Telecom News

Motorola said it is buying a division of privately held RadioFrame Networks, which makes network equipment for Sprint's Nextel division.

Moody's Investors Service said Friday that it downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp.

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its vast research and development operations.

The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Wednesday as gains in consumer and financial stocks competed with a decline in gold stocks - despite bullion hitting another record close - and an analyst downgrade of Research In Motion Ltd.

Telecommunications company Avaya Inc. announced Thursday that has received clearance from the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of Nortel's enterprise solutions business.

German telecoms provider Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday it will take over Strato, a German Web hosting company.

In China, Apple is once again in negotiations over the sale of its iPhones. The chairman of China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, has reported that he has been in negotiations with the US company.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. a " Verizon Wireless is laying off former Alltel Corp. headquarters workers in Little Rock.Verizon would not put a number to the Thursday layoffs.

Nortel Networks Corp. , the bankrupt Canadian phone-equipment maker, said it will hold an auction for its optical-networking business after a second bidder offered to buy the unit.

Telecommunications provider CenturyLink agreed Wednesday to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.

Union officials in the United States are teaming up with their German counterparts in a bid to organize workers at wireless carrier T-Mobile USA.

Pedestrians walk past Telus promo at their downtown building in Vancouver Thursday June 21, 2007.

Southeast Asiaa s largest telecoms group by subscribers and revenues Singapore Telecommunications , yesterday announced its intention to conduct a regional trial of Long Term Evolution technology in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore in collaboration with Optus, Globe Telecom and Telkomsel.

American Tower Corp. said Wednesday it is buying 196 wireless communication towers from Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Michael Dugan will replace Charlie Ergen as president and CEO of EchoStar, the company said Wednesday, with Ergen remaining chairman.Dugan is a member of the board and is a former president of the company before it was divided up in 2008.

South Korea's telecommunications regulator cleared the way Wednesday for the launch of Apple's iPhone, amid reports the hit device could reach consumers by the end of this month.

Rihanna was joined on stage by Jay-Z as she launched her new album in London. The R&B star was joined by her mentor on "Run This Town" and "Umbrella" as she performed a short set at London's Brixton Academy last night , a show streamed live online by Nokia.

Wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter revenue between $75 million and $76 million, which falls slightly below Wall Street's expectations.

Charter Communications Inc. said Tuesday a bankruptcy judge has confirmed its reorganization plan, clearing the way for the nation's fourth-largest cable TV operator to emerge from Chapter 11 in a few weeks.

The largest union for Verizon Communications Inc. workers said the phone company is laying off more than 1,000 employees in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.