Newport tries to cash in on VoIP
News Chepstow-based Newport Networks announced on Monday that it plans to float on the stock market ahead of the launch of a telecoms product that could help make voice-over-IP (VoIP) services a commercial success.
[March 29, 2004, 12:40]
Next-gen network delays hit Newport
News Shares in UK network equipment manufacturer Newport Networks plunged by over 50 percent on Wednesday after the company revealed that a key deal with a major telco was proceeding slower than expected. John Ackroyd, finance director at Newport...
[July 6, 2006, 14:15]
UK VoIP firm lands major deal
News Newport Networks, the British voice over IP (VoIP) equipment maker which floated on the stock market earlier this year, has won significant support from Marconi that could give it a profitable toehold in a major upgrading of the UK's...
[September 24, 2004, 12:30]
Businesses hit by BT fire
News The outage came at a bad time for Cardiff-based Newport Networks. As news broke of Newport Networks' plans, people who rushed to its Web site found that it was unavailable -- downtime that the company says was due to the turmoil caused at its...
[March 29, 2004, 17:00]
The Big Interview: Sir Terry Matthews
News Few of these 20 are household names — although VoIP networking firm Newport Networks did hit the headlines when it floated in 2004. If BT had chosen to take equipment from Marconi, then his Newport Networks would have benefited.
[November 21, 2006, 9:48]
Broadcom acquires NewPort for $1.2bn
News Broadcom will acquire privately-held NewPort Communications in a deal worth around $1.2bn. NewPort makes optical communications chips, used in construction of fibre optic infrastructure. Cisco Systems, Lucent and Sumitomo are investors in and some...
[August 14, 2000, 14:08]
FEI forum answers investment prayers
News The forum, which starts on February 24 in Newport, Gwent will bring business angels, interested in investing in innovative IT business ideas, face-to-face with the innovators. Other sponsors for the forum include Ernst and Young, Newbridge Networks...
[January 22, 1997, 13:37]
Profit warnings rife among hardware suppliers
News Those issuing profit warnings were: Cambridge Silicon Radio, Fayrewood, Newport Networks, Psion, Sarantel and Synchronica. One in eight UK-based hardware suppliers have issued profit warnings in the last three months, according to Ernst & Young.
[October 16, 2006, 12:50]
Events Diary
News Personal Networking Conference: Newport Beach, California, US. Networks telecom: NEC, Birmingham. Telephone +44 800 482 8144 Business Systems show: G-Mex centre, Manchester. Contact to be announced Call Centre Expo '99: NEC, Birmingham.
[September 27, 1999, 7:05]
Events Diary
News Personal Networking Conference: Newport Beach, California, US. Networks telecom: NEC, Birmingham. E-commerce Forum: Tower Thistle Hotel, London.eBusiness World: Phoenix Civic Plaza, Arizona, US. DTV Summit: Los Angeles, California, US.
[September 13, 1999, 7:00]
Events Diary
News Personal Networking Conference: Newport Beach, California, US. Networks telecom: NEC, Birmingham. Networld+Interop: Atlanta, Georgia, US. E-commerce Forum: Tower Thistle Hotel, London.eBusiness World: Phoenix Civic Plaza, Arizona, US.
[September 6, 1999, 6:33]
Events Diary
News Personal Networking Conference: Newport Beach, California, US. Networks telecom: NEC, Birmingham. Telephone 030 3038 2082 SEPTEMBER ECTS '99: Olympia, London. IDC's European IT Forum: Meridien Montparnasse Hotel, Paris, France.
[August 30, 1999, 7:00]
