Articles tagged with: Sun and Ovum
Telecoms dealmaking on hold in 4Q '08
According to a new study from Ovum, global economic downturn depressed valuations and dealmaking in the telecom sector in 4Q 2008. Based on Ovum's report, M&A deal count was 129 in 4Q08, from 192 in 4Q07, with only four deals valued above US$1 billion, from 10 in 4Q07. more
Related Tags: citigroup, zain, verizon, alltel, capex, telenor, lte, sms, oracle, ipo, tax, zain-saudi-arabia, turk-telecom
Open source in mobile phones: challenges for software vendors
Opinion piece by Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum
Open source is the emerging development methodology for mobile phones,
reducing operational costs, harnessing innovation and shortening time to market
for new devices and services. With both Nokia and Google already choosing an
open source model for their mobile platforms over the past twelve months, the
pressure is on independent software vendors (ISVs) in the mobile market to adopt
an open source strategy.
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Related Tags: google, sun-microsystems, mobile-messaging, rsa, edge, benchmarking, open-source
