Buyer/supplier linkages crossing traditional lines
New service demands and the rapid pace of industry change push service providers into closer arrangements with vendors. Click here to read the full-length version of this story...
Tut warns of another earnings shortfall
Video equipment vendor Tut Systems warned today that its second-quarter revenue and gross margin will be lower than previously indicated....
Municipal networks threaten incumbent revenues
A new report from Pike & Fischer’s Broadband Advisory Services says municipal broadband networks do pose a threat to incumbent service providers, particularly where Wall Street and the investment community is concerned...
Motorola may face wireless/wireline crossroads
Motorola’s acquisition of broadband wireless equipment vendor NextNet Wireless this week comes as the vendor’s wireline broadband business may be approaching a crossroads. (Photo by: Frank Polich/Bloomberg News/Landov)...
Intelsat, PanAmSat merger creates global leader
The completion of the $6.4 billion deal that combines Intelsat and PanAmSat creates the largest global satellite entity and one capable of serving diverse markets cost-effectively, according to the man who will lead the new Intelsat...
The Net effect of consolidation
Telecom will have a new look as mergers like last week's Nokia/Siemens deal take hold, but is it better?...
Siemens, Nokia join consolidation push
Nokia and Siemens today said they would combine their respective network divisions, creating a huge telecom infrastructure division rivaled only by the Ericsson and the soon-to-be-combined Alcatel and Lucent Technologies. (Photographer: PAUL O'DRISCOLL/BLOOMBERG NEWS/Landov)...
ECI returns to M&A prowl
ECI Telecom may be trolling for more acquisitions soon. The company recently announced plans to raise cash through common stock offerings to fund, among other things, potential acquisitions....
On the brink of something big
Richard Notebaert is earning kudos for saving Qwest from bankruptcy, but now he faces an even tougher challenge...
Better numbers don't paint clear picture
The numbers tell the story of a highly positive first quarter for the telecom industry, but not everyone is viewing those numbers in the same light...
Qwest buys OnFiber
Qwest Communications is extending its out-of-region reach and revenue with the acquisition of metro Ethernet provider OnFiber Communications...
Renamed Deltacom off to rocky start
A month after shortening its name from ITC^Deltacom to Deltacom, the competitive carrier’s first-quarter earnings came up short as well. ...
Insider buys $42M in Redback stock
In advance of a proposed public offering of the company's stock, a group led in part by one of Redback Networks' directors is purchasing nearly $42 million in the company's stock, regulatory filings revealed this week....
XO revenues fall, loss grows
XO Communications saw growth in its commercial and wholesale segments but posted a higher net loss on slightly lower revenues for the first quarter of 2006. ...
Global Crossing posts loss, looks to second half of ‘06
Global Crossing posted a $109 million loss, compared to an $80 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2005, but is still on track to be adjusted EBITDA positive by June and cash flow positive by the second half of 2006, company officials said...
The 'new' MegaPath launches
Managed service providers Netifice and MegaPath have completed their merger and will retain the MegaPath name, the new company announced today....
Wireline spending up in broadband ‘land grab’
North American spending on wireline equipment surged in the first quarter, even as wireline service revenue declined, according to Ovum-RHK....
Enterprise sales could boost Level 3 earnings
New Metro Networks business will attract higher-margin enterprises, customers to generate revenue...
TelePacific buys Mpower
The consolidation waves continue to ripple through the competitive telecom industry. TelePacific Communications announced today that it will acquire Mpower Communications for $204 million in a cash transition...
TW Telecom continues enterprise gains
Strong sales of data and Internet services to enterprise customers helped Time Warner Telecom overcome weakness in its biggest business, dedicated transport, and narrow its first-quarter loss....
