Latest edge news.
Sprint to buy affiliate, 07/11/05
Sprint this week said it will acquire its second largest wireless affiliate, US Unwired, for $1.3 billion.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/071105-sprint-usunwired.html?nl
Q&A: WilTel CEO talks strategy, 07/11/05
A leading wholesale provider of telecom services, WilTel Communications has been pursuing the enterprise market directly as a next-generation ISP for the last two years. Network World Senior Editor Carolyn Duffy Marsan spoke recently with WilTel CEO Jeff Storey about the company’s enterprise strategy and its critical but changing relationship with SBC.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071105-wiltel.html?nl
Researchers, vendors, ISPs attack ‘Net attackers, 07/08/05
Some of the best Internet minds in the world met Thursday to discuss a wide range of methods to rid the Web of malicious traffic.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/070805-sruti.html?nl
Sprint rolls out EV-DO, 07/07/05
Sprint announced Thursday it is rolling out its EV-DO wireless high-speed data service in 34 markets this month.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/070705-sprint-ev-do.html?nl
DOJ requires Alltel to divest assets in acquisition, 07/06/05
The U.S. Department of Justice will require Alltel to sell off some of its assets in three central U.S. states before completing a $6 billion acquisition of competing wireless carrier Western Wireless.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/070605-alltel.html?nl
