* Also: Nortel taps another former Cisco exec; Office of the U.S. Trade Representative rebukes countries over access to telcom equipment, services
It’s like Filene’s Basement during the annual wedding dress sale… Carriers are all jockeying for position on the federal government’s $20 billion Networx project. The 10-year effort will provide circuit- and packet-switched voice, data and video services to all U.S. federal agencies. Every major U.S. telecom carrier is expected to bid on the RFP, which hits the streets this month. http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032805-contract.html
It’s like Filene’s Basement during the annual wedding dress sale… Carriers are all jockeying for position on the federal government’s $20 billion Networx project. The 10-year effort will provide circuit- and packet-switched voice, data and video services to all U.S. federal agencies. Every major U.S. telecom carrier is expected to bid on the RFP, which hits the streets this month.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/032805-contract.html
Nortel has a thing for Cisco. The beleaguered telecom giant has tapped another ex-Ciscoid to man a high-level position. Gary Kunis is Nortel’s new CTO, reporting to Gary Daichendt, Nortel’s new COO, who used to run Cisco’s worldwide field operations. Kunis was chief science officer at Cisco. He replaces Brian McFadden, who is now Nortel’s chief research officer.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0331nortelcto.html
A report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has rebuked several countries, most notably China, Japan and India, for hampering the access of U.S. companies to their domestic markets for telecommunications services and equipment. USTR cited restrictions on capitalization levels and joint ventures in China and criticized Japan’s failure to allocate additional spectrum for mobile operators. USTR also cited excessive licensing requirements for new market entrants and a failure to address restrictions on access to submarine cable capacity in India.
