M&A News
In the aftermath of a recession, mergers and acquisitions tend to mount up, and we track every transaction, analyzing its terms and implications for the industry as a whole. From mega-mergers to strategic purchases of clever start-ups, we analyze every detail.
Rethink Wireless offers in-depth comment on the impact of the deals for the firms themselves, their rivals and their customers. Building on that analysis we also map out the wider trends the M&A deals reflect.
Keeping abreast of the latest mergers and acquisitions can be vital for anyone in the wireless market to understand key developments and plan their own business strategies. To support that, we not only cover the events as they happen but add expert analysis of their significance.
Key topics include: international consolidation of operators, the realignment of the mobile chip sector, upheavals in the infrastructure business, and the rising tide of takeovers of start-ups in key technology areas.
Click for Ericsson buys BelAir network for HetNet
Ericsson hasn't exactly led the charge towards modern cellular network approaches such as Wi-Fi integration and small cells. But the Swedish vendor knows it will have to support these key trends, desp ...
- ALU adds Wi-Fi to lightRadio to handle offload
- Ericsson to acquire BelAir Networks?
- BelAir GigXone offers new Wi-Fi riches for cellcos
- Motorola Mobility resells BelAir cableco Wi-Fi
- Cisco’s Carrier Wi-Fi strategy puts 802.11u in the
Optus buys Vividwireless to secure 4G capacity
20 February, 2012
SingTel's Australian arm snaps up former WiMAX player from Seven Group to support TD-LTE while Softbank goes live with 4G too
F5 buys Diameter pioneer Traffix
20 February, 2012
US firms adds management of LTE mobile signalling to its broad platform for managing IP quality and delivery
Deutsche Telekom could exit UK
17 February, 2012
Having failed to sell T-Mobile USA, German giant needs new sources of cash, and could offload 50% stake in Everything Everywhere
Google-Moto deal approved on both sides of pond
14 February, 2012
US antitrust regulator also green-lights purchase of Nortel patents by group including Microsoft, Apple as patent battle lines firm up
Vodafone and Orange look for new businesses
13 February, 2012
UK giant in early stages of evaluating bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide, French rival may increase stake in Mobinil
Verizon faces challenge to its cable deals
13 February, 2012
Sprint leads call for the reseller agreements between Verizon and four cablecos to be considered along with spectrum transfers
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