Orange Set to Take over French MVNO TEN
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France Telecom has announced that it is in exclusive talks to take over the French MVNO, TEN, confirming an earlier report in the French daily, La Tribune. In a statement, France Telecom said it has entered into exclusive negotiations with the shareholders of TEN with a view to taking a controlling stake in the company. "By...
Court Puts Hold on Qualcomm Import Ban
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WASHINGTON -- A federal judge Wednesday halted an import ban on mobile phones by Qualcomm Inc., a rare legal victory in a long-standing patent dispute with rival Broadcom Corp. Judge Haldane Mayer on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a request by several mobile phone manufacturers and AT&T Inc.'s...
FCC Stays Up Late To Vote On Wireless Items
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It's gotten to be a habit at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to push back the normal start (9:30 a.m. or 10 a.m.) of its monthly open meeting, but yesterday, it really pushed the envelope, keeping the votes (and reporters) on hold until 8:45 p.m. As night fell, the agency voted a number of items, including a ...
Nokia Siemens in Talks to Buy Atrica
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Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks to acquire Ethernet equipment vendor Atrica Inc. , an industry source said today. Israeli news site Globes reported that talks are underway for a $100 million acquisition, and that the deal is set to close soon. Our source with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed that the two parties...
Users Talk Virtualization Highs & Lows
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SAN FRANCISCO -- VMworld -- Users discussed the highs and lows of their virtualization experiences here yesterday, citing end-user resistance and lack of management standards as their biggest challenges. Speaking on a panel of VMware customers, Lee James, chief architect of data center platforms and virtualization at London-based...
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