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Qualcomm focuses on IoT as it agrees to buy chipset maker NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) have today announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will
Read moreTurn quotes into orders: A major B2B challenge for CSPs
IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMDOCS Introduction Converting an enterprise sales lead into a solid order is not an easy process. Obviously, the calibre of the sales person is an important factor
Read moreShares fall 20% at Ericsson following profit warning and news it is cutting 3,000 jobs in Sweden
The bad news keeps piling up for Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). Last week the Sweden-based giant reported that it intends to cut its 16,000 Swedish workforce by 3,000 positions in production, research
Read moreWhat is ‘intrapreneurship’ and why is it important for the telecoms sector?
The way big businesses in the telecoms sector discover and implement innovation is shifting, with the launch of venture teams, accelerator panels and internal ‘incubators’ bringing a start-up mentality to
Read more7 tips for your telco big data analytics project
The author is Josep María Balaguer, sales director at Blue Telecom Consulting. Independently of its size and economic sector, most companies feel a certain pressure to embark on big data
Read moreCisco finally focuses on the cloud, data centres, software solutions and the Internet of Things
EDITORIAL: On August 17 Cisco wrapped up a “great year” in the words of its CEO by preparing to lay off one in every 14 of its workforce (or 5,500
Read moreB2B customer engagement: What every CSP needs
IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMDOCS Introduction For communications service providers (CSPs), the growth of the digital economy has coincided with an era of declining revenues from traditional sources such as voice
Read moreWhat will Sabio spend its €35m warchest on? CEO Roberts talks to VanillaPlus
Customer contact specialist Sabio recently secured a multi-million pound investment from UK-based growth investor, Lyceum Capital. The company now plans to grow through acquisitions for which it has raised £30
Read moreIndustry losing patience as US regulators fail to keep up with security concerns for consumer communications
Following the FTC’s recent announcement of its intention to study security update practices within the mobile industry, there is growing frustration in some quarters that the regulations take little account
Read moreiPhone 7: What will larger device memory mean for operators’ store and share offers?
The internet is buzzing with rumours on what to expect later this year from Apple’s next mobile phone (or phones), the iPhone 7. Rumoured new iPhone 7 innovations include everything
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