

Telecom network operator Sprint will provide VoIP services to cable operator Mediacom Communications under a multi-year deal announced today. Financial terms were not disclosed. For the last year, Sprint has been pushing its VoIP services so cable companies can offer the voice-video-data bundles. The “triple-play” packages are increasingly popular with customers and allow and cable […]

VoIP upstart Vonage has quickly amassed another $105 million from venture capitalists and is looking to Latin America and Asia to accelerate an already torrid growth rate. For most of its existence, Vonage founder Jeff Citron, a serial entrepreneur who previously ran online brokerage Datek, has bankrolled the company. But investors have taken notice, pumping […]

Vernier Networks has tacked on another $2 million to its most recent financing round, another sign that security and networking plays are growing in popularity. The latest windfall will be used to enhance Vernier’s Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) — an integrated suite of security products to defend against wireline and wireless network intrusions. The offering […]

Network equipment giant Cisco Systems is buying IP platform specialist P-Cube for $200 million in cash and stock. P-Cube’s technology helps telecom carriers, cable operators and ISPs manage Voice over Internet Protocol , interactive gaming, video-on-demand and music downloads. For example, the programmable platform automates tasks like identifying subscribers and billing for the various applications. […]

As network attacks become more frequent and complex, large corporations and government agencies are turning to outside contractors for security. If the trend holds, enterprises will outsource 90 percent of security operations by 2010, driving the market for managed security services to $3.7 billion, according to a new study from the Yankee Group. The total […]

Verizon Wireless’ offer for Qwest’s wireless assets does not raise antitrust concerns, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ruled. The FTC decision is one of the hurdles that needs to be cleared for the $418 million transaction to close in late 2004 or early 2005. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is still considering the proposed […]

Building on a longstanding relationship, Alcatel will help China Telecom deploy 1.3 million DSL lines, the latest in a slew of recent industry deals from emerging markets. “With our local expertise and global experience in broadband, I am confident that Alcatel will continue to work hand-in-hand with China Telecom to drive the broadband development in […]

Stung by an accounting debacle and sector slump, Nortel will lay off 3,500 employees, or 10 percent of its workforce, as part of a sweeping restructuring to put the company back on track. The telecom equipment maker will put greater emphasis on providing gear for large corporations and government agencies that are moving to converged […]