AT&T to lay off more than 4,000 employees

Telecom giant AT&T plans to lay off 1.5 percent of its employees, primarily in management, in an effort to streamline its operations, the company announced Friday. ...continue reading 'AT&T to lay off more than 4,000 employees'

BT partners on software-based SMB phone system

BT has partnered with a U.S. company, RingCentral, to offer an Internet-based phone system in the U.K. that's easy for small and medium-size businesses to configure and maintain. ...continue reading 'BT partners on software-based SMB phone system'

AT&T plans $1 billion network investment

AT&T will spend US$1 billion in 2008 to expand its IP (Internet Protocol) networks for large businesses, driven by an 'explosive surge' in data, voice and video traffic, the company said Wednesday. ...continue reading 'AT&T plans $1 billion network investment'

McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race

Telecommunication companies need to go beyond just providing bandwidth and look into acquiring Internet destination sites that are heavily trafficked, says Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy. ...continue reading 'McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race'

Alcatel-Lucent suffers Q4 loss on writedown

Alcatel-Lucent reported higher sales but a net loss for the fourth quarter due to a big writedown in its CDMA (code division multiple access) and IP (Internet protocol) multimedia services businesses. ...continue reading 'Alcatel-Lucent suffers Q4 loss on writedown'

E.U. lawmakers question telecom regulation proposal

Controversial aspects of the European Commission's plan to increase competition throughout the European Union telecommunications sector came under heavy fire late Tuesday by the industry committee of the European Parliament. ...continue reading 'E.U. lawmakers question telecom regulation proposal'