Juniper acquires Web security vendor Mykonos for $80m
Juniper Networks Inc. acquired privately held Web security vendor Mykonos Software Inc. for roughly $80 million in cash, broadening its portfolio of security offerings....
Ericsson bolsters HetNet portfolio with BelAir acquisition
Swedish equipment maker to integrate carrier-grade WiFi with small cell technologies; outlines OSS/BSS, m-commerce ambitions. Ericsson on Tuesday acquired carrier-grade WiFi specialist BelAir...
Sony bets gaming market still has room for handheld Vita
Electronics maker seeing increasing competitive pressure from smartphone, tablet games.
Sony Corp. has had its share of challenges of late, but one of its biggest...
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Virgin Mobile eyes youth market in bid to crack Latin America
MVNO to spend $300 million on expansion into region; Chile, Colombia launches due this year. U.K.-based MVNO Virgin Mobile has revealed that it...
Social networks can’t be made to filter content – EU
Social networks cannot be forced to install monitoring systems to prevent copyrighted material from being downloaded illegally by users, the European Union's highest court...
Cisco challenges European approval of Microsoft’s Skype deal
Network giant seeks to prevent Microsoft from strengthening its position in Web-based video calling market. Cisco Systems Inc. challenged the European Commission's approval...
Swisscom expects euro to stay around CHF1.23 in 2012
Telco's annual revenue hurt by surge in value of Swiss franc against euro, dollar. Telecommunications company Swisscom AG expects the Swiss franc to...
Kuwait’s Wataniya net profit jumps on local, North African operations
Kuwait's National Mobile Telecommunications Co., or Wataniya Telecom, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 57% to 38.2 million Kuwaiti dinars from KWD24.3 million...
Indian court grabs back 122 GSM licences from operators
India's Supreme Court has ruled that the 2G licences awarded in 2008 were not fairly distributed, and has snatched 122 of them back from...
Windows Phone 8 to get NFC, HD and Skype
Following a leaked video which showed Windows Phone top dog Joe Belfiore listing the features adorning the next version of Windows Phone, beta testers...
