Matt Carolan

Net2Phone, Inc., the provider of voice-over-IP services, and ADIR Technologies, Inc. a maker of voice-over-IP software and solutions, have jointly filed suit against telecommunications equipment maker Cisco Systems, Inc., alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud, unfair competition, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties. The New Jersey companies complaint, filed in the U.S. District […]

Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., a New York provider of optical networks and IP services to carriers, government and enterprises, said on Monday that it may go bankrupt if it cannot restructure its debt. The warning came as part of an announcement from Metromedia that it would miss a $30 million interest payment on $975 million […]

Federal regulators on Thursday voted to classify cable modem service in a way that could substantially limit its regulation by government. In a 3-1 vote, the Federal Communications Commission declared that cable modem service is an “information service” rather than a “cable service” or “telecommunication service” for the purposes of federal law. The decision is […]

3Com Corp. on Wednesday introduced new switching software and hardware for enterprise LANs, aimed at providing greater scalability and availability for mission-critical applications. The new switching software is titled XRN for “eXpandable Resilient Networking.” It helps connects multiple distributed gigabit switches into what 3Com officials describe as a resilient distributed core with no single point […]

Lucent Technologies, Inc., the struggling telecommunications equipment maker, revised its quarterly revenue projections downward on Tuesday, and said that its going to take longer than expected to return to profitability. After initially projecting growth in revenue of 10 to 15 percent for the companys fiscal second quarter just weeks ago, the Murray Hill, N.J. company […]

Telecommunications equipment maker Avaya, Inc. said on Monday that it will slash 1,900 jobs, or a little over 8 percent of its workforce, and sell a stake in the company following lower-than-expected revenue for its fiscal second quarter. “We are vigorously attacking the bottom line, making strong progress in both cost and expense reductions,” said […]

Global Crossing Ltd. announced a series of cost-cutting measures Friday, aimed at lifting the struggling telecommunications network operator out of bankruptcy. Fridays announced moves include voluntary pay cuts for some executives, an additional round of 1,600 layoffs of mostly administrative and sales positions — on top of 800 previously announced job cuts to take effect […]

Western Multiplex Corp., a maker of high-speed wireless networking products, announced Thursday its new 100 Mbps, 5.8 GHz wireless Ethernet bridge. The new product is an addition to the companys existing Tsunami product line. It has a range of up to 8 miles — 3 miles longer than the companys top dual-band offering, according to […]

Nortel Networks Corp. has postponed the release of a much-anticipated switch for optical networks, according to company officials. Nortels OPTera Connect PX switch, which would direct large amounts of data in the form of light, has been postponed indefinitely by the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker. The OPTera Connect PX switch was part of the developing […]

Covad Communications Group, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its high-speed Internet business services into ten new metropolitan markets. The Santa Clara, Calif. provider of broadband services for small- to medium-sized businesses said it is now offering its “TeleXtend” brand of T1 service in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, the combined marketplace of Kansas City, […]

A decision this month by the Federal Communications Commission to give a conditional go-ahead to companies seeking to market products employing UWB technology has gotten some industry watchers concerned. While the emerging technology could enable a range of new mobile applications, critics claim that if ultrawideband is improperly implemented, it could interfere with other wireless […]

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave a conditional go-ahead to companies seeking to market products employing ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. UWB operates by releasing many small bursts of radio signals at very high speeds over a wide radio spectrum, rather than, as more established wireless technologies do, issuing a protracted signal over a limited frequency […]