Oracle Buys Acme Packet for $2.1 Billion to Provide Converged Systems Solution
Oracle has agreed to acquire Acme Packet, a provider of Session Border Control technology, for $2.1 billion. Acme Packet allows service providers to deliver voice, data and unified communications...
View ArticleAT&T U-Verse Live TV now called Mobile TV & has Enhanced Picture Quality
AT&T has changed the name of its wireless video service from AT&T U-Verse Live TV to Mobile TV, saying in a blog post that it has also improved the picture quality of the $10 monthly service,...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent Posts Q4 Loss; CEO Forced Out Under Pressure
Alcatel-Lucent reported Q4 loss of 1.37 billion Euros, or 60 Euro cents a share, reflecting a 1.41 billion Euro asset impairment charge. Operating income was 66 million Euros. Revenues were up 13.8%...
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Optical network market poised for growth in 2013, especially in EMEA region
1. Market research firm Infonetics Research just released vendor market share and preliminary analysis from its 4th quarter 2012 (4Q12) and year-end Optical Network Hardware report. The full report...
View ArticleSiemens to Accelerate Exit from NSN; "Liquid Applications" in NSN Base Stations
The Financial Times reports that Siemens will speed up efforts to exit or cut its 50 percent stake in NSN- its telecom equipment joint venture with Finnish phone maker Nokia. Siemens and Nokia will be...
View ArticleAT&T Exec Sees Shifting Cloud Challenges and Opportunities
AT&T is now taking a range of offerings to the cloud — infrastructure, virtual private networks, storage, platforms — based on what businesses of all stripes have been asking for from network...
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Infonetics 2012 review & 2013 forecasts for PON, FTTH, DSL Aggregation +...
Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share and preliminary analysis from its 4th quarter 2012 (4Q12) PON, FTTH, and DSL Aggregation Equipment and Subscribers report. (Full...
View ArticleInforma: Public Access Small Cell Market to Hit US$16 Billion in 2016!
Urban and rural small cells will account for 73% of all small cell revenues, according to Informa Telecoms & Media latest quarterly small-cell market status report for the Small Cell Forum. The...
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