Powertool manufacturer Black & Decker turned to Cisco to provide an "internet of things" solution that increases visibility and decreases complexity in one of the largest tool manufacturing plants in Mexico.
If you have partaken in any home or auto do-it-yourself projects, you have probably gotten your...
Within the telecoms industry, views differ widely on the scale of the IoT investment opportunity
Asked at a recent conference when the Internet of Things (IoT) will make a material difference to his company’s financial performance, the CEO of one major telecoms operator replied: “Not in my...
The telco revenues grow 5% year-over-year in the quarter
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended the first quarter of 2016 with 208 million subscribers in the 12 European and Asian markets in which it operates. During the period, the telco added a total of 5.4 million...
Growth from IoT; 640K postpaid additions, according to Verizon Q1 earnings report
Amid an ongoing union strike, the Verizon Q1 2016 earnings report indicates small year-over-year with operating revenues of $32.2 billion, which is a 0.6% increase compared to Q1 2015.
In its earnings call, Verizon...
Telenor aims to expand investments in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is currently in talks with potential bidders to sell its stake in international mobile operator VimpelCom.
“We are in contact with potential buyers,” Bloomberg quoted Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke as saying. “We are not dumping...
It looks like the Sprint recovery must be impacting Verizon Wireless' business because they are now using comedian Ricky Gervais in their advertising to take swings at Sprint. Who would have imagined that was coming? Maybe it’s time we start paying closer attention to...
You’ve got to love it when an entrepreneur runs a public company. When Marcelo Claure became CEO at Sprint last year, he may not have understood all the work ahead of him. However, he is attacking it like a true entrepreneur. Every company has...
Service providers have been buffeted by the explosive growth in data traffic. Meanwhile many networks remain highly siloed and are becoming more complex even as service providers move to converge infrastructure and adopt more flexible cloud-based approaches. In this webinar, we'll share some of...
Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) is being carried by its Nook business as physical sales continue to decline. The company reported a $57 million loss on total revenue of $1.4 billion in the recently closed quarter.Sales through BN.com jumped 36% from a year ago,...
ViaSat Inc. is supplying its Edge Access Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) system to Grupo TVSA of Argentina, enabling the CATV and broadband Internet provider to offer triple play services. ViaSat is also integrating a back office application for administration, provisioning, and billing from IPVision called...
ViaSat Inc. is supplying its Edge Access Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) system to Grupo TVSA of Argentina, enabling the CATV and broadband Internet provider to offer triple play services. ViaSat is also integrating a back office application for administration, provisioning, and billing from IPVision called...
Amdocs, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Bridgewater Systems Corporation, provider of policy management and network control solutions. The transaction is valued at approximately CAD$211 million, or CAD$139 million net of Bridgewater's cash as of June 30, 2011. Read more.Vector Capital...
Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) is selling its point-to-point and Canopy point-to-multipoint business to private-equity firm Vector Capital for an undisclosed price. Motorola said it will continue to buy wireless broadband products from Vector as it supplies public-safety and federal agencies with wireless solutions.Vector,...
The IABM announced that Joe Zaller will serve as the association's North American market development officer. Prior to founding Devoncroft Partners, strategic marketing and market research for digital media, he served as vice president of corporate development at Snell & Wilcox (now Snell). Current...
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) came out with news on rapid fire today. The company killed its webOS device business, leaving the webOS software destined for an anticlimactic end, and announced that its PC business might be separated into another company or spun off in another...
Cisco Systems Inc.’s (CSCO) WebEx is offering a cheaper package for its online meetings service. WebEx 8, which allows for one host and up to seven guests, is now available for $19 a month in the United States. The larger package at $49...
Cable Bahamas, cable and broadband service provider in the Bahamas, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks voice over cable (VoC) softswitch platform to roll out the services.Department of Defense, other agencies able to upgrade voice networks to all-IP Nokia Siemens Networks' technology for all-IP based...
Analyst comments are pouring in following Google Inc.’s (GOOG) somewhat out of left field announcement that it would make Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) it’s largest acquisition target yet to the tune of $12.5 billion. And virtually everyone sees the move as a...
eYugoslavia | August 10, 2011 | Srebrenka Kac
iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobility services for both enterprises and service providers, today announced that it has expanded the iPass Mobile Network in Central and Eastern Europe including Russia with Mikenopa a.s., a specialised...
eYugoslavia | August 10, 2011 | Srebrenka Kac
iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobility services for both enterprises and service providers, today announced that it has expanded the iPass Mobile Network in Central and Eastern Europe including Russia with Mikenopa a.s., a specialised...
Company breaks new ground with first mobile/HTML5 tool to help users find the ideal ultrasound system at the right priceWILLOWICK, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Time is money, and time that is wasted looking for the right ultrasound machine is like throwing money...
PHILADELPHIA — The old model of simply selling equipment to government and public safety agencies is no longer the right way of doing things, Bill Iannaci, director of civil communications solutions at Raytheon Co. (RTN), told RCR Wireless News here at APCO International Annual...
Motricity Inc. (MOTR) stock is down more than 53% after the company announced a $4.3 million loss in the recently closed quarter. While the company narrowed its losses from $11.6 million in the year-ago period, Wall Street continues to hammer the company for its...
PHILADELPHIA — Claiming its spot as the No. 1 communications provider to the federal government, Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is making a larger investment and commitment to the public safety market here at APCO International Annual Conference and Expo.While it's difficult to determine how...