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Viodi View – 01/04/13

With the holidays now behind us, it is time for International CES and for retailers to begin planning for the 2013 holiday season. And next week’s CES promises to provide an entertaining look at what will be hot. Based on the announcements thus far, it looks like there will be no end to the advancements […]

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Alan Weissberger Technology

Global Telco Capex May Surprise on the Upside in 2013!

After several years of disappointments, global telco capital expenditures (capex) might increase stronger than expected next year. That might breath new life into the struggling telecom equipment and module market, which has been in the doldrums since at least 2001 with ever shrinking profit margins for telecom infrastructure gear makers. Light Reading reports that European telcos might […]

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Alan Weissberger

Telco Spending Up Modestly in 2011; LTE Revenues >$200B by 2015

New market research reports from Infonetics and Juniper Research are summarized in this article which also looks at the critical issues to transform LTE Capex into revenue for telcos. I.   After a second straight year of decline, Infonetics Research predicts telecom carrier capital spending (CAPEX)  to be up a modest 1.6% next year.  In its just released updated report on Service Provider […]

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Alan Weissberger Technology

Ericsson CEO not seeing more capex cuts by wireless network operators

“Ericsson’s business and technology leadership in the telecom industry is a valuable asset to the Silicon Valley. The opening of the company’s 4-building R&D and Office campus in North San Jose’s Innovation Triangle pays tribute to the immense concentration of talent and innovation in the region,” said San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed. “Ericsson will help […]