Author: Alan Weissberger
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HP acquires 3COM to battle Cisco for data center supremacy
The News: On November 11th, HP reached an agreement to acquire network infrastructure manufacturer 3Com for $2.7 billion. 3Com makes networking, switching, routing equipment and security software. 3Com had $216 million in total sales last year, according to SEC filings. The company is a market leader in China, which was a big factor in HP's decision to make the…
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Cisco is a ____ company? Strong push into data centers
Introduction: With all the recent announcements, we wonder what kind of a company Cisco has evolved into? They seem to want to provide a solution to every conceivable IT market segment. This morning I heard a KCBS radio commercial about Cisco delivering movies over a private network in a dentist’s office. Later today, I read in the…
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Tellabs to Acquire WiChorus to Extend Its Mobile Backhaul Product Portfolio
Breaking News: To accelerate its transition from an optical transport vendor to an Internet Protocol network equipment company, Tellabs is acquiring mobile packet core maker WiChorus for $165 million in net cash. Tellabs counts 43 of the top 50 service providers as customers, with their IP mobile backhaul products deployed by 120 network operators. The…
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Will the new mobile DTV standard enable Mobile Video to succeed in 2010?
With the recent ratification of the A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard, US broadcasters are able to deliver live video content to a broad variety of mobile devices. The standard is the culmination of a development process that took about two and a half years. The Mobile Video Coalition said that at least 70 stations would begin broadcasting…
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BT will miss 2010 target for IPTV service but will increase FTTP
Britain’s BT Vision said the IPTV service would fall short of meeting its goal of 2 million to 3 million customers by the end of next year. That target, set by BT CEO Ian Livingstone, won’t be reached over that time. "We have not yet found the best way of explaining what the benefits are…
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Intel to battle Qualcomm for mobile computing leadership
Update from Intel Development Forum in S.F. and Qualcomm open house in Santa Clara, CA last week. Introduction For those interested in mobile computing and mobile WiMAX, there were several important take-aways from last week’s Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. CA. Most importantly, Intel made it clear that they intend to dominate the…