T-Mobile and the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) have joined forces in an effort to block AT&T’s proposed acquisition of two Lower 700MHz B Block spectrum licenses in California, AT&T federal regulatory vice president Joan Marsh said in a Tuesday blog post. According to Marsh, T-Mobile and CCA have “no real argument” against the merits of […]
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New Nokia, China Huaxin JV Agreement Hints at Forthcoming Alcatel-Lucent Merger Approval
Nokia has agreed to a joint venture with Chinese investment company China Huaxin with the ultimate goal of combining Nokia China with Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Reuters reported Friday. According to a press release from Nokia, the new agreement is “conditional on and would be formed after the closing of Nokia’s planned combination with Alcatel-Lucent, at […]
Xiaomi, Foxconn begin handset assembly in India
Xiaomi Inc. and Foxconn have teamed up to begin assembling handsets in a factory in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Reuters reported Monday. Beginning Monday the Foxconn-run facility will produce Xiaomi’s Redmi2 Prime, which will be sold in the country for 6,999 rupees ($109.58), Xiaomi executives said. The phone, a country-specific upgrade of […]
iPass, Devicescape announce Wi-Fi network partnership
Wi-Fi providers iPass, Inc. and Devicescape announced a strategic partnership Monday that will integrate the latter’s Curated Virtual Network into iPass’s global Wi-Fi network. “This is a significant partnership for us because it’s just taken our world’s largest Wi-Fi network of 20 million and doubled it to 40 million,” iPass CEO Gary Griffiths said, noting […]
Qualcomm Atheros set to acquire Ikanos Communications
Qualcomm Atheros, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated has entered into a merger agreement to acquire Ikanos Communications. The move is part of a plan to supplement Qualcomm Atheros’ footprint in the carrier fixed line segment with the addition of broadband access and modem technologies. “The combination of Qualcomm Atheros’ broad home gateway IP portfolio, including […]
Dish’s Ergen: M&A Options Limited Without DE Discounts
Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen has options if the FCC decides against awarding its bidding partners $3.3 billion in Designated Entity (DE) credits won during this year’s AWS-3 spectrum auction. But if those options involve paying the difference, it could have a limiting impact on the company’s M&A options. During a Wednesday earnings call, Ergen […]
Nokia Confirms Sale of HERE Map Service to German Automakers
On Monday, Nokia formally announced it has agreed to sell its HERE mapping business to German automakers – including Audi, AG, BMW and Daimler AG – for $3.07 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016, subject to regulatory approvals. “With this step we complete the latest stage of Nokia’s […]
AT&T’s Cricket Offers Calls, Texts to Mexico and Canada
As of Sunday, Cricket Wireless customers will be able to talk and text freely to and from Mexico and, starting later in the month, Canada, the carrier said in a Friday morning press release. The new “roundtrip” feature will be included in Cricket’s Smart and Pro monthly plans, $50 and $60 respectively, for no additional […]
Altera Opens the world of FPGAs to software programmers
Availability of the SDK for OpenCL enables software programmers to access the high-performance capabilities of programmable logic devices. Altera announced a Preferred Board Partner Program, allowing third-party board vendors to work closely with Altera to design optimized production boards based on Altera’s programmable devices. The availability of supported third-party boards through the Preferred Board Partner […]
