Ericsson enters into agreement for $6.2 billion cash offer to acquire Vonage, a provider of cloud-based communications, propelling Ericsson’s strategy to boost its wireless enterprise channel influence and broaden its global offerings. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Ericsson’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Vonage can disrupt the crowded CPaaS market segment, spur API-driven 5G/4G innovation across the enterprise wireless realm, and provide the foundation to advance ecosystem-wide open network innovation.
Mavenir Acquires Telestax to Expand 5G Monetization Opportunities through CPaaS Tech
Mavenir buys Telestax to bolster Mavenir Engage, Mavenir’s omnichannel messaging monetization and customer engagement offering through Telestax CPaaS capabilities. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the Telestax acquisition bolsters Mavenir’s portfolio in the 5G and API enablement realms as well as enable Mavenir to swiftly attain differentiation in the heavily crowded CPaaS market segment through 5G/mobile portfolio differentiators.