Acquisitions

Wireless technology company Mobixell announced it will acquire the assets of rival Adamind. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.“The synergy between both companies; their strategy of developing products according …

Openwave Systems Inc. announced it acquired WiderWeb Ltd., a mobile Web software developer, for $5 million in cash and a further potential $4 million if the company achieves certain levels …

Chinese wireless vendor Linktone Ltd. said it plans to make a competing offer for U.K. mobile content company MonsterMob Group Plc.Spain’s LaNetro Zed has already made a bid to buy …

Polycom Inc. plans to acquire SpectraLink Corp., according to a definitive agreement between the companies.SpectraLink provides workplace wireless solutions, including wireless handsets that integrate with VoIP and business telephone platforms. …

Mobile payment company Obopay announced it bought BillMonk, a company that provides “social money” services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The companies said social money includes transactions that encompass …

Entertainment media giant IMG jumped onto the wireless video field with the acquisition Nunet AG, a Cologne, Germany-based mobile media company.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Nunet powers 200 streaming …

SilverBirch Inc. is jumping into the mobile marketing arena with the acquisition of mobile marketing firm Jambo Mobile Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Both companies are based in Toronto.Jambo’s …

Motorola Inc.’s plan to drop $200 million on broadband home equipment provider Netopia Inc. has been cleared by United States antitrust authorities. Based in Emeryville, Calif., Netopia makes wired and …

Redback Networks Inc.’s board gave L.M. Ericsson a green light to move forward with plans to buy the smaller equipment maker for about $2.1 billion, or $25 per share.Last week, …

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced it will purchase Bitfone Corp. in a move the company said is part of its plan to grow its mobile enterprise business. Financial details of the transaction …

PHOENIX-Worldscout Corp. announced it purchased location-services company Alltigo Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Worldscout said the deal will bolster its efforts in location tracking.Alltigo’s Personal Location Tracking Device combines GPS …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Shares of @Road Inc. jumped after Trimble Navigation Ltd. said it will acquire its fellow California-based mobile resource management developer for nearly $500 million.Trimble, which targets businesses and government …

ASHBURN, Va.-WiMAX provider DigitalBridge Communications Corp. announced new financing, news that coincided with the company’s acquisition of two regional providers of wireless cable and Internet services. The company said it …

Qualcomm Inc. plans to profit from in-house Bluetooth intellectual property to drive down the cost, power consumption and footprint of chip-based functionality in mobile handsets and consumer electronic devices, the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-A Stockholm court has acquitted L.M. Ericsson’s employees of tax evasion charges filed last year by Sweden’s National Economic Crimes Bureau.The employees were accused of stashing money in Swiss …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Verizon Wireless has agreed to acquire a small GSM carrier in West Virginia. The deal, which must receive regulatory approvals, is expected to close sometime in the first …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. will spend $52 million to acquire technology consulting firm inCode Wireless. InCode has 14 offices in 10 countries and provides strategy consulting services to wireless and …

LONDON-Wireless technology developer Mobestar Holdings plc will acquire Mobile Life Consulting Ltd. in an effort to expand its video dating services. The company said it will spend $664,000 to snap …

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced plans to purchase UIQ Technology AB, a subsidiary of Symbian Ltd. UIQ, based in Sweden, licenses its user interface and application development platform to mobile …

WASHINGTON-U.S. law enforcement and homeland security officials gave their blessing to Japan-based NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s proposed $72 million purchase of Guam Cellular & Paging Inc. and Guam Wireless Telephone Co. …

SINGAPORE—Wireless casino software developer Spiral Solutions Ltd. said it has acquired the Ki-Bi card content distribution business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Spiral subsidiary Spin3 took over Ki-Bi …

DALLAS—Fixed wireless service provider Airband Communications dove into the southern California wireless market by scooping up RedWire’s high-speed Internet access and Voice over Internet Protocol business. Airband’s President and Chief …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Global Tower Partners may be the next tower company to get swallowed up as the industry’s giants fight over who will be king of the mountain. Global Tower …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Covad Communications Group Inc. said it signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Chicago-based broadband wireless operator DataFlo Communications L.L.C. for $1.4 million. The cash transaction is …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Adobe Systems Inc. said it acquired vector graphics technology developed by Actimagine, a company that provides software solutions for video and interactive vector graphics. Terms of the deal …