Nortel's COO & CTO Resign

Gary Daichendt, president and chief operating officer of Nortel Networks, has stepped down after three months with the company. Prior to his appointment in March, Daichendt had served as executive vice president, Worldwide Operations, at Cisco Systems.Nortel also announced that Gary Kunis, chief technology officer, who joined Nortel following the appointment of Daichendt, will also be leaving the company. Kunis previously worked alongside Daichendt at Cisco Systems as Chief Science Officer.Bill Owens, vice chairman and CEO of Nortel, cited a difference...

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Space Systems/Loral Delivers iPSTAR-1 for Launch

The iPSTAR-1 satellite, which is one of the most technologically advanced commercial satellites built to date, was delivered to the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, for planned launch aboard a Ariane 5 rocket on 07-July-05. Built for Shin Satellite, Plc of Thailand, iPSTAR-1 is designed to provide both enterprises and consumers throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand with various levels of Internet access services.iPSTAR-1 was built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). With a launch weight of 14,341 pounds (6505 kilograms) it will...

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LSI Logic Raises Q2 2005 Revenue Range

Citing increased demand for its storage components, LSI Logic increased its Q2 2005 revenue guidance to a range of $465 million to $475 million. LSI Logic previously forecasted second quarter revenue in the range of $450 million to $465 million.http://www.lsilogic....

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Dilithium Networks Hires BT Executive

Dilithium Networks, a supplier of 3G video telephony solutions, named Gerard Delaney as Vice President and General Manager, Europe Middle East and Africa. Delaney is currently the General Manager for Mobile Wholesale at British Telecom where he has been responsible for growing BT's business with mobile operators. Prior to joining BT, Delaney worked at Ericsson for seven years in Asia, Sweden and the UK. During his career at Ericsson, Delaney was General Manager, Customer Solutions for Ericsson Business Unit Systems based in Stockholm, and became...

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Industria Acquires EAP Consulting

Industria, a broadband solutions provider and systems integrator, has acquired EAP Consulting, which is based in Dublin. EAP Consulting played a key role in several Irish government projects, among them the design and implementation of fiber networks for local authorities in Galway, Sligo and Limerick, under the government's National Development Plan.The company will operate as a specialist unit within the Industria Group under the name Industria Professional Services, Ireland (IPSI) http://www.industria....

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Nokia to Offer WiMAX, Collaborates with Intel

Nokia announced plans to include WiMAX (802.16e) in its radio access technology portfolio in order to give its customers "the greatest possibility to address all user segments in broadband wireless access." Nokia said it believes WiMAX will provide a high-speed, limited coverage, data only complement to the fully mobile and standardized 3G voice and broadband data networks currently being launched globally. Nokia will partner with Intel on the development, adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology. Nokia said 3GPP technologies, including WCDMA...

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