Two American telecoms groups bought data-communications networks .

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He headed operations at data communications hardware maker Juniper Networks for a year before jumping to Microsoft and taking over the plum job of running the division that oversees Office.

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"LTE is the future of mobile communications, and faster data networks will become a key area of differentiation for consumers when choosing their mobile devices, " said Kevin Ho, President of the Handset Product Line of Huawei Device.

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Arriving at DFJ, she landed her first deal with Troika Networks, a Los Angeles-based data communications company, six months after graduating from Harvard Business School.

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Analytics and marketing applications-oriented software companies are today providing new solutions that enable marketers to target communications based on behavioral patterns revealed in data from social networks, customer loyalty programs, call centers or transaction histories.

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Voice communications currently represent only a tiny part of the massive amounts of data carried over the cable networks.

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The boom in data-intensive devices like smart phones and netbooks is straining wireless networks across the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission has pledged to make 500 megahertz of spectrum available for mobile broadband over the next decade.

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