Broadcom: Wireless Revenue

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In the last few articles, I dealt extensively with the Mobile and Wireless business of Broadcom. It is time we take a look at what this means from a revenue point of view for the company.

Broadcom: Aggression in the Cell Phone Market

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author We have so far looked at Broadcom’s Enterprise Networking business, Broadband Communications business, and the Bluetooth and WLAN components of its Mobile and Wireless Business. I will now look at its cellular mobile business which, in my mind, is the make-or-break component for the company.

Broadcom: Broadband Communications Business

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In my last article on Broadcom, I took a look at its Enterprise Networking Business and concluded that it is a steady revenue source for the company. I will now proceed to dissect the Broadband Communications business.

Broadcom: Enterprise Networking Business

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In the previous articles in this series, we looked at the strengths and weaknesses of Broadcom. We also looked at the pros and cons of its broad portfolio of products and its growth by acquisition. Going forward, I will start to dissect the company’s enterprise networking products business.

Good Networking and Telecom Blogs

Here’s a quick survey of blogs in the networking and telecom domains that we like. Do you have some to add?

Good Mobility and Convergence Blogs

Here are some we track: Network Administrator: Selena Frye at Networking Administrator has contributors discussing topics such as video conferencing, VoIP, mobile technology, and Unified Communications. Engadget: Engadget is one of most popular gadget blogs.

Broadcom: Strengths and Weaknesses

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author 2007 has been a happening year for the wireless industry. Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android are just two examples of how even outsiders want a part of this very luscious pie. 2007 was eventful for another reason – the legal battles between two American communication devices manufacturers – Qualcomm and

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Eric Benhamou & the Turnaround of 3Com (Part 1)

Eric Benhamou is a networking industry pioneer. Eric served as the CEO of 3Com from September 1990 until December 31, 2000, and since then, has been its Chairman. 3Com acquired Palm during his tenure as CEO, and later spun it out. For a while, Eric also served as the CEO of Palm, and later its

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