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Finanical Times reports that Motorola, after jettisoning its semiconductor business is looking to partner with or buy communications companies in order to prop up its ailing businesses. Continue »

Cable & Wireless filed for bankruptcy for its US operations and decided to sell the business to Gores Technology Group for $125 million, thereby bringing to a close a very painful and super expensive chapter in its life. Caught in the broadband bubble, the old colonial phone giant had tried to remake itself into a fiber giant, bought bankrupt hosting operations such as those of Exodus and introduced a slew of IP services that never gained traction. In US alone it spend around $3.5 billion on acquisitions. Continue »

Moore’s Claw is squeezing Nokia! At least that’s what the 3Q 2003 handset market share data from Gartner Group shows. According to the research group, Nokia is still in first place at 34.2%. Motorola followed with 14.7% and Samsung held third with 11.2%. The remaining members of the top six were Siemens, LG, and Sony Ericsson. For Nokia, its share is down from the prior year’s 35.5%. (All these numbers are for actual numbers of handsets sold, not shipped and thus is more accurate information.) Continue »

Ranjeet Sodhi loves his Vonage. Continue »

Darwin Mag has an interesting argument on why businesses should avoid going completely wireless even if the number portability is in place. Sometimes, PBX is a good thing. Continue »

Just added an essay with tips on buying storage cards and how much do you actually need. Continue »

Not a day goes by when we hear about a new kind of storage technology and the increasing capacities of the flash memory cards. It is an area which is full of innovation, and where MooreÌs Law is in full effect. Continue »

The next round of broadband wars is about to start, and desperate phone companies are all set to unleash pricing plans which will be a big bonus for the consumer, but not so good for the companies. According to this CNN/AP report, SBC has cut its DSL pricing to $26.95 a month, in an effort to catch up with the cable guys who are charging around $45 a month. In the report, analyst Bruce Leichtman makes a valid point. Continue »