Category: IP Communications

Inter-Tel Buyout Withdrawal

Vector Capital and former Inter-Tel CEO Steven Mihaylo said they withdraw their bid for Inter-Tel. Recently Inter-Tel shareholders rejected the
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France Telecom in the Movies

The next move for telecom companies is to look outside telecom It would seem that if cable and phone companies
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GrandCentral

One Number for Life is the tagline of GrandCentral the brainchild of Craig Walker who by the way was one
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CounterPath

I recently had a chance to have an Executive Suite interview with Donovan Jones from CounterPath. Why should you read
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Bridgeport Networks Funding

If you’re a wireless carrier you know the disruptive combination of IP communications and wireless networks such as WiFi, WiMAX
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Update on Tekelec Switching Purchase

Phil Harvey recently updated me on the situation with Light Reading’s take on the Tekelec switching division being sold to
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FCC Delays the AT&T/BellSouth Merger Again

The FCC commissioners remain deadlocked on the AT&T/BellSouth merger and although it is widely believed the merger will happen, it
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Altitude Software

As you may recall I was in Lisbon Portugal just last week and while there I had a chance to
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Tekelec Sells Switching Business to Ericsson

Tekelec is selling its struggling switching business to Ericson according to Light Reading. The price could be 50-80 million dollars
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Cable Companies Vulnerable?

There are some very smart people in the telecom business who are betting on the cable companies as the winners
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