Acquisitions

MEXICO CITY-Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is looking to tap the Mexican market by acquiring a majority stake in bilingual call center services provider Hispanic Teleservices Corp. The stake …

SURREY, United Kingdom-Argo Interactive Group plc announced it acquired rival ACTeSys GmbH for $4 million in cash. The combined company will operate under the Argogroup name, and expects to offer …

HOUSTON-Texas-based Internet service provider Internet America Inc. has agreed to buy the operating assets of 2Fast Communications Inc., a wireless ISP. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Internet …

MIAMI-Strax Holdings Inc., which sells mobile phones, phone accessories and data services, announced it acquired European accessory makers more…Mobilfunkzubehor GmbH and more…International Ltd. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

PARIS-Security and IT vendor Groupe Silicomp announced it purchased Cadimes, which specializes in testing cards and contactless readers for RFID technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Groupe …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Digital security and mobile content provider VeriSign Inc. said it plans to spend $30 million in cash to acquire software developer CallVision Inc. Seattle-based CallVision provides Web-based billing …

MIAMI-Strax Holdings Inc., which sells mobile phones, phone accessories and data services, announced it acquired European accessory makers more…Mobilfunkzubehor GmbH and more…International Ltd. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

TAMPA, Fla.-Motorola Inc. announced it has acquired the next-generation cable network technology assets of privately-held Broadband Innovations Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Motorola said it expects the acquisition to improve …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has acquired Berkana Wireless Inc., a wireless chip designer, for $56 million in cash. Silicon Valley-based Berkana provides metal oxide semiconductor radio frequency integrated circuits, …

TUCSON, Ariz.-Cell Wireless Corp. is set to acquire EzTel L.L.C., a Voice over Internet Protocol wireless broadband and long-distance provider, according to a contingent contract between the companies. Mississippi-based EzTel …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. said it has completed all the state, federal and international approvals needed to close on its acquisition of MCI. The company recently received its final necessary …

LANCASTER, U.K.-Monstermob Group plc said it plans to spend $27 million to acquire Mobicon, a Russian wireless content provider. U.K.-based Monstermob, which sells mobile game, images and ringtones, is looking …

LANCASTER, U.K.-Monstermob Group plc said it plans to spend $27 million to acquire Mobicon, a Russian wireless content provider. U.K.-based Monstermob, which sells mobile game, images and ringtones, is looking …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. said it has completed all the state, federal and international approvals needed to close on its acquisition of MCI. The company recently received its final necessary …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Federal anti-trust officials have opted not to take any action against Sprint Nextel Corp’s acquisition of the carrier’s largest CDMA affiliate, Alamosa Holdings Inc. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission …

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS-Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group plc said it received approval from the Fair Trade Commission of Barbados for its acquisition of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s operations in that country. The …

IRVINE, Calif.-Wireless infrastructure services company VelociTel Inc. said it plans to acquire Crown Castle Corp. subsidiary Site Safe Inc., which provides RF health and safety compliance solutions for the wireless …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc won an auction to purchase Turkey’s second-largest wireless operator Telsim for $4.55 billion. “With a larger population than every European country except Germany, and [Telsim’s] penetration level …

NEW YORK-Casual game publisher Oberon Media said it acquired mobile multiplayer technology developer Cmate S.A. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cmate’s mobile game portfolio includes more than 60 …

SALT LAKE CITY-Silex technology america, a biometric fingerprint reader and software developer, inked a deal to acquire the Wireless and Connectivity Solution division of rival Troy Group Inc. for $10 …

LONDON-Vodafone won an auction to purchase Turkey’s second largest wireless operator Telsim for $4.55 billion. “With a larger population than every European country except Germany, and [Telsim’s] penetration level of …

SEATTLE-Customer relationship management provider Par3 Communications Inc. announced the acquisition of EnvoyWorldWide, a Massachusetts-based notification services company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Par3 provides automated interactive notification technology …

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Fixed wireless broadband service provider Dynamic Broadband Inc. said it has acquired the fixed wireless assets and customer base of AiroLink Communications Inc. The move extends Dynamic Broadband’s …

RESTON, Va.-After months of negotiations, Sprint Nextel Corp. reached an agreement to acquire its largest CDMA affiliate, Alamosa Holding Inc., for $4.3 billion, including the assumption of $900 million in …

NEW YORK-T-Mobile USA Inc.’s parent company T-Mobile International said it planned to bolster its U.S. operations through the acquisition of smaller U.S. operators and participation in upcoming spectrum auctions. T-Mobile …