Our WAN and service provider e-mail news alert.
EU to name carriers not offering cheap roaming, 07/31/07: The deadline for European cell phone carriers to offer a new mobile phone roaming tariff passed on Monday evening with the European Commission saying it plans to name carriers not offering customers the rates.
AT&T, IBM among winners of $50B federal deal, 07/31/07: The U.S. federal government has selected 29 companies including AT&T, IBM and EDS for its massive 10 year, $50 billion IT services deal known as Alliant.
IPv6 training options: Continuing his series on Implementing IPv6, IP routing expert Jeff Doyle lays out the training agenda for your engineers and operators. See the rest of the series here. And join in on the Live Chat today: 2 p.m. EDT. where Jeff Doyle will answer your questions on routing, Internet scaling and the meaning of life. Just point your browser here to join in the discussion.
Merger costs dog Alcatel-Lucent in Q2, 07/31/07: Merger costs, flat sales and a strong euro contributed to a second-quarter net loss at Alcatel-Lucent.
Verizon Wireless to acquire Rural Cellular, 07/30/07: Verizon Wireless has agreed to acquire Rural Cellular, a mobile telephone service provider focused on rural areas in the United States, the companies announced Monday.
Nacchio sentenced to 6 years, $52M fine, 07/27/07: A judge ordered the former chief executive of Qwest Communications International to pay $52 million and spend six years in prison for insider trading.
Defying naysayers, Iridium finds a business model, 07/28/07: Left for dead by many observers in the IT and telecommunications worlds just seven years ago, the reborn Iridium Satellite, which provides satellite-based communications services, is showing new signs of life.
FCC may be told to tell truth, 07/24/07: Congress may tell FCC to produce useful statistics on broadband deployment.
Amp’d is latest mobile niche casualty, 07/27/07: Mobile operators that target niche groups and resell minutes and bits from larger carriers are finding the going rough, with the latest casualty a much-hyped contender that may shut down next week.
