Telecoms
VMware turns its attention to telcos
CEO Pat Gelsinger outlines plans for VMware to work more with telcos, highlighted by an agreement with Vodafone announced today
Solar Communications makes first of two acquisitions this year
Wiltshire-based firm sets sights on second deal before the end of 2017
KCOM fined £900,000 for emergency call failure
Failure in telco's network meant 999 calls were not connected for four hours
'Everyone thinks we got a good deal' - VAR lauds its bargain acquisition
Acquisition creates £160m reseller as rivals look on in envy
Sabio makes second acquisition with DatapointEurope deal
Takeover comes after comms VAR snapped up Surrey-based Rapport in March
Samsung shifts IP PBX channel support to Korea
Distributor Nimans reassures resellers they will receive same service and support they previously enjoyed under new support structure
VAR Elite Telecom hits £50m revenue with Nexus acquisition
Nexus acquisition adds £16m revenue and 35 staff to Elite
Extreme Networks poised for further acquisitions as it closes in on Avaya's networking business
VP hints that there is more to come this year as Extreme moves towards completing Avaya and Brocade deals
After almost doubling in size last year, cost-conscious Mitel is shrinking
After seeing its bid to buy Polycom thwarted, Mitel has sold its mobile division and is now gearing up to chop 10 per cent of its remaining workforce
RingCentral looks to capitalise on Avaya struggles for European expansion
UC vendor looks to poach Avaya customers as it increases focus on European market
Solar Communications continues on acquisition hunt
Comms MSP made two acquisitions last year and is looking to make a further two in 2017
Excalibur takes another swing at IT sector with Ntegra buy
Comms provider buys Ntegra's support services arm, its latest acquisition in the IT sector
BT hit with £42m fine and £300m compensation demand for Openreach breaches
BT rapped by Ofcom for cutting compensation payments to telecoms providers when it delivered Openreach services late
Convergence clout
After a dizzying M&A spree, Daisy's converged telecoms, IT and cloud capabilities will help it deliver the organic growth needed to hit its £1bn revenue goal, its CEO Neil Muller tells Doug Woodburn
'Give us a few months and we'll be a strong and healthy organisation' - New Avaya UK MD
Avaya targets UK mid-market with launch of cloud-hosted solution
We'll capitalise on Avaya's 'death spiral' - ShoreTel CEO
Don Joos says ShoreTel is already seizing the opportunity presented by Avaya's bankruptcy protection filing, as it launches cloud solution in UK
Avaya bankruptcy 'no concern' for channel - Westcon European VP
Jeremy Butt tells CRN that business will not be disrupted by bankruptcy filing in US and that the distributor is sitting on $20m of Avaya inventory, while other partners also supportive of move
Chess issues fraud warning to channel
Chess claims phone calls purportedly from Zoom Telecom are demanding payment from customers over the phone
MPs slam 'unacceptable' mobile coverage for UK residents
Report claims that foreign visitors to the UK get a better signal than residents because their SIM cards can jump between networks
Bamboo claims early success with channel M2M offering
MD Lorrin White expects M2M solutions to become more prominent in the channel
Samsung's Note 7 fiasco to have wider impact - analyst
TrendForce anticipates growing demand for components as competitors look to steal Samsung's market share
Innopsis flags up healthy reseller opportunity
Industry body talks up channel opportunity around the Health and Social Care Network
Azzurri name vanishes from view
Maintel integrates Azzurri brand following reverse takeover in May
Alternative Networks warns Brexit will take shine off full-year results
Comms VAR blames performance on EU referendum and changes to roaming charges
