GLG News by Communications Equipment Sellers (North America)

1) Due diligence is expected and the news of tightening belts was predicted. 2) In the last quarter we have found all verticals are experiencing some level of conservative spending. 3) However, we have also seen increased spending with some vendors and/or specific vendor products and solutions. ...

I will agree, that a collapse is overkill. But I see a softening of transactions and more projects help up at CFO level and because companies can't hire, and retain talent efficiently. This talent is the hold up of implementing new technologies, none the least is datacenter challenges around power. ...

WAN optimization may not be considered a luxury when customers have no choice but to add it to their infrastructure when bandwidth options are limited and response times have eroded.  Adding more bandwidth or server power does not solve all latency and performance issues, and optimization...

One of the primary reason for success of any wireless technology (especially GSM/3G) has been plug-and-play approach of various network elements and economic of scale. For femtocells to join that success path, they are required to have standard interfaces to connect back to the core network. Standardization...

Integration of Sprint's CDMA and Nextel iDEN networks with T-Mobile GSM and 3G networks may prove to be too costly and the perceived "efficiencies" will not be achieved. Sprint had difficulties integrating Nextel's network and I cannot imagine T-Mobile will have an easier time integrating two widely different...

It is a very likely scenario that Sprint will spin off their WiMAX network, XoHM, and merge it with a network like Clearwire than keeping it around and bleed. If and when that happens, the only cost effective scenario left in line with the other CDMA operators will be LTE.

iDEN is a GSM-like Time-Division-Multiple-Access (TDMA) technology that is a proprietary implementation by Motorola with no evolution to 3G or 4G as drawn today, except a complete rip to 4G 9LTE/WiMAX) with a GSM core (GSM Mobile Switching Center or MSC). iDEN is popular in the US with Nextel (a part...

If indeed T-Mobile is interested in acquiring Sprint Nextel, it will be an operational nightmare for the Nation's cleanest and most uniform (not necessarily the best coverage) network in the country. Sprint could not digest Nextel's iDEN network with its CDMA enzymes and what makes T-Mobile think that...

One of the major challenges that Cable MSOs have is lack of mobility and wireless play. MVNO model only takes them so far and building a wireless network from scratch may prove to be too expensive. Building an underlay mobile network may be the best alternative as a starter.

For years, wireless carriers have undercut each other to gain subscribers and market share.  February 19th Verizon Wireless decided to offer a new unlimited pricing plan.  Now, new and existing Verizon Wireless customers can choose from new plans that allow true unlimited nationwide calling...