The European Commission has approved Hewlett-Packard's $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com without attaching conditions, the Commission announced. HP and 3Com …
Mobile traffic helps push up optical demand
Demand for high-speed links to cell sites and homes will rejuvenate sales of optical network equipment this year and help …
UTStarcom to pay US fines for bribing Chinese carriers
Telecommunications equipment vendor UTStarcom will pay a total of US$3 million in fines for violating U.S. bribery laws by giving …
Cisco’s new structure key to success, Chambers says
Cisco Systems' whirlwind of activity over the past few months wouldn't have been possible without the company's spread-out management structure, …
Force10 embraces MPLS within carrier core switches
Force10 Networks is forging deeper into the carrier core by adding MPLS to its high-end Ethernet routing switches. The company's …
3Com takes enterprise Wi-Fi products worldwide
Just days after news broke that it would be acquired by HP, 3Com introduced in the U.S. a line of …
3Com takes enterprise Wi-Fi products worldwide
Just days after news broke that it would be acquired by HP, 3Com introduced in the U.S. a line of …
Ciena will pay $769M for Nortel's metro Ethernet business
Ciena will pay US$769 million for the optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel Networks' Metro Ethernet Networks business, …
How Nortel optical networking sale will change the industry
Nortel may be bankrupt but that doesn't mean it has no value. Take, for instance, the company's Metro Ethernet Networks …
Cisco showcases big bets on collaboration
Unveiling 61 new products and features for enterprise employees to communicate with each other and partners, Cisco Systems executives emphasized …
HP to buy 3Com in networking, data center bid
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about US$2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, …
Cisco shutters Cerent HQ in Petaluma, CA
Cisco has closed the old Cerent headquarters in Petaluma, CA, effectively ceasing operations in that area. Cisco paid $6.9 billion …
Mobile operators, vendors join forces on LTE voice
A group of 12 mobile operators and vendors said today they have agreed on a way to offer SMS (Short …
LTE comes into focus
Long Term Evolution (LTE)-based services are garnering a lot of attention in the mobile broadband industry, despite the fact that …
3Com patents bite back
Some big names in the computer industry were sued this week by a company claiming that they have infringed on …
Nortel set to sell off GSM business
Nortel Networks is preparing to auction off its division that makes equipment for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks …
3Com to blend security brains, enterprise brawn
3Com plans to integrate intrusion prevention technology from its TippingPoint subsidiary into networking gear from its H3C division as part …
Offer for Nortel's carrier VoIP business seen as near
Nortel is reportedly close to receiving an offer for its Carrier VoIP business. A Nortel executive in charge of the …
WiMax on the radar
WiMax is in trials around the region, with users getting close to 4Mbps performance, a huge boost over current 3G …
Mindware recoginised by Symantec for outstanding VAD services
Mindware was hailed as the ‘Symantec Distribution Champion Backup Exec Challenge 2009’, during the recently held Symantec Partner Summit 2009. …