Comments on: Cisco Scoops Up Starent to Manage Mobile Data Deluge

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By: Cisco’s Starent Purchase Faces Opposition

Cisco’s Starent Purchase Faces Opposition — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:50:42 +0000

[...] October 28, 2009 | 8:20 PM PT | 0 comments | 0 tweets retweet » Cisco Systems’ $2.9 billion purchase of wireless networking equipment maker Starent might be in trouble: The Law Offices of Brian M. Felgoise, P.C. , a law firm in Pennsylvania thinks [...]

By: Why The Great Internet Build Out Prompting M&A

Why The Great Internet Build Out Prompting M&A — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:10:32 +0000

[...] Earlier this morning, Tellabs, a Naperville, Ill.-based maker of telecom equipment bought WiChorus, a mobile Internet equipment maker based in San Jose, California. Tellabs is paying $165 million in cash for the upstart company whose venture backers include Pinnacle Ventures, Accel Partners, Mayfield and Redpoint Ventures. Clearwire uses WiChorus’ products. WiChorus competes with its SmartCore platform with the likes of Starent, which itself is in the process of being acquired by Cisco Systems for $2.9 billion. [...]

By: Cisco’s Starent Buy Puts Juniper at a Crossroads

Cisco’s Starent Buy Puts Juniper at a Crossroads — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:56:10 +0000

[...] | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | 11:55 AM PT | 0 comments | 0 tweets retweet » Did Cisco snap up Starent on the eve of the telecom equipment provider announcing a partnership deal with Juniper Networks, [...]

By: tushneem

tushneem — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:13:36 +0000

Cisco has been struggling in this one area, so the acquisition was somewhat expected. Opportunities in 4G and smart grids are enormous to ignore. Also Cisco has done lot of financial re-structuring and raised about $4 Billion in additional cash recently. So good use of capital to position the company well as the economy comes out of recession – http://wp.me/pw0hs-78

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Cisco Scoops Up Starent to Manage Mobile Data Deluge · Hottest 2009 Trends — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:26:17 +0000

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