Archive for 'Telecom'
Telecom Industry Update & Powerwave Technologies Analysis
Mobile operator messaging revenues are under threat. Operators are rolling out flat rate data packages to encourage mobile Internet usage and uptake, which is in turn enabling the availability of free, ad-funded online messaging on the mobile handset. Mobile application development is by nature technically challenging. However, the carriers have not helped. Mobile technologies are […]
Posted: July 18th, 2008 under Industry Trends, M&A, Management, Sales & Marketing, Telecom.
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Deal Analysis: Virgin Mobile acquires Helio
Deal Analysis:
Its always advisable to buy a running business than to build one from scratch — where possible. Virgin has done that in this case.
It would have cost Virgin about $25 million to build/replicate this platform from scratch. Helios has it up and running. $39 is like a 50% premium, and if you consider time […]
Posted: June 27th, 2008 under Business Strategy, M&A, Telecom.
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Networx - a sample billion $ deal
The U.S. government will announce this month the carrier it has selected to supply voice, data, video and wireless services through 2017. The $20 billion project, called Networx, is split into two contracts: (1) Networx Universal includes VPN, VoIP, frame relay and ATM services, and (2) Networx Enterprise which will focus on emerging IP and […]
Posted: March 13th, 2007 under IP, Management, People & Teams, Telecom.
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