Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities have long been an essential part of the telecommunications market. Following the global economic crisis in 2008 and 2009, global M&A has recovered with a remarkable increase in deals completed annually over the past decade. In the MENA region, M&A has been on telecom executives’ agenda and is set to accelerate in the coming years.

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CommScope Holding Company, Inc., a global leader in connectivity solutions for communications networks, this morning announced that Eddie Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer, is stepping down after 15 years of service to the Company. Succeeding Mr. Edwards is Charles “Chuck” Treadway, who has been appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the CommScope Board of Directors. This leadership transition is the result of the Company’s ongoing succession planning program led by the Board of Directors.

Read more: Charles Treadway appointed as CommScope President and CEO

On the 40th anniversary of the very first Ethernet specification – published 30th September 1980, in the famous “Blue Book” by a DEC/Intel/Xerox consortium- Jensen Huang, Founder, President & CEO of NVIDIA interviewed the inventor of Ethernet, Bob Metcalfe.

Read more: Industry visionaries celebrate 40 years of Ethernet and discuss future possibilities

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