August 18, 2009 1:22 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Ericsson,
mobile handsets,
smartphonesSony Ericsson named a new president, the former head of Ericsson’s U.S. operation, in the hope that management changes can reverse the course of the company’s...
August 11, 2009 1:48 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Carrier Ethernet,
Ericsson,
Nortel,
PBTNortel’s CEO resigned as the company reported another steep loss and the auction of the
July 27, 2009 10:54 AM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Ericsson,
Nortel,
NSN,
procurement,
wireless vendorsEricsson came from behind to win the Nortel wireless auction, beating out both NSN (the original straw-man bidder) and a private equity bidder for the deal. There’s still a step of court and regulatory approval,...
July 10, 2009 2:06 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
Ericsson,
managed services,
network operations center (NOC),
outsourcing,
SprintSprint is outsourcing its network operationst o Ericsson, the latest player in a series who have taken this sort of step. Alcatel-Lucent has been the beneficiary of most of...
July 6, 2009 12:03 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
Ericsson,
GPON,
RF over glassEricsson, which has hardly a household word in wireline infrastructure, may be gaining traction in GPON deployment in China, and we’re hearing that the company is also looking stronger in Europe. GPON deployment on a larger scale is an interesting shift because it permits delivery of broadcast...
May 5, 2009 12:13 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
Ericsson,
network management,
NSN,
outsourcing,
SprintSprint is rumored to be looking at outsourcing its network management/operations to Ericsson, another data point in the growing number of management outsource deals. While there are certainly some potential savings involved in this...
January 23, 2009 2:15 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
Ciena,
Cisco,
Ericsson,
Huawei,
Juniper,
Nokia-Siemens Networks,
telecom equipment vendors,
TellabsThe February, March and April issues of our newsletter, Netwatcher, will include a special series on eight critical telecommunications vendors. We will present a SWOT analysis of each vendor based on our assessment of the critical market issues in 2009 and beyond.
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January 16, 2009 5:40 PM
Posted by: Tom Nolle
Alcatel-Lucent,
Cisco,
equipment vendors,
Ericsson,
Huawei,
Juniper,
NSN,
service provider networksIn the Market Area Focus section of our February 2009 issue of Netwatcher we'll be starting a three-article series on the major service provider network equipment vendors with coverage of Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, and Juniper The next segment will cover Ericsson,...