3Com Looking for a Spark
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The hardware networking company is trying to break out of the doldrums.
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Ofcom promises to think about it The GSM Association, trade body of the mobile phone industry, is calling for regulators around the world to allow the use of 3G technology in the 900MHz band.â¦
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Cingular, the largest mobile phone operator in the US, is to launch a high-speed third generation (3G) network from next year. Mobile phone firms have been seeking new areas to boost revenue - and Cingular&#39;s
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Yesterday&#39;s decision by the Federal Communications Commission to remove barriers to the delivery of broadband services over power lines may give consumers a third broadband option.
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Observers say partnerships between vendors show they are hoping to ignite a spark toward adoption of unified communications infrastructures that some predict could peak in about three years within corporate environments.
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3Com Corp. COMS.O on     Thursday posted  a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss, amid stiff  competition from Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O and others in the  telecommunications networking market.
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Siemens will help 3Com provide service support for enterprise customers around the globe.
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Touts 'second-generation wireless' against health hysteria 3Com has decided to fight the hysteria over WiFi in schools. The company has hooked up with a reseller that specialises in the education market called 802.UK to promote "second-generation wireless" - by which it means enterprise-class managed WLANs - for schools.â¦
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By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Sep. 13--The next time a video of some guy's goofy wedding reception  dance catches fire on the Internet, Level 3 Communications may be the company  helping bring it to computers nationwide.
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3Com Corp., the Marlborough maker of computer-networking equipment, said it agreed to buy a Texas maker of antihacker security systems, TippingPoint Technologies Inc., for $430 million in cash. TippingPoint makes so-called intrusion-prevention systems for businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, and telecommunications service providers and systems. TippingPoint has 125 employees at its Austin headquarters. The $47-per-share purchase price offered owners ...
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3Com Corp. , a maker of switches for corporate data networks, and PC-Tel Inc. agreed to end patent-infringement lawsuits. Each agreed to license the other's modem-related patents that were part of the litigation, which began in March 2003. PC-Tel also will supply wireless software and antennas to 3Com. PC-Tel will record as revenue during this quarter $3.2 million it had ...
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FAB-LESS CHIP SUPPLIER, Qualcomm, has gained a useful toe-up into the European/GSM market through its acquisition of Cambridge, UK based Trigenix - formerly known as 3G Lab.
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The Motley Fool - For more than three years running, networking equipment maker 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS - News) has consistently bested Wall Street's consensus earnings estimates -- yet it hasn't earned a profit in any quarter over the whole stretch. Last quarter, the firm managed to break even; might tomorrow's fiscal Q2 2007 report finally put 3Com in the black?
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3Com Corp. COMS.O said on Monday it  would buy network security products maker TippingPoint  Technologies Inc. TPTI.O for about $430 million, as 3Com  expands its telecommunications equipment offerings to compete  better for large corporate customers.
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(InfoWorld) - Networking equipment vendor 3Com is counting on low labor costs in China to help the company earn better margins on its products and compete against rivals like Cisco Systems, the company's chief executive officer said Wednesday. "There is one large player who is enjoying 68 percent to 70 percent gross margin on its products, while others are enjoying 40 percent to 45 percent gross margins," Edgar Masri, 3Com's CEO and president, said in an apparent reference to Cisco. However, the disparity in salaries between China and other countries creates an "arbitrage opportunity" for 3Com, he said. Arbitrage is the practice of exploiting price differences between two markets. While Cisco and others rely on expensive engineering talent in the U.S. and elsewhere, Masri is betting that cheaper labor costs in China will give 3Com an advantage, allowing it to price its products 30 percent to 40 percent lower than its competition. 3Com's strategy bears a striking resemblance to that employed by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies, which took advantage of lower costs in China to undercut its competitors and build a growing stake in the worldwide telecommunications market. Once a little-known Chinese company, Huawei is now a major player, having won deals across Asia and in Europe. The resemblance is not an accident. In March, 3Com acquired the remaining shares in H3C Technologies, aÂ joint ventureÂ the company set up with Huawei in 2003. As a result of that deal, 3Com acquired the 2,400 R&D engineers employed by H3C in China. The engineers help give 3Com an advantage over its competitors, Masri said, claiming that rivals' labor costs are up to five times higher than 3Com's.
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Small firms, lots of minutes Mobile network 3 is offering a range of bundled services to tempt more small businesses to sign up to its services.â¦
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THE REGION 3Com Corp. shares rose in after-hours trading after The Wall Street Journal reported buyout firms are examining possible takeover offers for the unprofitable maker of computer-networking gear. Buyout firms such as Silver Lake Partners and Boston-based Bain Capital LLC approached 3Com about a purchase, the Journal said on its website. The two firms unsuccessfully sought last year to ...