http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html Protege focuses on the European Telecommunication Tier 1 Operators, ISP, ASPs, and leading OEMs, Regional VARs, and SIs. Stay informed on industry news, technology, and Protege Services. en-us sales outsourcing Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:50:00 GMT Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:50:00 GMT sales-outsourcing-europe.com http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#DoCoMo-Snaps-Up-PacketVideo Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT Docomo Inc., announced today that it has agreed to buy out the remaining shares it doesn't already own in mobile multimedia software firm PacketVideo Corp. for $111.6 million, a move that will support the operator's mobile content service capabilities. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Acme-Packet-Posts-Q2 Acme Packet, Inc., the leader in session border control solutions, today announced record results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 and raised its business outlook for 2010. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Bridgewater-Reports-Q2 Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. This news release contains forward-looking statements. Reference should be made to Forward-Looking Statements at the end of this news release. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars except where otherwise noted. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Samsung-Reports-Q2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 37.89 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, a 17 percent increase year-on-year. For the quarter, the company posted net income of 4.28 trillion won. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Huawei-Wins-Managed-Services-Deal-in-Spain Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. added to its credibility as a managed services player today with news of a seven-year deal to upgrade and run the voice network at ONO , Spain's largest cable operator. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:15:00 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Genband-Challenging-MetaSwitch Genband Inc. is making a major push into the Tier 2/Tier 3 telco market, taking on rival Metaswitch Networks in what has been its traditional strength. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:15:00 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#India-Holdups-Smack-NSN's-Q2 The Chinese vendors might be suffering the most from the current security concerns and procurement restrictions in India, but Western suppliers are feeling the heat as well. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:15:00 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Tellabs-on-a-Roll Tellabs Inc. lived up to its own high hype today with second-quarter results that once again beat expectations, and the vendor predicted further strong business for the current three-month period due to ongoing demand from mobile operators for its transport gear. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:41:51 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Parts-Problems-Hurt-Ericsson's-Q2 Ongoing carrier caution, supply chain issues, and procurement problems in India all contributed to a less than stellar second-quarter performance from Ericsson AB, which today reported an 8 percent year-on-year dip in revenues to 48 billion Swedish kronor. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:54:45 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Customer-Growth-Driving-Infinera-Success Surprisingly healthy demand for bandwidth and new market share drove Infinera Corp. record second-quarter results, which included its highest overall quarterly revenue and bookings and well exceeded the company's previous guidance, officials said. Infinera's revenues grew 61 percent year-over-year for this quarter. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:54:45 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Verizon-Wireline-Profits-All-About-the-Job-Cuts Verizon Communications Inc. FiOS fiber-to-the-home initiative is garnering customers in the way the company always hoped it would, and the global enterprise business is up slightly. But as today's second-quarter earnings call made clear, that hasn't brought profitability to the telecom giant's wireline business. What is keeping that business in the black is Verizon's ongoing effort to shed jobs and cut costs. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:54:45 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#AlcaLu-Pitches-Single-Vendor-LTE Alcatel-Lucent is positioning itself as the only single-vendor solution that service providers need to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, including everything from the radio access network and mobile backhaul to routing, base stations, and applications enablement. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:47:42 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Pace-Makes-$475M-Move-on-2Wire Set-top box vendor Pace plc is to buy home gateway specialist 2Wire Inc. for US$475 million in an effort to break into Tier 1 telecom operator accounts in North America, and so add to its existing business with satellite and cable operators. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:47:42 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Interview:-Basil-Alwan-&-Lindsay-Newell,-AlcaLu-IP-Division No, Basil Alwan, president of the Alcatel-Lucent IP division, didn't make our recent Top 10 Movers & Shakers list. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:13:30 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#AT&T's-Q2-iBoost AT&T Inc. pay-as-you-go subscriber numbers for the second quarter were revitalized thanks to the success of the Apple Inc. iPad tablet on the operator's 3G network, but it appears that even the continued success of the iPhone can't stop questions about the growth of AT&T's monthly user base. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:13:30 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#NSN-Back-in-Love-With-WiMax Having stepped back from the WiMax equipment sector in 2009, Nokia Siemens Networks is set to leap back into the market with a bang if it closes the US$1.2 billion Motorola Inc. wireless asset business acquisition deal announced today. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:47:04 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#NSN-Expands-in-North-America-With-Moto-Buyout Nokia Siemens Networks says that expanding its profile in North America and beyond was one of the main reasons behind its $1.2 billion buyout of Motorola Inc. wireless networks unit, which was unveiled this morning. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:47:04 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#NSN-to-Buy-Moto's-Wireless-Biz-for-$1.2B In a deal that's been widely anticipated during the past few days, Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed to buy most of Motorola Inc. wireless infrastructure business for $1.2 billion in cash. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:47:04 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Mobile-Backhaul-Driving-Carrier-Ethernet-Success After years of planning convergence around fixed-mobile services, telecom network operators suddenly find themselves living in a converged world primarily to deliver one big service: mobile backhaul. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:47:04 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Calient-Gets-Ambitious-With-Optical-Switching It's not quite the rebirth of the 1,000-port switch, but Calient Networks Inc. thinks all-optical switching is ready for a new phase, one where 768-port systems find uses, and where optical switches get integrated into other types of equipment. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:47:04 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Will-Moto-NSN-Deal-Reopen-the-Set-Top-Doors? The structure of the sale of Motorola Inc. wireless infrastructure business to Nokia Siemens Networks could rekindle the idea of Moto selling its set-top assets to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. or another suitor that's looking to expand its presence in North America. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:47:04 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#NTT-Splashes-$3.2B-on-DiData NTT Group signaled its intention to be a leading global provider of integrated communications and IT services to enterprises and other network operators with a 2.1 billion (US$3.23 billion) cash bid for international IT solutions firm Dimension Data Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:54:29 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#ECI-Tunes-In-to-Radio-Backhaul ECI Telecom Ltd. upped the ante in the increasingly hot mobile backhaul market today by unveiling an enhanced set of capabilities that includes its own home-grown microwave product, giving the transport and broadband access vendor a full range of technology options to pitch to carriers. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:54:29 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Alvarion-to-Support-TD-LTE NEW DELHI -- Mobile Broadband Summit 2010 -- Responding to the likely demand in India and elsewhere for wireless broadband infrastructure solutions that support multiple technologies, Alvarion Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALVR), one of the global leaders in the WiMax market, has stated it will add support for TD-Long Term Evolution (LTE) to its platform in the next few years. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:58:46 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#AlcaLu-Takes-Blame-for-AT&T-3G-Slowdown AT&T Inc. is blaming slow 3G uplink speeds on some of its network over the July 4 holiday weekend on a software bug in Alcatel-Lucent High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) gear. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:58:46 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#ECI-Opens-Up-on-BT ECI Telecom Ltd. today announced its involvement in BT Group plc (NYSE: BT; London: BTA)'s current FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises) and FTTC (fiber-to-the-cabinet) rollout in the UK, where the Israeli vendor is supplying its Hi-FOCuS MSAN (multiservice access node) to the incumbent. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:58:46 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Nokia-Sells-Modem-Unit-for-$200M Nokia Corp. said today that it will sell its wireless modem business to Japan's Renesas Technology Corp. for about $200 million in a bid to focus on its core mobile device and Internet services activities. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:42:30 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Clearwire-Coverage-Tops-50-Million-People Clearwire LLC says it now covers 51 million people in 44 cities in the US, following the launch of its mobile WiMax service in seven new cities today. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:26:40 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Cloudy-Days-at-Savvis Cloudy Days at Savvis Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:26:40 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Xelerated-Finally-Gets-100G It's taken a couple of years, but Xelerated Inc. now says it has 100-Gbit/s network processors to show off. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:48:59 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Optical-Transport:-40G/100G-Interest-Shifts-Into-Overdrive Optical Transport: 40G/100G Interest Shifts Into Overdrive Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:48:59 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#JDSU-CEO-Sees-Wireless-Test-Boom Continuing its efforts to become a major force in communications testing, JDS Uniphase Corp. is showing off a new focus on wireless and LTE, buttressed by its acquisition of the Agilent Technologies Inc. Network Solutions Division (NSD) testing business. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:48:59 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Telefnica's-$8.8B-Brazilian-Deal-Blocked Telefnica SA 7.15 billion ($8.8 billion) move to take control of Brazilian mobile powerhouse Vivo Participacoes SA has been blocked at the last minute by the Portuguese government. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:48:59 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Larger-SPs-Still-Browsing-Ethernet-Exchanges Major Ethernet service providers are intrigued by the proliferation of Ethernet exchanges, designed to enable faster and easier interconnection of Ethernet services, but many are taking a wait-and-see attitude before joining one. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:46:16 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Femto-Watch:-Vodafone-Expands-Footprint New trials, services, advertising campaigns, and silicon shipments top the Femtocell news this week. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:48:41 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Reliance,-GTL-Strike-$10.8B-Tower-Deal Reliance Infratel, the mobile tower arm of Reliance Communications Ltd. , has agreed to merge its 50,000-tower portfolio with that of GTL Infrastructure Ltd. in a cash and stock deal valued at 500 billion Indian Rupees. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:48:41 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Cloud-Watch:-Cisco-Adds-a-Name The cloud computing news this week includes what could be considered more fallout from the Oracle Corp. acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:19:18 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#ZTE-Bankrolls-Canadian-Mobile-Network The rollout of a new CDMA mobile network in Canada is to be bankrolled by a $350 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of China, a deal brokered by network equipment vendor ZTE Corp. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:31:09 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#AlcaLu-Lands-GPON-Role-in-Australia's-NBN Alcatel-Lucent has landed a key role as a supplier of access equipment and support services for Australia's National Broadband Network. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:31:09 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Packet-Core,-Backhaul,-AT&T-&-Data-Caps Packet Core, Backhaul, AT&T & Data Caps Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Orange-Switzerland-restructure-focuses-on-regional-needs-Short-Discription::-Strategic-Reorganization-at-the-Swiss-Carrier-URL Orange Switzerland restructure focuses on regional needs Short Discription:: Strategic Reorganization at the Swiss Carrier URL Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Genband-Plays-Name-Game-With-Nortel-Set Genband Inc. is today unveiling its updated product portfolio following the $282 million acquisition of the Nortel Networks Ltd. Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) business. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#LTE-Will-Reshape-Entire-AT&T-Network Long Term Evolution (LTE) deployment is prompting AT&T Inc. to rethink its network architecture, and could lead to changes in the way Ethernet is deployed. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Ethernet-Quickly-Eclipsing-T1s-for-Backhaul Wireless network operators are requesting fewer T1s and more Carrier Ethernet connections for mobile backhaul, and could stop ordering T1s entirely as soon as next year, Tower Cloud Inc. CEO Ron Mudry told attendees at the Backhaul Strategies and Core Convergence for Mobile Operators event here today. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Overture-Beefs-Up-for-Mobile-Backhaul Overture Networks Inc. today announced new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) G.8032 Ethernet ring protection switching for its UTS 4000 optical edge switch, aiming to deliver the capacity and service reliability required to compete in the red-hot mobile backhaul market. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#AT&T:-Too-Slow-on-Ethernet-Certification? AT&T: Too Slow on Ethernet Certification? Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Bad-News-for-Bonded-Copper? Bad News for Bonded Copper? Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:55:11 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#ESPN-Sees-World-Cup-Cross-Platform-Jump ESPN said it is posting solid viewership gains on TV, the Web, and mobile platforms with its coverage of the FIFA World Cup, citing particular traffic surges coming via its recently rebranded broadband-only network, ESPN3. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:28:20 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Inphi-Files-for-an-IPO Analog semiconductor company Inphi Corp. thinks it's ready to go public, partly on the promise of the 100-Gbit/s market. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:51:28 GMT http://www.sales-outsourcing-europe.com/sales-outsourcing-blog.html#Gadget-Watch:-Apple-Sorry-for-iPhone-4-Fiasco Apple Inc. apologized to frustrated users unable to reserve their iPhone 4's today as it explained that massive pre-orders of more than 600,000 units for the smartphone took it and its carrier partners by surprise, as we run this week's device news highlights. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:51:57 GMT