Patricia Fusco

Video game console-maker Sega Enterprises Ltd. Monday agreed with Motorola Inc. to jointly develop a new cellular phone that can access the Internet. The two companies plan to develop new software that allows mobile phones to hook up to the Internet and process high-speed data transport much like Sega’s Dreamcast home game machines operate over […]

While cable and telecom companies rush to deploy broadband services to bandwidth hungry consumers, cable firms are discovering that customer service relationships are more intimate and immediate than their cable television clients demand. One area where cable firms are battling to stay up to speede is North Texas which is experiencing great growth in the […]

Leading national catalog retailer Spiegel Catalog Inc. Friday teamed up with Yahoo! Inc. and Spinway Inc. to provide co-branded free dial-up Internet access and online advertising technology solutions. Launching its online branding initiative dubbed Spiegel Free Web, the no-fee Internet access program is available to consumers in the United States. As a part of the […]

IBM Corp. Friday continued to assemble its wireless initiative by forming alliances with eight of the industry’s top Internet service firms to build mobile e-commerce solutions. As a result of the deal AGENCY.COM, answerthink Consulting Group Inc., Luminant Worldwide Corp., Organic Inc., R/GA Interactive, Rare Medium Group Inc. , Razorfish, Inc. , and US Interactive […]

SBC Communications Inc. and Prodigy Communications Corp. Thursday completed the transaction to combine their consumer and small business Internet operations. The deal makes Prodigy one of the largest retail digital subscriber line providers in the U.S., offering broadband Internet access to consumers and small businesses alike. The SBC agreement puts Prodigy in a great position […]

Lucent Technologies Inc. Wednesday purchased optical transport solutions provider Chromatis Networks for approximately $4.5 billion in stock. Lucent will exchange about 78 million common shares for all outstanding Chromatis equity. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of June. A privately-held firm, Chromatis recently introduced a new technology that reduces the cost […]

Broadband service provider Qwest Communications International Inc. Wednesday signed a $40 million, three-year deal with medical transcription service provider MedQuist Inc. The agreement calls for Qwest to provide dedicated and switched voice services, and dedicated Internet access frame relay networking services to MedQuist . Roger Attick, Qwest senior vice president of alternate channel markets, said […]

Internet telephony reseller ITXC Corp. Wednesday signed up for licensing PC-to-phone software technology from leading chipmaker Intel Corp. Intel’s soft switch technology is designed to improve Internet call connection quality as more service providers take voice communication over the Internet into mainstream service offerings. The licensing agreement allows ITXC to incorporate Intel’s Internet telephony software […]

Gateway Inc. and America Online Inc. Tuesday announced plans to use a processor from Silicon Valley newcomer Transmeta Corp. in a Linux-based Internet appliance set to debut later this year. The deal marks a milestone for both Transmeta and Linux as Gateway and America Online is breaking rank with leading chip manufacturer Intel Corp. and […]

Global fiber city-dweller Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. Tuesday announced it struck a $432 million dark fiber leasing deal with SBC Communications Inc. The 20-year agreement enables SBC to expand its local presence in 30 major markets outside of its regional footprint. SBC plans to obtain dark fiber from MFN for the majority of the markets […]

Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. and Nokia Corp. Tuesday achieved two milestones in high-speed mobile communications marking the completion of all 3rd Generation test trials, and the provision of Hong Kong’s first commercially-available High Speed Circuit Switched Data service. The completion of high-speed trials makes the two companies well positioned to provide 3G services in […]

Telecommunications group Cable & Wireless Plc this week struck a three-year deal with Akamai Technologies for delveloping Akamai edge servers across Cable & Wireless global IP network. Cable & Wireless introduced its Edge Collocation program earlier this month in a move to offer a high-end suite of hosting solutions to meet high-bandwidth requirements of broadband […]