Telecommunication Equipment

Located in the Superior National Forest near Ely, Minn., the International Wolf Center is dedicated to teaching the public about wolves, one of the country's most mysterious predators. Among the center's winter programs is "Mush with Dogs, Howl with...

Natural forces over millennia created the geysers, peaks and canyons that fascinate visitors here. But a newer feature is emerging on this stunning landscape -- cellphone towers. One juts out from a hill behind Old Faithful; another crowns one of the...

What embargo? At a busy supermarket in the Vedado neighborhood, Cubans can buy 2-liter bottles of Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta for the equivalent of $2.60. Forty-six years into a U.S. trade embargo restricting the sales of goods to Cuba, people here...

Alcatel-Lucent SA laid off about 250 employees based in Lisle and Naperville on Thursday as part of reductions across North America, said a spokeswoman for the French telecommunications giant. Denise Panyik-Dale said the layoffs, which also included more...

Linthicum-based Ciena Corp., the maker of network equipment for AT&T Inc., yesterday had its biggest drop in Nasdaq trading in seven years after its fourth-quarter revenue forecast trailed analysts' estimates as customers delayed orders. Sales for the...

It doesn't matter what type of business it is. If a company sells a product or renders a service, it wants to get paid. But collecting payment isn't every company's strong suit. That's where Receivable Management Services, a bill-management and...

Q: I don't know what to think of my shares of Alcatel-Lucent SA. I would like to know if there is hope for the future. -- R.V., via the Internet A: Can this marriage be saved? French firm Alcatel bought U.S.-based Lucent late last year for $11.6 billion...

Exhausted and sometimes discouraged, firefighters struggled for a third day Tuesday to wrest control of more than a dozen wildfires in Southern California that threatened such familiar landmarks as the Mt. Palomar Observatory and the resort communities...

Workers increasingly will have to fend for themselves in retirement as companies continue to curtail pension and retiree medical benefits, according to two studies. The reports, released by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, confirm other studies that show...

It wasn't so long ago that stock options were the equivalent of corporate America's lottery. That still may the case be for a handful of Maryland executives. Among those who got mega-grants last year, Coventry Health Care Inc. CEO Dale B. Wolf...

The leadership transition at McDonald's Corp. was about as seamless as it gets. But new Chief Executive Charlie Bell still faces significant challenges, even though he inherited a company in the midst of a turnaround. Bell, 43, has never held a top...

Sean Maloney steered his van up a dusty road in the southeastern foothills above the heart of Silicon Valley, pulled over by a fence along a horse pasture and fired up his laptop. In a moment he was on the Internet, calling up websites at blazingly fast...