Infonetics Mobile WiMAX Market up 5% in 4Q08

The overall WiMAX equipment and device market held steady in 4Q08 over 3Q08 at $275 million, as the 802.16e mobile WiMAX segment increased 5% to counter a slight dip in the 802.16d fixed WiMAX segment, according to a new report from Infonetics Research."The WiMAX market will be leaner in 2009, leading vendors to rationalize their strategies: Nortel has exited, Alcatel-Lucent has transitioned its mobility R&D to its LTE program, and others will...

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Thailand's CAT Telecom Selects ZTE for National Optical Backbone

Thailand's CAT Telecom has selected ZTE to construct a large-scale national backbone optical network covering the entire territory of Thailand. Financial terms were not disclosed. The two organizations have collaborated in previous projects.Under the agreement, ZTE will provide CAT Telecom with its DWDM ZXWM M900 backbone transmission platform that will deployed over a network spanning some 10,000 kilometers. ZTE will also supply multiple ROADM...

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Occam Networks Posts Q4 Revenue of $31.7 million, up 26% Sequentially

Occam Networks reported Q4 2008 revenue of $31.7 million, up 26 percent from the prior quarter and up 49 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Sequential revenue growth was primarily due to increased volume in the company's copper business.Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $13.1 million, or 41% of revenue, compared with $10.8 million, or 43% of revenue, for the prior quarter. Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2008 was impacted primarily by an inventory provision for certain product components. Gross margin for the fourth...

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Sonus Networks Posts Q4 Revenue of $89.5 Million

Sonus Networks reported revenue for Q4 2008 of $89.5 million, compared to $62.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 and $97.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. The company's loss from continuing operations on a GAAP basis was $99.0 million, or $0.37 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $19.0 million, or $0.07 per share, for the third quarter of 2008, and income from continuing operations of $14.7 million, or $0.05 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2007."We continue to...

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Vonage Ends 2008 with 2.6 million Lines in Service

Vonage Holdings reported full year 2008 revenue of $900 million, up 9 percent from $828 million in 2007. Net loss excluding debt extinguishment costs narrowed to $34 million from $93 million excluding certain charges. GAAP net loss was $65 million or $0.41 per share in 2008.Marc Lefar, Vonage Chief Executive Officer, said, "We improved our financial position throughout 2008, and for the first time in Vonage's history, delivered adjusted operating profit and positive cash from operations for a full year. Vonage also delivered record level pre-marketing...

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JDSU Expands its CWDM/DWDM Line

JDSU released of new additions to its WaveReady product line of scalable optical transport solutions designed for access and metro optical networks. Added to the portfolio are a 10 Gbps tunable transponder with forward error correction (FEC), a power balancing system, and a 40-channel universal multiplexer/de-multiplexer. The WaveReady WRT-852, a compact C-Band or L-Band tunable transponder with Forward Error Correction (FEC) designed for reliable and cost effective transport of 10 Gbps services. The WRT-852 supports the transport of multiple...

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BroadSoft Enhances its BroadWorks Platform

BroadSoft introduced new product enhancements to its BroadWorks VoIP application platform that allow telecommunications service providers to simplify the deployment of hosted business communications solutions. New device management functionality that enables service providers to pre-configure end-user access devices. BroadSoft said the ability to pre-configure devices solves one of the most complex and time-consuming phases of delivering VoIP services....

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Deutsche Telekom Plans Tighter Mobile/Wireline Integration

Deutsche Telekom intends to adopt more of a regional focus with greater emphasis on integration between its wireline and wireless operations."The distinction between our fixed-line and mobile operations will be abolished. We intend to bundle product development, IT and technology across Europe in future," stressed Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann. "We have already proved with integrated mobile and fixed-network sales in Germany that we are capable...

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Telstra on "Upward Glide Path" Exiting 2008, But Calling Volume Slows

Noting that it continues to outperform domestic and global peers in key products and segments, Telstra reported a strong first half result with free cash flow growing by 44% to $1.9 billion. Telstra's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sol Trujillo, said: "We are on an upward glide path to hit our key targets for 2010 and beyond for free cash flow, margins, returns and top line growth. Telstra is seeing world class growth in core businesses such as wireless...

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Sol Trujillo to Step Down as Telstra CEO on June 30

Sol Trujillo will step down as chief executive of Telstra effective 30-June-2009. Trujillo and the company's Board agreed that now was a suitable time for a transition to a new CEO. The company will now formally commence a wide-ranging search for a suitable successor. Prior to joining Telstra in 2005, Trujillo was CEO of London-based Orange, the first American to lead a CAC-40 company; President and CEO of US West Dex Inc.; President and CEO of...

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Cisco Names Rob Lloyd as EVP of Worldwide Operations

Cisco has named Robert Lloyd, 52 as its Executive Vice President (EVP) of Worldwide Operations, replacing Richard Justice, who is stepping down from his day-to-day responsibilities due to health reasons. Justice will remain at Cisco as a part-time executive advisor to Chairman and CEO John Chambers.In his new role, Lloyd will report directly to Chairman and CEO John Chambers, and will be responsible for oversight of Cisco's Worldwide Sales, Worldwide...

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Telefónica Posts Continued Growth Driven by Mobiles in Latin America

Driven by mobile growth in Latin America (+12.9%), Telefónica posted full-year 2008 financial results that were ahead of market expectations. Despite the prevailing operating environment, Telefónica posted growth in all income areas: topline growth was 7.3% (prior guidance range: 6%-8%), OIBDA growth was 10.6% (prior guidance range: 7.5%-11%), while growth in operating profit exceeded guidance at 20.4% (prior guidance range: 13%-19%). Telefónica's...

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