Financial

AireSpring Expands National Local Footprint

Authentium’s ESP Enterprise Manager screen shows IT administrators, by company group, the level of threats networks face and when the last series of updates occurred. AireSpring Inc. is expanding its national local footprint with the addition of 29 markets, bringing the ...More
January 30, 2007 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles
Telcombrokers Begins Buying Spree

In what is described as the first of many acquisitions, master agency Telcombrokers in late December purchased the assets of Tru Choice Communications, a rival master agency based in Corona, Calif. Telcombrokers’ Dominic Antonini “We are very pleased to complete the ...More
January 30, 2007 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles
The Agency That Customer Confusion Built

Photos by David Butler II LAURA BERNSTEIN AND BOB Varady were unlikely business partners. She was just beginning her career; he had launched and sold companies. She had always been an employee; he had been his own boss. She was 34; he was 62. She worked to pay the bills; he ...More
January 30, 2007 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Articles
Silver Point Capital to Acquire Sage Telecom

Private investment firm Silver Point Capital will acquire Sage Telecom Inc. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close during the second quarter of 2007, were not disclosed. Allen, Texas-based Sage is a CLEC serving residential and small business customers in ...More
January 29, 2007
Posted in News
Wireless, DSL Boost AT&T Profits

AT&T Inc.’s fourth-quarter profits rose 17 percent thanks to increases in DSL and wireless subscribership. The company’s net income grew to $1.94 billion, or 50 cents a share, up from $1.66 billion, or 46 cents a share, from the same quarter a year earlier. AT&T’s ...More
January 25, 2007
Posted in News
Level 3 Completes Acquisition of SAVVIS Unit

Level 3 Communications Inc. has completed its $132.5 million acquisition of the content delivery network (CDN) services business of SAVVIS, Inc. Level 3 acquired network elements, customer contracts and intellectual property used in SAVVIS's CDN business. The deal was ...More
January 24, 2007
Posted in News
Subex Azure to Acquire Syndesis

Subex Azure Ltd., which provides revenue maximization platforms for telecom operators, said Thursday it will acquire Canadian-based OSS provider Syndesis Ltd. for $164.5 million in cash. This is the second large acquisition for the company in less than a year as Subex ...More
January 18, 2007
Posted in News
Agent Alliance Adds Members

The Agent Alliance has added PartnerTEL Inc. and ABS Telecom to its ranks. The organization now has 14 member companies. PartnerTEL is a master agent that has helped 400 agents and 7,000 enterprises streamline telecom procurement, management and expenditure processes, and ...More
January 17, 2007
Posted in News
Fluke Networks Acquires Crannog Software

Fluke Networks has purchased Dublin, Ireland-based Crannog Software Ltd., a developer of network management software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This is Fluke Networks' second major acquisition in the enterprise performance management field in the past year. ...More
January 16, 2007
Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
AT&T Phasing Out Cingular Name

AT&T Inc. will begin to absorb the Cingular Wireless name beginning Monday. AT&T will not use the name many in the industry cringed to think about: AT&T Wireless. That brand was known for poor service and garnered a sour reputation among consumers and telecom ...More
January 12, 2007
Posted in News