PLANO, Texas-Mobile entertainment provider CHL Technologies was acquired by E-Mobile Information Technologies, the companies announced late Monday.The acquisition was necessary for CHL to become a public company, according to a company spokesman. CHL, which will take E-Mobile's name, will work to expand in China...
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies announced it plans to acquire EDS Interoperator Services North America, a subsidiary of Electronic Data Systems Corp., for $57 million cash.IOS North America is a third-party clearinghouse service provider for wireless carriers, offering clearing and settlement services for roaming and business...
MOSCOW-Russian wireless carrier VimpelCom announced it has won a tender against international bidders to purchase KaR-Tel, the second-largest cellular operator in Kazakhstan, for $350 million plus assumption of approximately $75 million in debt.KaR-Tel holds a national GSM 900 MHz license and currently serves approximately...
MIAMI-Emida Technologies, which provides an electronic transactional network for prepaid services for the Hispanic market, said it has acquired the assets of Global Payment Services.GPS provides electronics products to Mexican retailers, said Emida. As a result of the transaction, Emida now controls Red de...
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies announced it will acquire EDS Interoperator Services North America, a subsidiary of Electronic Data Systems Corp., for $57 million cash.IOS North America is a third-party clearinghouse service provider for wireless carriers, offering clearing and settlement services for roaming and business intelligence...
Two U.S. content companies made European purchases Thursday.Mforma Group Inc.'s spending spree continued Thursday as the mobile entertainment publisher acquired U.K. gaming company Blue Beck.A 3-year-old creator of console and mobile titles for Electronic Arts, THQ, Jamdat and Mforma, Blue Beck has become a...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has agreed to acquire P-Cube for $200 million in stock and cash to enable service providers to further control and manage such advanced Internet Protocol services as Voice over IP, interactive gaming, video-on-demand, and peer-to-peer and related...
ARM Holdings plc said it has agreed to acquire system-on-chip company Artisan Components Inc. for about $913 million based on Artisan's stock value of $33.89 as of Aug. 20.The transaction will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2004, subject to ARM and Artisan...
NEW YORK-Media Services Group Inc. has acquired Innalogic, L.L.C. to help develop wireless anti-terrorism and emergency response applications, the companies announced.MSGI hopes to integrate Innalogic's mobile video, text messaging and sensor software with technologies produced by Future Developments of America (FDA), which MSGI bought...
WALL, N.J.-Centennial Communications Corp. said it has exercised an option to purchase PCS spectrum from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. covering 4.1 million potential customers in Michigan and Indiana for $19.5 million. The 10-megahertz licenses cover Anderson, Indianapolis, Lafayette and Muncie, Ind., as well as...
LONDON-Manufacturer Gizmondo Europe Ltd. has acquired European game developer Indie Studios for about $8 million in stock of Gizmondo parent company Tiger Telematics Inc., the subsidiary announced Tuesday.The acquisition will enable Stockholm, Sweden-based Indie Studios to develop gaming under the Gizmondo brand while providing...
Java technology platform provider Aplix Corp. has acquired iaSolution Inc., a provider of Java-embedded solutions in China and Taiwan.Upon closing of the transaction, iaSolution will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Aplix, and Wesley Kuo, president of iaSolution, will join Aplix as president and...
Wayport inc. announced it has raised $20 million through a private placement that it plans to use for strategic acquisitions and to accelerate deployments at hotels, airports, McDonald's restaurants, UPS stores and other venues.Wayport offers wireless high-speed Internet service in more than 3,000 locations,...
Global Signal Inc. will acquire 235 wireless communications towers from private tower venture Lattice Communications L.L.C. for $115 million.The towers are primarily located in Indiana, Ohio, Alabama, Kansas and Georgia. The towers' tenants include the top six wireless carriers and subsidiaries of Cinergy Corp.,...
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-SmartServ Online Inc. is negotiating to acquire New York-based distributor of international prepaid calling cards KPCCD Inc. in a deal the company hopes to close by Aug. 30.SmartServ, a mobile marketing company, expects the proposed acquisition to generate revenues of as much...
PHILADELPHIA-@Road Inc. won't buy MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. after all.The cancellation of the proposed acquisition, valued at about $86 million when it was announced in April, was made public by the two companies late Tuesday. However, the two companies have agreed to develop,...
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. will acquire Matrics Inc., which designs and manufactures electronic product code (EPC)-compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, for $230 million."The acquisition of Matrics is a significant step in executing our plan to be a leader in RFID and expands our...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-First Avenue Networks announced it plans to acquire wireless broadband service provider Teligent Inc., including its 24 GHz spectrum licenses, fixed wireless broadband operations and radio assets in a stock transaction worth $99 million.Following the transaction, First Avenue will hold more than 700...
BEAVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said it will acquire Inet Technologies Inc. for $325 million in cash and stock, enhancing its position in mobile data.Richardson, Texas-based Inet, which will become part of Tektronix' communication and video business, has about 500 employees and reported 2003 sales of...
LAS VEGAS-Left Right Marketing Technology Inc. said it expects to close its acquisition of NeoLink Wireless Content Inc. by July 31. NeoLink Wireless offers the MobiTV wireless broadcast platform that is offered by Sprint PCS.Upon completion of the acquisition, Left Right Marketing Technology plans...
SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Tower Ventures III L.L.C. for $52 million in cash, plus fees and expenses. The 97 wireless communications towers are concentrated in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas. In all, Global Signal has acquired 214...
ROCKVILLE, Md.-Telenor Venture, the venture capital arm of Telenor Group, has acquired Telenor Mobile Interactive USA, a mobile applications and messaging service company.The company will now be called Telenor Interactive.
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. will acquire Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Trio Security Inc., which designs and develops next-generation security solutions for enterprise networks and mobile applications for handheld devices. With the acquisition, Symbol will procure Trio's three-factor authentication system, biometric verification and advanced encryption technologies,...
SHANGHAI, China-Chinese software vendor Discovery Telecommunications Ltd. announced it acquired two wireless data subsidiaries of Intrinsic Technology Holdings Ltd., a Chinese company that works to develop Chinese wireless content and applications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Under the agreement, DT said it will...
