Tag: merger
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Independent Telcos Understand the Value of Independent Telcos
Two recent acquisitions that did not make the headlines of the New York Times or even any of the traditional telecom industry publications. The Telephone Acquisition Company, LLC’s pending purchase of Iowa’s Swisher Telephone and American Broadband’s purchase of TelAlaska may be small in terms of the number of subscribers involved, but these acquisitions are extremely…
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FCC 700 MHz Auction Postscript: Big loss for US Wireless Network Competition
Abstract: We have previously opined that the highly touted 700 MHz auction was a win for the U.S. government (almost $20B was raised) and Google (open access rules for C block w/o spending a dime). Yet it was a big loss for public safety. Based on a post auction spectrum analysis from a…
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Wireless Telecom in Transition – Moto and Nortel may combine Wireless Infrastructure Units while Alcatel forms partnership with NEC for LTE
[editor’s note: To engage Alan Weissberger for consulting services, contact him at alan at viodi dot com] If implemented, the merger of Motorola’s and Nortel’s wireless infrastructure businesses would result in the creation of a $10 billion revenue company that would be better positioned to jostle for market share in a fast-consolidating industry. Both companies have…