Brazil has no favorites in possible telecom tie-up: source
Not concerned about the widely anticipated shift from four major carriers to three Leonardo Goy and Jeferson Ribeiro Reuters BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government has no preferred model for...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent woos new kinds of customers in race to prove itself
Increased importance of computing networks to multinational banks and retailers opens new opportunities for telecom gear makers Leila Abboud and Gwénaëlle Barzic PARIS (Reuters) - In the final year of...
View ArticleEurope's big telecoms roar back to health, worrying rivals
Incumbents gained broadband market share in 1H 2014 for first time in 8 years Leila Abboud, Harro Ten Wolde and Julia Fioretti Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's big telecom firms are back to rude...
View ArticleFrom MWC, Italtel CEO says operators must upgrade to all-IP core to survive
Customer Value and Quality of Experience must be at core of transformation, said Stefano Pileri BARCELONA – Operators wanting to stay afloat in the rapidly changing telecoms market will need to...
View ArticleComputing, telecoms industries set on collision course
At the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, the brewing battle was apparent Eric Auchard and Leila Abboud Reuters (Reuters) - Telecom network gear makers are on a collision course with...
View ArticleTime to Revenue and the Services Evolution
Real change is underway, but capturing the full value of virtualized networks will not be instantaneous Rod Naphan, CTO, Fujitsu Network Communications IntroductionThere is tremendous opportunity...
View ArticleNokia close to buying Alcatel's mobile networks unit: Les Echos
The French business daily said an announcement could come 'quickly' Ankush Sharma, James Regan, Jean-Baptiste Vey, Jussi Rosendahl Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia Oyj is close to a deal to...
View ArticleArris to buy British set-top box maker Pace in $2.1 billion deal
Deal comes as OTT disrupts traditional video service industry Amrutha Gayathri Reuters (Reuters) - Network gear maker Arris Group Inc said it would buy British set-top box maker Pace Plc in a $2.1...
View ArticleEnel offers to help build Italy's fibre broadband network
Move could bring utility company into conflict with Telecom Italia Stephen Jewkes and Danilo Masoni Reuters MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Italian power utility Enel has written to the Italian communications...
View ArticleConverging Technologies and Big Data in Telecom
Third-party Applications equal Big Opportunities for Mobile Network Operators Big Data represents a major inflection point for the ICT and Telecom sectors as it will transform business asset utility...
View ArticleVodafone in talks with Liberty Global on asset swap, not merger
After weeks of speculation, Vodafone released a statement on Friday saying it was not in merger talks Sarah Young and Pamela Barbaglia Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone, the world's second biggest...
View ArticleDish, T-Mobile US talk merger, wireless spectrum a key factor
Speculation causing waves across the industry; deal could spell trouble for Sprint Greg Roumeliotis, Alina Selyukh, Diane Barz and Malathi Nayak Reuters NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just four...
View ArticleAT&T, DirecTV complete merger to form biggest pay-TV company
FCC will require AT&T to establish internal, and independent external, compliance officers Alina Selyukh Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier AT&T Inc and the biggest...
View ArticleKuwait telco Zain eyes technology investments: CEO
Shows interest in 'smart city' initiatives, online advertising and TV services Matt Smith Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's Zain will investment more in technology firms in parallel industries and is...
View ArticleCisco, Ericsson reveal bigger ambitions for revenues in new partnership
Deal calls for each company to resell the other's products, expand services, merge mobile and fixed-line networks Eric Auchard Reuters BARCELONA (Reuters) - The $1 billion in added revenue Cisco and...
View ArticlemmWave Guru & Industry Visionary on 5G Future
Key voice in 5G R&D on anticipated applications and flexible spectrum use - Q&A with NYU's Rappaport On July 14, 2016 the FCC adopted new rules for wireless broadband operations above 24 GHz,...
View ArticleCasa Systems Demos 'Industry First' Virtualized Fixed Mobile Convergence...
Built to deliver optimal performance and flexible deployment of core and edge access functions ANDOVER, Mass., February 6, 2017 – Casa Systems, a worldwide leader in next-generation fixed, wireless...
View ArticleSD-WAN Takes Global Capacity One Marketplace Hybrid WAN to Next Level
Global Capacity Partners with VeloCloud to Deliver Managed SD-WAN Services Global Capacity, the leading connectivity as a service company, today announces a partnership with VeloCloud™ Networks, Inc.,...
View ArticleComcast introduces Xfinity Mobile
Claims 'America's largest, most reliable 4G LTE network and the largest Wi-Fi network' Comcast today introduced Xfinity Mobile, a new wireless service designed for the way people use their phones...
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