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Hardball 11/20/09/13:00 GMT: NSN Likely for NT’s Optical Assets– Infinera Entry?
November 20, 2009
One at a time, please: Nortel delays one auction because of another | localtechwire.com
Nokia Siemens Networks desperately needs to establish a sizable public network presence in North America. Even if Ericsson places a bid, NSN appears to be the favorite to get Nortel’s optical assets. There has been speculation about Infinera entering the fray.
AOL spins off TW... and the change will be...?
November 19, 2009
AOL spinoff to become effective 10 Dec | www.totaltele.com
... minimal if at all.AOL and TimeWarner were never happy bedfellows. Now they will continue their own merry ways separately.
Salesforce's Benioff Delivers at Dreamforce. Revenue Builders or Social Fodder?
November 19, 2009
Salesforce.com Announces new Social Applications | www.thestandard.com
Salesforce.com announced major initiatives with Computer Associates,Facebook and Twitter all around their new Chatter feature which Mark Benioff calls the greatest changes since Dreamforce.com began 8 yrs ago. But are these additions social fodder or new streams of revenue for the CRM giant?
New Policies Aid U.S. in Cleantech Race
November 19, 2009
New clean energy policies target U.S- China trade balance | www.examiner.com
As noted in this core article, the new U.S.-China partnership coupled with the Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act will enhance America’s competitiveness in the cleantech race- not to become simply be a consumer of renewables to meet greenhouse gas emissions standards, but a producer as well.
Hardball 11/19/09: Kiss of Death for Clearwire?
November 19, 2009
Clearwire: 'Google Believes in Us' | www.unstrung.com
Google’s lack of investment in the last round speaks volumes. As we have said in the past, no company does as much agonizing cost analysis as the search engine provider. We still believe that if Clearwire does survive, it will be with a far less ambitious, targeted metro approach.
Does Limelight have a cost advantage over Akamai ?
November 19, 2009
Is Limelight Networks really a more efficient at CDN delivery than Akamai? | reports.rrgroupllc.com
Limelight networks entered the CDN scene in 2006. Limelight’s claim to fame is that it has built a next generation CDN that can deliver Media CDN services at a lower cost due to its “newer” technology. Despite it’s claims of “newer” technology Limelight network has been embattled in a nasty IP patent lawsuit against Akamai technologies.Is Limelight’s newer technology really unique and does it give...
Network and Tower Operations Center (NTOC) – An Optimizer for Network Opex
November 19, 2009
The Operations of Telecom Networks and Data Centers Need a Paradigm Shift to Become Green, Reduce Global Warming and Optimize Total Cost of Operations (TCO) | /councils.glgroup.com/news/Analyses.mvc/Details/29290
Telecom network operations are most opex intensive. Some innovative steps taken to optimize these costs are to share network infrastructure between multiple operators and managed services of network operations. However, with the emergence of tower companies who create and maintain the passive infrastructure in which even active network elements reside, there is a possibility of achieving greater...
Orascom going for the emerging market opportunities and growth
November 19, 2009
Orascom Telecom Q3 net profit up to USD 180.9 mln | www.telecompaper.com
The growth rates as well as the EBIDA margins enjoyed by network operators are indicative of the need to service the pent up demand in these markets. The third quarter 2009 results from Orascom tend to re-enforce this.
Boost for LED backed LCD TV by California Energy Commission
November 18, 2009
Calif. requires TVs to be more energy efficient | tech.yahoo.com
(1) LED backlight is becoming more efficient year by year leading to the reduction of power consumption of LCD TV backlit by LED.(2) Boost to LCD TV by LED backlight put pressure on plasma TV and OLED TV(3) Now additional boost comes through legislation by California Energy Commission
Orascom: From The Sahara To The Tundra
November 18, 2009
Orascom Telecom Q3 net profit up to USD 180.9 mln | www.telecompaper.com
Orascom operates in a very wide variety of economies and cultural and political environments. It will face the choice between divesting or expanding its relatively minor sub-Saharan holdings as the forces of regional consolidation and the initiatives of entrants eyeing the region gather momentum.
Microsoft thrown out of court in an IPR lawsuit in China
November 18, 2009
Microsoft Protects its Flanks to Save It's Ass
November 18, 2009
Hardball 11/18/09: One Last Kick in Pants from WV to VZ Before Parting
November 18, 2009
Solar Tower Technology is Uneconomical and Unviable in US
November 18, 2009
Running for cover... Comcast turns into a program producer
November 16, 2009
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