NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: JIM DUFFY WITH VIEW FROM THE EDGE 12/21/04 Today's focus: Sprint, Nextel ink $36 billion union
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Also: Nortel reports third-quarter revenue down; Huawei starts ��inroads into U.S. mobile market * Links related to View from The Edge * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by NetScout The deployment of VoIP is well underway and unstoppable, but the implementation and ongoing support is extremely challenging. To successfully support VoIP and other demanding applications, IT organizations need to change their approach to network management. Learn about readiness assessment, design and ongoing management in the Network World Special Report: Recommendations for Implementing and Managing Converged Networks. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=91657 _______________________________________________________________ NW'S RESEARCH CENTER ON STORAGE Go to NW Fusion's Research Center for detailed information on enterprise storage. 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Ever the optimist, however, Nortel said customers remain steadfast. The company is forecasting revenue of $2.8 billion to $2.9 billion for the fourth quarter, and $10.1 billion to $10.2 billion for the full year. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1215norterepor.html> Chinese network equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies is beginning to make inroads into the U.S. mobile market. The company's FutureWei Technologies unit in Plano, Texas, launched a small regional cellular network in Southern California and Arizona. NTCH, based in Los Angeles, is selling flat-rate voice and data services under the Clear Talk brand name. It is using a Huawei/FutureWei Airbridge CDMA2000-1x network. This is the first Huawei cellular network in the U.S., and comes three years after FutureWei was established in 2001 to sell wired and wireless equipment in the U.S. and Canada. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1209chinahuawe.html> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jim Duffy Jim Duffy is managing editor of Network World's service provider equipment coverage <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/>. He has 18 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 12 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by NetScout The deployment of VoIP is well underway and unstoppable, but the implementation and ongoing support is extremely challenging. 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