Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

Cisco appoints Thomas Lam as President, China Operations. Motorola' s CMO and Executive VP Geoffrey Frost suddenly died last week. Microsoft announced its Senior Vice President Doug Burgum, the head of its business-applications division, will step aside...

Microsoft new strategy ? The Microsoft CTO is Ray Ozzie, and wrote to Microsoft managers some weeks ago about Microsoft (late) position vis à vis Google, Skype and RIM. It is interesting to learn a song we were not used to from dominant Microsoft. This...

Real or fiction? Concentration could go a step further in the US with a possible SBC/ Bellsouth merger. It is the last rumor validated by some telecom and financial analysts. And certainly the deal makes sense for both companies that share Cingular Wireless....

Is optical networking back to life? Perhaps? In fact some positive facts on the optical market were highlighted during 3Q05 financial reviews. Some tiny quakes were noticed by some vendors in terrestrial and submarine systems, in metro networks as well...

Strategy change in Japan on mobile OS Confronted with low margin and high competition, Japanese handset makers have stopped working on the development of their proprietary mobile operating systems. Symbian, Windows and Linux OS will fight for local supremacy....

Linux OS in mobile phone A consortium of telecommunications and technology companies have established a trade body dedicated to driving the adoption of the Linux operating system in Mobile phones, offering an alternative to established Microsoft Windows...

According to The Management Network Group, flexible digital rights management solutions and ad-supported services are crucial to driving the wireless content market, According to Infonetics Research, IPTV is set to skyrocket. Worldwide IPTV service revenue...

Juniper Networks has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Funk Software, a leading provider of standards-based network access security solutions, in a cash transaction worth about $122m.

Cisco is announcing its first wireless LAN mesh products. Motorola and Juniper Networks plan to jointly develop standards-based Modular Cable Modem Termination System (M-CMTS) platforms to enable cable operators to reliably and cost-effectively support...

Sony Ericsson introduced three new low-end phones. Motorola signed a distribution deal with Bharti Teletech (India). It is a strategic alliance for Motorola, which can significantly increase its reach across metros, cities and to the smallest towns in...