HUAWEI ENLIST EX-SPRINT TEAM TO GAIN GROUND IN THE U.S. MARKET
In its continuing quest for contracts from U.S. mobile operators, Huawei has teamed up with a start-up called Amerilink, based in Sprint’s hometown of Overland Park in Kansas, and built around former Sprint executives, reports WSJ. Amerilink will provide consulting to clients like Huawei to help them win major contracts in the telecom industry. Amerilink’s CEO, for example, is Kevin Packingham who directed the development of marquee smartphones based on Sprint’s latest mobile network.
BUSINESSES ADD IPADS TO THEIR BRIEFCASES
Apple’s iPad seems to be excused from the skepticism and resistance that the iPhone and other consumer-oriented handsets have been met with in the corporate world, writes WSJ. Rather than attempting to keep the devices out of their offices, companies have lined up to buy iPads, which are favored by some as an excellent alternative to a laptop. iPads also offer the ability to encrypt corporate information and allow employees to connect to business networks securely. Last month, Apple’s COO Tim Cook commented that “very surprisingly” half of the Fortune 100 companies are trying out or using iPads.
PAY TV LOSES MOMENTUM—SUBSTANTIAL GAIN IN TV FOR TELECOMS
According to SNL Kagan, the subscription-TV business experienced its first drop in total subscribers in Q2, including cable, satellite and telecom operators. Cable lost 711,000 subscribers, while the telecom sector gained 414,000 new pay-TV subscribers and satellite gained 81,000 customers. The net drop of 216,000 subscribers was blamed on the struggling economy and on the government-imposed transition to digital TV, writes WSJ.
In its continuing quest for contracts from U.S. mobile operators, Huawei has teamed up with a start-up called Amerilink, based in Sprint’s hometown of Overland Park in Kansas, and built around former Sprint executives, reports WSJ. Amerilink will provide consulting to clients like Huawei to help them win major contracts in the telecom industry. Amerilink’s CEO, for example, is Kevin Packingham who directed the development of marquee smartphones based on Sprint’s latest mobile network.
BUSINESSES ADD IPADS TO THEIR BRIEFCASES
Apple’s iPad seems to be excused from the skepticism and resistance that the iPhone and other consumer-oriented handsets have been met with in the corporate world, writes WSJ. Rather than attempting to keep the devices out of their offices, companies have lined up to buy iPads, which are favored by some as an excellent alternative to a laptop. iPads also offer the ability to encrypt corporate information and allow employees to connect to business networks securely. Last month, Apple’s COO Tim Cook commented that “very surprisingly” half of the Fortune 100 companies are trying out or using iPads.
PAY TV LOSES MOMENTUM—SUBSTANTIAL GAIN IN TV FOR TELECOMS
According to SNL Kagan, the subscription-TV business experienced its first drop in total subscribers in Q2, including cable, satellite and telecom operators. Cable lost 711,000 subscribers, while the telecom sector gained 414,000 new pay-TV subscribers and satellite gained 81,000 customers. The net drop of 216,000 subscribers was blamed on the struggling economy and on the government-imposed transition to digital TV, writes WSJ.
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