Verizon Communications, AT&T, Comcast and other network operators have become very interested in 100 Gbps network transport capabilities within the last year or so. At the upcoming European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communications, Verizon reportedly will discuss how its much-publicized 100G trials have demonstrated new levels of speed and reach with [...]

Telecom companies of all types are increasingly turning to outsourcing firms that can handle everything from product engineering and service creation to network management. Tech Mahindra is one of the major outsourcing provider names that often comes up, and the company has shown how a deep relationship with one major [...]

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Nokia Siemens Networks confirmed that it is exiting the market for gigabit passive optical network systems for fiber-to-the-home networks. The vendor's move comes after some speculation, and NSN essentially believes that alternative fiber architectures, such as fiber-to-the-curb, will drive the market for now, rather than FTTH. The decision also comes [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks recently pulled off a fairly stunning deal when it won a contract to take over network management of U.S. telco Embarq's voice operations. Why "fairly stunning"? Because wireline telcos in general have not been buying into the network outsourcing trend; because U.S. network operators specifically have not [...]

Japanese vendor NEC already has enjoyed a pretty high profile worldwide as a network equipment vendor, but in the age of M&A-fed mega-vendors, that profile might have slipped a little. Now, NEC is looking to grow internationally, and has announced the $300 million acquisition of operations support system vendor NetCracker. [...]

It has been assumed for years that having fewer boxes in their networks is a high priority for carriers. Yet, that probably has not stopped them from deploying new, additional gear with additional capabilities if and when they felt they could not wait for a more integrated version. Nokia Siemens Networks [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks is selling its Open Network Transport operation to Belgian private equity firm GIMV for an undisclosed amount of money. The transaction is expected to close during the second Read more[...]

While Nortel Networks is defending provider backbone transport technology in the face of primary customer BT pushing PBT onto the back burner, Nokia Siemens Networks, BT's other PBT supplier of Read more[...]

Nokia Siemens Networks and U.K.'s Ubiquisys are to jointly market a 3G femtocell system to mobile operators worldwide. The system will use Ubiquisys' ZoneGate intelligent femtocell and Nokia Siemens Read more[...]

Acquisition rumors swirled last summer around equipment vendor Tellabs, with Nokia Siemens Networks and Nortel Networks listed as two potential buyers, but the speculation dissipated after a few Read more[...]

Could Nokia Siemens Networks be in the market as an instigator of more M&A activity? It seems hard to believe that the joint venture which so disappointed 50% owner Siemens earlier would actually Read more[...]

Equipment vendor titan Nokia Siemens Networks said it will acquire Apertio, a vendor of customer management systems for IP Multimedia Subsystems architectures, in a $205 million deal. The companies Read more[...]