Colin C. Haley

The 17th annual Supercomm trade show kicks off Monday with programs covering a range of topics, including broadband, enterprise networks, wireless and Voice over Internet Protocol . More than 25,000 people attended last year’s show in Atlanta, and more than 500 companies exhibited, according to its producers, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the United […]

UPDATE: After toiling five years and amassing nearly $300 million in venture capital, Procket Networks sold its assets to the very company it tried to unseat. Cisco will pay $89 million in cash for the Milpitas, Calif., company’s intellectual property. In addition, members of Procket’s engineering team will join Cisco when the deal closes early […]

Advancing its “seamless mobility” strategy, mobile telecom giant Motorola is buying embedded computing specialist Force Computer from Solectron for an undisclosed sum. A spokesman for Milpitas, Calif.-based Solectron was not immediately available for comment, but in a statement, the outsourced electronics manufacturer said the Force Computer sale is part of its “plan to sell assets […]

Sprint announced today it will cut 1,100 workers, a move prompted by a steady decline in business from its long-distance service customer base. “Our intent is to sell packaged integrated services — local, long-distance and wireless,” Mark Bonavia, a Sprint spokesman, told internetnews.com. “It’s not the best time to be selling [standalone long-distance].” The Overland, […]

Looking to bounce back after losing market share last quarter, Nokia introduced new handsets at its annual Nokia Connection conference in Helsinki this week. In addition, the world’s largest handset maker laid out its business-focused software plans and updated product releases at the conference. On the handset side, Jorma Ollila, Nokia’s chairman and CEO, unveiled […]

Continuing its partnering strategy, wireless LAN specialist Colubris Networks is teaming with equipment provider ARRIS TeleWire Supply to offer Wi-Fi access services to cable operators. The sales, marketing and support deal was announced today at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineer’s Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando, Fla. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the pact, ARRIS […]

Putting a new spin on search, Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) has released a new enterprise application at the intersection of content management and market intelligence. The offering, dubbed Marketrac, helps users at large companies and government agencies locate and analyze documents and data from disparate sources (225 formats and 77 languages) that are needed […]

AOL is offering subscribers of its low-priced Netscape Internet service to buy new features a la carte, as it tries to stabilize its customer base and increase the average revenue per user. Beginning today, users of the Dulles, Va., ISP’s $9.95 per month dial-up offering can add several new options. For $5 a month, subscribers […]

A rising tide on anticipation for Google’s IPO may be lifting all boats in the search sector. That’s just fine with Steve Papa, CEO of enterprise search firm Endeca. “[Google] has raised people’s awareness of what high-quality information discovery can do,” Papa told internetnews.com. “It’s led people to prioritize their projects.” This morning, Cambridge, Mass.,-based […]

Mukesh Chatter founded Axiowave Networks four years ago with a goal of building optical cross connects, equipment that directs data streams between network components. But the telecom market crashed, so he had to switch gears. After talking with telecom executives on the technical side and in financial departments, he discovered a problem that needed solving: […]

Tightening its focus and its belt, Nortel Networks is transferring part of its Directory and Operator Services (DOS) business to VoltDelta for a minority ownership in that company. About 160 employees in North America and Mexico will be offered jobs at VoltDelta when the deal closes in the third quarter. Nortel will retain its Traffic […]

The federal government’s decision not to appeal a court ruling that tossed out line-sharing rules between Baby Bells and their start-up rivals is getting a thumbs up from a Voice over Internet Protocol technology executive. “It’s very encouraging that the [Federal Communications Commission] believes VoIP will provide sufficient competition to the [Baby Bells] that the […]