Microsoft vs. Alcatel-Lucent goes to round three
It’s going to get messy between Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent before it’s over. French-based Alcatel-Lucent is claiming that Microsoft is violating certain patents it holds for video frame coding with...
View ArticleAirvana and Alcatel-Lucent combine femtocells with IMS
Airvana and Alcatel-Lucent announced plans to jointly develop a CDMA/EV-DO femtocell platform that incorporates an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The two said that: “this initiative will ensure that...
View ArticleAirvana and Alcatel-Lucent combine femtocells with IMS
Airvana and Alcatel-Lucent announced plans to jointly develop a CDMA/EV-DO femtocell platform that incorporates an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The two said that: “this initiative will ensure that...
View ArticleAT&T starts LTE field trials later this year, commercial deployment in 2011
Are you as excited as I am about LTE and the blazing fast data speeds it promises? Sure you are. And while you’re undoubtedly holding your breath waiting for 4G service and handsets, AT&T is...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent acquires OpenPlug for cross-platform mobile app developement
It’s Alcatel-Lucent‘s second acquisition in 3 months and without a doubt, the company is trying to flex a little muscle in the mobile applications space. The company bought ProgrammableWeb, a...
View ArticleDear Mobile App Developers, OpenPlug is now free!
With all the larger acquisitions that have taken place in France within the last year – like Exalead, PriceMinister or DailyMotion – it’s easy to almost forget that Alcatel-Lucent bought...
View ArticleInvestors like Walmart and Microsoft back Team8’s cybersecurity venture...
The Israeli cybersecurity venture studio Team8 has raised $85 million in new financing from a clutch of new and returning strategic investors including Walmart, Airbus, SoftBank, and Microsoft’s...
View ArticleGoogle is building a new private subsea cable between Portugal and South Africa
Google today announced Equiano, a new private subsea cable that will connect Portugal and South Africa. The cable will be built by Alcatel Submarine Networks and the first phase of the project is...
View ArticleRajeev Suri to step down as Nokia CEO; Pekka Lundmark to take over
Rajeev Suri, the chief executive of Nokia, is stepping down from his leadership role after overseeing the Finnish networking giant for more than half a decade. Pekka Lundmark, the outgoing President...
View ArticleFacebook-backed 2Africa set to be the longest subsea cable upon completion
Facebook announced on Tuesday that its 2Africa cable would now extend to over 45,000 kilometers with the addition of nine landings collectively dubbed the 2Africa Pearls. The subsea cable will directly...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent Acquires Web API Repository ProgrammableWeb
ProgrammableWeb, a well-known repository for Web APIs, has been acquired by Alcatel-Lucent in a surprise move. Terms of the acquisition remain undisclosed, but according to the press release,...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent Buys OpenPlug and Flexes its Cross-Platform Mobile Apps Muscle
It's Alcatel-Lucent's second acquisition in 3 months and without a doubt, the company is trying to flex a little muscle in the mobile applications space. The company bought ProgrammableWeb, a...
View ArticlePatent Troll WiLAN Targets Apple, HP, HTC, Dell And Others In Yet Another Suit
Self-proclaimed "technology innovation and licensing company" WiLAN, billed as a notorious patent troll by most anyone else (and often, much worse), this morning announced that it has initiated...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent Creates Methodology For APIs And Makes Available Under...
Alcatel-Lucent is releasing a methodology for APIs that it is making available through Creative Commons. It is part of a new consulting practice the telecommunications company has established to help...
View ArticleMuleSoft Buys Programmable Web From Alcatel-Lucent, Marking The Telco’s...
MuleSoft has acquired Programmable Web from Alcatel-Lucent effectively marking the telecommunication company’s exit from a core API community. For MuleSoft, a data integration company, the deal...
View ArticleNokia Acquisition Talks With Alcatel-Lucent Could Be About 5G
Nokia confirmed today it was in talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent and the underlying reason just might be the latter’s 5G patent stash. When I was at Mobile World Congress last month, there were several hot...
View ArticleNokia Agrees To Buy Alcatel-Lucent For $16.6B
Nokia has announced that it plans to move ahead with the purchase of Alcatel-Lucent, less than one day after confirming that the two companies were discussing a deal. Nokia will pay $16.6 billion in...
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