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12/03/2012
Deals Of The Day 12/03/12
Marlin Equity Partners soon will be the new owner of Nokia Siemens Networks’ Optical Networks business unit, resulting, they say, in the unit “being established as an independent company with the goal of becoming a leading provider in the optical market.” The new optical company will be headquartered in Munich, with operations around the world; […]
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12/03/2012
New Stuff 12/03/12
Fibertech Networks will build new metropolitan fiber networks in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo, while considerably increasing its existing Columbus network. Notes Chairman/CEO John K. Purcell, “We already have major anchor tenant agreements in place in each of these markets, accelerating our position as a leading alternative access provider in Ohio.” To date, the […]
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12/03/2012
People Watch 12/03/12
Cynthia L. Gibson, a member of the senior management team at Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., now will serve as its chief legal officer and corporate secretary, succeeding A.B. Cruz III, who announced last month that he is leaving the company to allow himself greater flexibility in his role as a rear admiral in the U.S. […]
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11/30/2012
Survey Sez 11/30/12
Although Yankee Group has valued the mobile broadband marketplace at $1 trillion, there continue to be challenges. For example, the OTT threat is eating into operator revenues, it says; last year, mobile operators worldwide generated $769 billion in voice and consumer messaging service revenue but, by 2016, this will fall to $697 billion. Says Yankee […]
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11/30/2012
Global Connections 11/30/12
Canada’s Espial Group Inc. has a deal in the works to acquire all of the outstanding shares of U.K.-based ANT plc in exchange for an all-cash consideration; ANT provides IP, hybrid and connected-TV products and services, and its software featuring HTML5 user experiences has been deployed in set-top boxes, tablets and smart phones…Oregan Networks, a […]
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11/30/2012
Deals Of The Day 11/30/12
Sprint tapped Airbiquity as a technology provider for its Sprint Velocity global connected vehicle solution, with the operator slated to use the Airbiquity Choreo service delivery platform within the solution for vehicle manufacturers. “Sprint is leading the way in helping automakers more easily and affordably provide connected services in their autos and passenger trucks, and […]