Colin C. Haley

Time Warner saw its second-quarter earnings slip, but not as badly as some industry watchers had expected. The media and Internet giant also bumped up 2004 financial forecasts, in part because of improving prospects for online advertising on its America Online properties. For the quarter, Time Warner earned $777 million, or 17 cents per share, […]

Verizon Communications posted strong second-quarter financial results, as surging wireless and broadband demand more than offset traditional phone service losses. The carrier earned $1.8 billion, or 64 cents per share, up from $338 million for the same period last year (figures for the 2003 quarter were affected by a $1.6 billion charge). The 64 cent […]

Moving to boost network capacity and coverage, Verizon Wireless has inked a three-year agreement to buy telecom equipment from Motorola . The country’s largest mobile carrier will install Motorola’s CDMA2000 1X radio base stations, Internet Protocol call processing platforms and advanced messaging systems in markets in California, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina and South Carolina. It’s […]

BellSouth’s second-quarter profits rose as the company continued to shift its focus from residential landline service to wireless and broadband offerings. The regional carrier earned $939 million, or 51 cents per share, which is a 4 percent bump over the same period last year. Revenue of $5.1 billion was flat. BellSouth added 120,000 DSL customers […]

eEye Digital Security has introduced new software to protect companies from known threats as well as “zero day” attacks, hacks that exploit an unknown vulnerability. The offering, dubbed Blink, is deployed on servers, PCs and laptops running Microsoft operating systems. It contains several layers of defense. The first is an intrusion prevention tool that operates […]

AT&T will stop pursuing new long-distance customers to adjust to new competitive and regulatory realities. The carrier will continue to support existing customers. Eventually, management will consider all options — including sale or spin-off — for the business that made it one of America’s most recognized corporate names. “We believe all those kinds of things […]

UPDATED: Verizon entered the consumer Voice over Internet Protocol arena today with its announcement of VoiceWing, the company’s consumer VoIP offering. The move is sure to challenge rival telecoms, cable companies and startups. Some phone companies have been cautious about VoIP over concern that the technology would eat into their own landline customer base, an […]

Despite early-year friction with Disney, Comcast has inked a deal to distribute the company’s content to high-speed Internet subscribers. Disney’s streaming ABC News reports, and shows such as “Nightline” and “20/20,” will be available to Comcast’s 5.7 million broadband customers at no additional cost just in time for the national political conventions. In addition, content […]

Lucent Technologies said orders for 3G wireless equipment helped drive its fourth consecutive profitable quarter. The third-quarter results come on the heels of a $5 billion contract to supply Verizon Wireless with gear to deliver high-speed data, voice and video content to its phone and PDA customers. Verizon Wireless’ network upgrade could spark other carriers […]

SBC Communications is expanding options for people who take their coffee with Wi-Fi . The carrier is working with Caribou Coffee to install hotspots at 300 of the chain’s shops in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. The companies will use access gear from Cisco Systems to Wi-Fi […]

Verizon has unveiled new details about its strategic fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) push, including pricing, data speeds, future markets and a launch date for television service. The carrier’s Fios (pronounced “fye-ose”) service will be available to consumers in Keller, Texas, in coming weeks. It features three tiers of Internet access speeds: 5 Mbps, 15 Mbps and 30 […]

Voice over Internet protocol specialist Viper Networks has partnered with retailer Zones , expanding its reach in a hot — and hotly contested — market. Zones caters to businesses of all sizes and to government agencies, selling through its call center, account executives, catalogs and Web site. The agreement is Viper’s third this summer: earlier, […]