Articles tagged with: 3com
HP's 3Com takeover marks a shot at Cisco
Hewlett-Packard's $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems - and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology heavyweights. more
Related Tags: hewlett-packard, hp, cisco-systems, USA
2Wire and Thomson Gain Wi-Fi Market Share
2Wire and Thomson were big winners in the 2008 Wi-Fi market, growing their shipments by nearly 60% annually. Each significantly outperformed the overall market, gaining market share, reports In-Stat. 2Wire achieved 11% share, while Thomson's share grew to almost 8%. Market share among the other leading competitors, Linksys, Netgear, and D-Link was flat or down in 2008 compared to 2007. more
Related Tags: 2wire, thomson, wi-fi, d-link, netgear, buffalo, ict, in-stat, wlan
Huawei Starting to Win Network Contracts in the USA
China's Huawei is reported to be finally making significant progress in cracking the US market, where it has had problems in the past thanks in part to security concerns over allegations of links to the Chinese government. The company has always denied the allegations. more
Related Tags: google, intel, wimax, huawei, clearwire, tim, wall-street-journal, ovi, iden, cox-communications, sprint, USA
Auction of Intangibles Attracts NASA, Private Investors
CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- Bidders will gather in Chicago next month for a high-end live auction at the historic Chicago Cultural Center, but they won't be vying for Roy Lichtenstein lithographs or a seventeenth-century writing desk. more
Related Tags: microsoft, intel, gps, ran, patents, nasa, seven, chicago, operating-system, charity, etf, linux, USA
Bain and Silver Lake Leading Bidding for Huawei's Mobile Phone Division
Private equity groups lead by Bain Capital and Silver Lake Partners are reported to be leading the lengthy negotiations to take a stake in Huawei's mobile phone division. Closes close to the talks told Bloomberg news that General Atlantic has withdrawn from the discussions. more
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Huawei to Step up European Sales Efforts
Huawei Technologies plans to increase its sales efforts in Europe after achieving sales of US$2 billion in the region last year. Speaking to the Financial Times, Zhou Ming Cheng, Huawei's European marketing director said that the company aims to increase its sales further, which had already more than doubled from the US$770 million achieved in 2006 more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, huawei, hspa, nokia-siemens-networks, siemens, alcatel-lucent, alcatel
Bain and KKR Shortlisted as Huawei Investors
It has been reported that Bain Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts are amongst the short list to take an equity stake in Huawei's mobile phones division. The company is looking to offload a stake in the company, party to increase its profile as a legitimate business when seeking overseas investments. more
Related Tags: huawei, goldman-sachs
Polycom steals #1 spot from Cisco in Wi-Fi phone share
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reports that the wireless LAN infrastructure market, which includes independent and dependent access points and WLAN switches and controllers, sequentially increased in revenue but decreased in units shipped in 1Q08, evidence that higher-priced 802. 11n products are now shipping in increasing volume. more
Related Tags: cisco, motorola, switches, wlan, 802.11n, 802.11g
Vodafone Named as Possible Bidder for Huawei's Handset Division
Vodafone and AT&T have been named as possible buyers for a 50% stake in Huawei Technologies' handset division, which was put up for sale last week. The sale is expected to raise upwards of US$2 billion for the company - while also making it easier for the firm to overcome US concerns about security issues with the Chinese owners. more
Related Tags: m1, huawei, hutchison-3g, rcom
Huawei Considers Selling Stake in Mobile Phones Division
China's Huawei is reported to be considering selling a stake in its mobile phones division to foreign investors in exchange for access to the US market. The company was recently thwarted in its attempt to take a minority stake in US based 3com following a backlash from US politicians over company founder and president Ren Zhengfei's military background. more
Related Tags: huawei, hutchison-3g, wall-street-journal, China
