Verizon is already eyeing a reduction of up to 2,100 employees from its Oath business following the close of its AOL-Yahoo merger, new reports indicate. Recode on Wednesday reported the cuts could hit a total of 1,000 positions, accounting for less than 20 percent of the integrated company. But subsequent reports from Variety and TechCrunch indicated those outlets confirmed […]
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AT&T Buys Vyatta Software from Brocade Amid Virtualization Push
Coming off the loss of Straight Path, AT&T shifted gears this week and announced plans to buy Vyatta’s virtualized network platform from Brocade Communications Systems. AT&T said it will acquire Vyatta’s network operating system and “associated assets” from Brocade, including the vRouter product line. The carrier also plans to take on certain Brocade employees associated […]
Here’s What a T-Mobile Buyout of Sprint Could Look Like
Rumors about a potential merger of U.S. wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile have continued unabated since the end of the FCC’s auction quiet period, egged on by executive comments from both sides. T-Mobile CFO Braxton Carter last month said Sprint would be “a huge prize” and bring with it “hard synergies” as well as a […]
Report: Charter Turned Down Verizon Buyout Bid
Nearly a month after Charter and Comcast signed a wireless collaboration agreement with a very interesting merger clause, a report has surfaced indicating the former shot down a buyout bid from Verizon. The carrier, which is the MVNO partner for both cable operators, reportedly offered to acquire Charter for “well over $100 billion” in recent […]
600-W convection-cooled modular power supplies get IEC 62368-1 – Part 1 approval
Excelsys Technologies announces that its market-leading CoolX600 Series of 600W convection-cooled modular power supplies is now approved to IEC 62368-1 – Part 1. The new safety standard for audio, video, information and communication systems and office equipment has been created to provide one standard to replace IEC 60950-1 and IEC 60065 by 2019. By covering the […]
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Avnet named exclusive global distributor for Silego Technology
Avnet and Silego Technology today announced a new exclusive global distribution channel agreement. Effective immediately, Avnet will be Silego’s only global distributor and will serve as Silego’s sole demand creation distributor in the Americas and Europe. Avnet will also bolster Silego’s current regional distributor network in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. Silego pioneered the development […]
Cinch Connectivity Solutions Recognizes Aeroflite Enterprises Inc. with President’s Award at Electronics Distribution Show (EDS)
Cinch Connectivity Solutions announces that Aeroflite Enterprises Inc. has been awarded the inaugural President’s Award for the 2016 calendar year, at EDS. The President’s Award is given annually based on excellence in sales growth, service, customer satisfaction and engagement. “We are delighted to award Aeroflite Enterprises Inc. with the inaugural President’s Award for Cinch Connectivity […]
Mouser to stock D3 650V-rated superjunction MOSFETs
D3 Semiconductor announces that Mouser Electronics is now its global distribution partner. According to the agreement, Mouser is stocking D3 Semi’s full product line of +FET™ line of 650V-rated superjunction MOSFETs, which exhibit best-in-class performance in hard-switched applications such as PFC boost and inverters used in telecom, enterprise computing, UPS and solar. D3 Semi marks its […]
Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE goes to the Final Frontier
On July 31, the winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition will present DxtER—a real-life tricorder—at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in San Diego. This special session will be the first time that the device is presented to researchers at a U.S. scientific conference. The Qualcomm Foundation and XPRIZE, the […]
Verizon Snatches Straight Path from AT&T’s Grasp with $3.1B Offer
The bidding war is over – and Verizon has won. Straight Path on Thursday confirmed Verizon succeeded in prying the spectrum holding company from AT&T’s grasp with a bid that nearly doubled the latter’s original acquisition offer. In a press release, Straight Path said it is terminating its $1.6 billion merger agreement with AT&T in […]