B/OSS

M&A

Ericsson Acquires Microsoft Mediaroom

Ericsson has reached an agreement with Microsoft to acquire its TV solution Mediaroom business, which the infrastructure giant says will make it the leading provider of IPTV and multiscreen solutions. ...More
April 12, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News
Windstream Must Pay Up for PAETEC Acquisition

A group of PAETEC investors sued the company two years ago, saying the $2.3 billion price tag – $5.50 per share – was too small. ...More
April 10, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Pavlov Media-CCG Buys Coretec Communications

Pavlov, which operates a CLEC division called Campus Communications Group (CCG), says the new assets will improve its ability to build and deploy fiber-optic services. ...More
April 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
AT&T To Get More Spectrum with Corr Wireless Buy

AT&T is set to acquire spectrum and subscribers belonging to Corr Wireless, a 2G operator owned by C Spire Wireless. ...More
April 8, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News
The Biggest BSS-OSS/Service Provider M&A of Q1 2013

Some service providers and players in the billing and BSS/OSS industries made major acquisitions in the first quarter of 2013, deals that could change the landscape for years to come. ...More
April 8, 2013
Posted in Galleries, Billing, Customer Experience Management, Service & Network Management
Verizon Smacks Down Talk of Joint Vodafone Buyout with AT&T

It sounded like a day-late April Fools' joke. But Verizon wasn't laughing. ...More
April 3, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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Cisco To Buy U.K.-Based Small-Cell Company

Saying it reinforces its commitment to service providers and strengthens its mobility expertise, Cisco on Wednesday said it plans to buy Ubiquisys, a U.K.-based provider of intelligent 3G and long-term evolution (LTE) small-cell technologies, for $310 million. ...More
April 3, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
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T-Mobile Confirms Hundreds of Layoffs Ahead of MetroPCS Merger

Between 200 and 300 employees in the operations group were laid off at T-Mo's Seattle-area headquarters on March 28. ...More
April 1, 2013 By Arselia Gales
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Redknee Wraps Buy of Nokia Siemens Networks' BSS Unit

Redknee has completed its $52 million purchase of Nokia Siemens Networks' BSS unit, marking another step in NSN's shift to specializing in mobile broadband. ...More
April 1, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Clearwire-DISH: 'Another Nail In the Coffin'

Clearwire, the Bellevue, Wash.-based broadband provider, says it will accept $80 million in financing from Sprint in April, agreed upon as terms of Sprint's offer to buy the remaining half of Clearwire that it doesn't already own. ...More
March 28, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News