Acquisitions

TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd. said it completed its acquisition of PalmSource Inc., which provides the Palm OS operating system for mobile devices. PalmSource now is a wholly owned subsidiary of Access. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Battery & Wireless Solutions Inc. cancelled its proposed acquisition of TAC Mobility and appointed a new chief executive officer following a review of the company’s business and strategic …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted a disappointing 20,887 internally driven net customer additions during the third quarter, less than half the 58,254 customers the carrier added in 2004 and below …

NEW YORK-Diversified Agency Services has acquired mobile marketing services and technology company Ipsh. San Francisco-based Ipsh was founded four years ago by Nihal Mehta and Mike Jelley. The company, which …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. announced it will acquire Athena Semiconductors Inc. for $21.6 million in cash. Athena makes chips for Wi-Fi and mobile TV technologies. Broadcom’s stock was down slightly after …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Vidiator Technology Inc. today announced it will acquire the Platform division of Seoul-based Nextreaming Corp., a move the company said would add extra features and functions to its encoding, …

Broadcom Corp. announced it will acquire Athena Semiconductors Inc. for $21.6 million in cash. Athena makes chips for Wi-Fi and mobile TV technologies. Broadcom’s stock was down slightly after the …

MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Tekelec announced the completion of its acquisition of a minority interest in Santera Systems, for which Tekelec paid $75.6 million in cash in early August. Tekelec said its fourth-quarter …

KINGSTOWN, Jamaica-Digicel Group, a mobile communications provider in the Caribbean, said it has completed the acquisition of seven Cingular Wireless operations in the Caribbean and Bermuda after receiving regulatory approvals. …

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands-Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. is putting the finishing touches on its merger with Comnet Wireless LLC., paying about $59 million to complete the acquisition of 95 percent …

Motorola Inc. announced it acquired Melco Mobile Communication Europe, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mitsubishi’s center is based in Rennes, France, and …

BERWYN, Pa.-SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it has terminated its planned $113 million acquisition of wireless spectrum holder Urban Comm-North Carolina Inc. The deal was originally announced last October. SunCom-then …

SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. said it has terminated its planned $113 million acquisition of wireless spectrum holder Urban Comm-North Carolina Inc., which was originally announced last October. SunCom did not …

America Online Inc. is stepping up its move into the wireless industry with the acquisition of privately held software developer Wildseed Ltd., the Internet giant announced last week. Terms of …

SAN DIEGO-InCode, a wireless technology and business consulting firm, said it has acquired Stockholm, Sweden-based Northstream, which provides advisory services to wireless companies. Northstream co-founders Bengt Nordstrom and Jonas Twingler …

While the industry steps up marketing campaigns in an effort to push lucrative nonvoice applications, content providers are quietly working to create “mobile communities” centered on wireless content and services. …

In a move that will expand its U.S. presence, MIND CTI Ltd., a real-time mediation, billing and customer care solutions provider, reached an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Sentori Inc., which …

When Electronic Arts Inc. signaled its long-awaited entry into mobile gaming earlier this year, many onlookers expected the 800-pound gorilla to quickly devour a competitor or two. Instead, the company …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-GlobeTel Communications Corp. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets and operations of Altvater GmbH of Germany. Altvater supplies wireless hot spots in Europe, with …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless carrier Western Wireless Corp. has chosen an electronic lending services system from CGI-AMS Inc. Western Wireless will use CGI-AMS’ NetCredit system to improve the efficiency of customer acquisitions. …

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Energy Telecom Inc. said it plans to seek out acquisition targets to help it diversify its product line and boost shareholder value. The company’s current focus is on …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless carrier Western Wireless Corp. has chosen an electronic lending services system from CGI-AMS Inc. Western Wireless will use CGI-AMS’ NetCredit system to improve the efficiency of customer acquisitions. …

CALABASAS, Calif.-Ixia, which provides Internet Protocol network testing solutions, introduced its IxWLAN line of testing tools for the 802.11 segment. The new product line is a result of the company’s …

Oslo, Norway -Mobile content company The Mobile Media Co. said it acquired Rubberduck Media Lab Ltd., a move that strengthens Mobile Media’s presence in the TV-to-mobile arena, the company said. …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Sonim Technologies said it has signed an agreement to acquire Synergy Infotech Private Ltd. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Synergy Infotech is a software development …