Yesterday, Cisco announced strong 2018 Q4 results, and offered a positive outlook for the upcoming year. Revenue was a record $12.8 billion, up 6% year-over-year. The company focus on recurring revenue has been fruitful, at 32% of total revenue, up one point year-over-year. Software subscriptions were more than half of overall software revenue: 56%, up […]

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Do telecom professionals ever take time off?  On Saturday, August 11th, The Rotary Club of Richmond Hill will be holding their sixth annual Craft Beer Tasting Festival to raise funds for charities supported by Rotary.  I, Peter Szoke, will buy a beer for any telecom professional who comes over to say hi. The event will […]

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Last week, Nokia reported 2018Q2 results last week. They struggled yet another quarter, with slowing sales in the networks segment causing a steep decline in the bottom line. Barely had the results sunk in, when Nokia announced they had won a multi-year, $5 billion sale of 5G gear to T-Mobile. Financial results included net sales […]

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