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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 moreBerkshire Partners to acquire Masergy
Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston, USA-based investment firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Masergy Communications.
Read moreCerillion reports 6% revenue increase for 2016
Cerillion, a provider of billing, charging and customer relationship management software has provided a trading update for the financial year to 30 September 2016. Results for the full year are
Read moreEight tech companies endorse TM Forum open APIs
TM Forum has announced that eight technology ecosystem participants – DGIT, EnterpriseWeb, Ericsson, Huawei, IBM, BearingPoint / Infonova, Oracle and UXP Systems – have officially endorsed the Forum’s suite of
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 moreOrange and Ericsson partner for 5G
Orange and Ericsson have initiated a partnership to develop 5G use cases and service scenarios, including technical alignment and external demonstrations.
Read moreAmdocs spends $260m buying Brite:Bill, Pontis and Vindicia
Amdocs has closed the acquisition of three privately owned companies – Vindicia, Brite:Bill and Pontis – in line with the company’s digital strategy.
Read moreNSO Group’s involvement in iPhone hack proves cybersecurity stakes are higher than ever, says Promon
A first-of-its-kind iPhone hack was revealed late last week, less than a year after Apple told a US court that its smartphones are impossible to break into without a passcode.
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 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
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