Telecommunications industry
Bell Atlantic plans to announce winning vendors for its fiber, copper, and coax full-service network within the next two weeks. President and CEO Ray Smith announced this during a news conference after the company's annual shareholder meeting. While Smith refused to reveal the names of the winning vendors,
Telecommunications industry
Northern Telecom Ltd., Canada's largest telecommunications equipment maker, is seeking greater support from the US government as it competes with rival AT&T Corp. for a major contract in Saudi Arabia. The company's CEO, Jean Monty, stated that he wants the US government to be
Telecommunications industry
Hutchison Telecom, a telecommunications company owned by Hutchison Whampoa of Hong Kong, has launched a new mobile telephone service in the UK, called Orange. The digital service has a capacity of up to six million customers and will initially cover 50% of Britain, with plans to increase coverage to over
Telecommunications industry
Despite the recent setbacks in the cable TV industry, the outlook for fiber optics equipment manufacturers remains promising, albeit at a slightly slower pace. Cable TV companies are reassessing their capital investment plans due to the reregulation cloud and the parting of ways of Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) and Bell Atlantic.
Telecommunications industry
Tsuneo Nakahara, vice chairman and deputy CEO of Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI), recently visited Washington, D.C. to express his company's desire for more strategic alliances and global cooperation with U.S. industry and other global partners. His comments come at a time when trade disputes between the
