Topic: Corporate News
The new items published under this topic are as follows.
Avaya Korea and LG Electronics Forges Business Partnership
SEOUL , KOREA /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Avaya Korea Ltd., the Korean subsidiary of Avaya Inc. (NYSE:AV), a leading global provider of communications networks and services for businesses, and LG Electronics, a global player in electronics & telecommunications and the number one PBX provider in the local market, announced they have signed a business partnership distribution agreement in the IP convergence area.
Agere Systems Establishes Asia/Pacific Development and Support Centre in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B) has established an Asia/Pacific Development and Support Centre in Taipei, Taiwan, to strengthen its design and technical cooperation with Asia/Pacific customers. The centre, which officially opened today, will initially focus on 802.11b and 802.11a/b/g multimode Wi-Fi? solutions, and later expand to such areas as VoIP, VoWLAN, printing and imaging, modem and Gigabit Ethernet, in line with growth opportunities in the Asia/Pacific region.
RAD Closes 2003 With Growth in Worldwide Sales
Tel Aviv, January 14, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- RAD Data Communications has announced that its global sales in 2003 reached $132 million, an increase of three percent over 2002.
Sri Lanka Telecom Powers Wi-Fi Hotspot at BIA Airport
Colombo, Sri Lanka, /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) recently launched a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Mobile Internet Zone, popularly known as a Wi-Fi Hotspot, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) terminal. Wi-Fi is a wireless broadband network which is simple to access, easy to use and does not require a waiting period for set up or preparation that is typically needed for cable based broadband systems such as Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL). All that is needed to utilize this service is to wander into ?SLTnet Wi-Fi Internet Zone? and authenticate their connection using the required prepaid card for instant access to the internet via this mobile access network.
Avaya Inks New Converged Network Infrastructure Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro UK
GUILDFORD , UK /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Avaya Inc. (NYSE:AV), a leading global provider of communications networks and services for businesses, announced a new distribution agreement with Ingram Micro UK to boost the converged network infrastructure side of its multi-channel strategy. The agreement, which will take effect 15 January 2004, will support Avaya's position as a global leader in IP telephony* and give resellers and customers greater choice.
Dell Lowers Networking Costs for Customers with New PowerConnect Switches
Round Rock, Texas, January 7, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Customers can now purchase Gigabit Ethernet switches from Dell for as little as $179, with the introduction of Dell's new PowerConnectTM 2600 product line.
Available immediately worldwide, the PowerConnect 2608, 2616 and 2624 unmanaged switches offer the performance needed by small and medium businesses, educational institutions and customers operating in remote offices. The switches, designed for file sharing and retrieving large multimedia files such as graphics and video from servers, are priced up to 70 percent less than comparable competitive products1 (http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/pressoffice/en/2004/2004_01_06_rr_000?c=us&l=en&s=corp#tn1).
Agere Systems to Host Webcast on First Quarter Fiscal 2004 Results
ALLENTOWN, Pa. /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B) today announced it would host a webcast on Tuesday, January 27, 2004, to report its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2004, ended December 31, 2003. The company invites investors and others to listen to the earnings conference call live over the Internet at 8:30 a.m. EST.
Agere Systems Acquires TeraBlaze, A Leading Developer of High-Density Gigabit Ethernet Switching Solutions
ALLENTOWN, Pa., and CUPERTINO, Calif. /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B) today announced that it has acquired TeraBlaze Inc., a privately held developer of Gigabit Ethernet switching solutions based in Cupertino, Calif. With this acquisition, Agere expects to deliver high-density switching solutions to serve the fast-growing Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) market. TeraBlaze's industry-leading switch-on-a-chip technology will enable Agere to provide single-chip GbE solutions to equipment providers addressing SOHO (small office, home office) and enterprise applications.
Nortel Networks to Expand Capacity of PTML's Ufone GSM Network
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) has awarded Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSX: NT] a contract estimated at US$56 million to implement a major expansion of PTML's national Ufone GSM 900 digital wireless network. This is the second major expansion by Nortel Networks since building the original network for PTML in 2001, and it is expected to raise Ufone's capacity to 1.3 million subscribers.
Anti-Consumer Subpoena Process Struck Down by Appeals Court
WASHINGTON /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Verizon declared victory for consumer safety and privacy today (December 19, 2003)when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia announced it has struck down a controversial lower-court ruling that had forced Internet service providers to reveal the identity of any Internet subscriber accused of music piracy. (Please refer to the second page of this news release for additional background information about the case.) The following response should be attributed to Sarah Deutsch, vice president and associate general counsel for Verizon.