From a next-generation telephony standpoint, Ericsson's acquisition of Marconi's assets will neither hinder nor significantly help the Swedish telecommunications equipment maker's pursuit of leadership in the burgeoning IMS space. ...

Ericsson is picking up Marconi's product lines. Outside microwave overlap, optical products will improve the vendor's mobile transport offer. However, the real value could come from routing and ...

SBC has chosen to use the AT&T name once the prospective merger is complete. Though every branding option had its advantages and drawbacks, SBC's decision really was the only ...

Ericsson's acquisition of Marconi's broadband access and switching and routing assets raises questions about Ericsson's ultimate intentions. These are valuable assets, but Ericsson does not view them as strategic components ...

IBM released packaging and services around Geronimo, the Apache open source J2EE product, including the new WebSphere Application Server Community Edition. IBM is slowly building links that will foster ...

Avaya's work with Global Crossing will increase enterprise customer confidence as they plan to deploy SIP-based communications apps, but its disappointing certifications are needed for standards-based systems and services. ...

Interland is taking steps to restructure its organization and shift its strategy in an attempt to regain footing on the way to profitability, but it continues to work in a ...

Even though Convergin's unveiling of the SCIM capabilities of its Accolade FMC platform was not exactly news to potential customers and competitors, the announcement helps to move the FMC discussion ...

Loyal-yet-weary customers and partners will be hoping that Nortel's appointment of a new, highly-regarded CEO will be the end of the new beginning for the company, while competitors will seize ...

Cisco's embrace of dual-mode wireless telephony will challenge competitors that are in various stages of introducing or developing similar wireless solutions. It remains to be seen, however, how they ...

It is official; Telfort now belongs to KPN Mobile. This will make KPN Mobile the strongest prepaid and wholesale player in the market - by a long chalk. ...

With the passage of Senate Bill 5, Texas has rolled out the red carpet to telco TV, and Verizon has responded by filing for a statewide video franchise to accelerate ...

Verio counters competitors' moves by offering its own e-commerce support and training for resellers. While the move will help take it up a notch, it must ultimately demonstrate that it ...

XO adds new referral categories for its Concentric Hosting brand, looking to gain new avenues for selling its hosting service. While its incentives are solid, it could be rehashing efforts ...

3G data tariffs are starting to evolve from their early, inflexible bundled contract model to a new array of prepaid and time-based offerings. Price, however, is still the all-important ...

Teradata and Siebel announced the complete suite of Siebel Business Analytics applications optimized for Teradata Warehouse. This is a good move, but Oracle's buyout of Siebel raises questions about the ...

Samsung's 802.16e trial with Sprint shows interest in the company's WiBro approach outside Korea. However, interoperability issues with WiMAX could mean that the trial is just an attempt to ...

Nortel's WiMAX strategy has expanded to include 802.16-2004 products through an OEM with Airspan. A deeper product portfolio is always good, but a lack of IMS or device messaging does ...

Riverstone launches its attack on the Ethernet access layer with new carrier-grade full-featured MPLS/VPLS-based platforms optimized for cost and density while providing full feature parity with the company's flagship 15008 ...

Siperian announces a partnership with Cognos. The agreement should be good for both companies, especially Siperian, although Siperian supplies too few details about the agreement. ...