Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. said it is closing its Fairbanks, Alaska, call center, which currently serves the carrier's Cellular One customers in Fairbanks and Juneau, and transferring operations to its Duluth, Minn., call center. The Duluth center currently handles Dobson's customers in...
IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. said it has signed an agreement to acquire Zyray Wireless Inc. Zyray makes a semiconductor product called Spinnerchip for the baseband of third-generation mobile phones."Pairing the Spinnerchip technology with Broadcom's single-chip EDGE/GPRS/GSM and GPRS/GSM baseband processors enables two-chip W-CDMA multi-mode phones...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-General Dynamics will acquire TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a Newton, N.C.-based privately held provider of satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data applications. TriPoint will become part of the General Dynamics' C4 systems business unit, an...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-WJ Communications Inc. said it will acquire the wireless infrastructure business and associated assets of EiC Corp.WJ Communications designs and supplies radio-frequency semiconductors and multichip modules, while EiC designs, develops, makes and sells proprietary radio-integrated circuits."Through this acquisition, we expect to achieve...
CLEVELAND-AG Interactive, the wireless subsidiary of greeting card company American Greetings Corp., announced it acquired European wireless content company K-Mobile in an effort to expand into the European arena. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Our acquisition of K-Mobile and their powerful Kiwee brand...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Repeater manufacturer Avitec S.E. has acquired the technology assets of Littlefeet Inc., the provider of distributed coverage solutions for wireless carriers that went defunct in March.Littlefeet "synergizes very well" with Avitec's existing solutions, said Brian Sagi, chief executive officer of Cerian Technology Ventures...
LUND, Sweden-Scalado AB announced it acquired the imaging technology MPES from TAT AB. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Scalado said the technology will allow it to offer a superior imaging application platform to wireless handset makers that will cut their hardware costs and...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Repeater manufacturer Avitec S.E. has acquired the technology assets of Littlefeet Inc., the provider of distributed coverage solutions for wireless carriers that went defunct in March.Littlefeet "synergizes very well" with Avitec's existing solutions, said Brian Sagi, chief executive officer of Cerian Technology Ventures...
OTTAWA-EMS Technologies Inc. said it has acquired a suite of fleet tracking software from GEOCOMtms Inc. that allows for seamless access to different wireless data networks in the same application.The value of the deal was not disclosed.The solution, combined with EMS' PDT-100 satellite communication...
NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. said it will acquire broadband access company AFC for $1.9 billion in cash and stock.The deal was approved by both companies' board of directors, according to Tellabs.Under the terms of the deal, Tellabs stockholders will own approximately 75 percent of the...
Long-distance carrier Elephant Talk Communications Inc. announced it purchased Chinese wireless messaging company General System Technology Ltd., known as WestSMS. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."SMS is the most exciting and cost-effective direct marketing and advertising method available to business. It can be...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Broadband wireless solution provider YDI Wireless Inc. has acquired KarlNet Inc., which develops software for operating and managing wireless networks.KarlNet stockholders will receive up to $5.5 million in cash and 1 million shares of YDI common stock, related to the transaction. KarlNet...
The wireless content business continues its rapid consolidation as two major U.S. players announced international acquisitions.The moves are the latest indication that wireless entertainment and application companies are no longer content to serve domestic markets.First, wireless entertainment heavyweight Mforma Group Inc. announced it purchased...
LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Group Inc., an operator of Wi-Fi hot spots and retail wireless locations that market wireless products and services, announced it will acquire a privately held prepaid company based in the Midwest. According to FTS, the company it is acquiring has been profitable...
The wireless content business continues its rapid consolidation as two major U.S. players announced international acquisitions. The moves are the latest indication that wireless entertainment and application companies are no longer content to serve domestic markets.First, wireless entertainment heavyweight Mforma Group Inc. announced it...
CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it has acquired WhisperWire Inc. and Encore Receivable Management Inc.The acquisition of WhisperWire, a provider of industry-specific sales effectiveness software, will complement Convergys' Infinys business support system and allow them to offer communications providers a more complete solution to drive their...
WASHINGTON-Consumer groups and cellular agents petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed merger of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C., while organized labor reiterated its support for the $41 billion deal. "This merger proposes an unacceptable level of concentration...
WORCESTER, Mass.-Optasite Inc., a wireless services firm that provides acquisition, cell site construction, testing and maintenance services, said it has received $10 million in financing.The company plans to use the new capital to develop and acquire wireless tower assets, initially in the Northeast and...
MENLO PARK, Calif.-Digital map company Tele Atlas N.V. announced plans to acquire rival Geographic Data Technology for $100 million. Tele Atlas provides geographic mapping information to a variety of location-services companies, including wireless technology vendors.The deal is part of a major financing agreement between...
NEW YORK-Internet company Maxplanet Corp. announced it will acquire wireless Internet design firm Wireless Ink L.L.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."This acquisition will provide new life to Maxplanet and enable shareholders to be part of the wireless portal boom the same way...
CLEVELAND-Further expanding its wireless push, American Greetings Corp. said it acquired ring-tone vendor MIDIRingTones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."We're thrilled to welcome MIDIRingTones aboard as this acquisition further demonstrates our expanding leadership position in wireless content and new applications," said Josef Mandelbaum,...
WORCESTER, Mass.-Optasite Inc., a wireless services firm that provides acquisition, cell site construction, testing and maintenance services, said it has received $10 million in financing.The company plans to use the new capital to develop and acquire wireless tower assets, initially in the Northeast and...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Voice application provider Orative announced it acquired the assets of Bonita Software, based in Raleigh, N.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Orative said it acquired several patent-pending technologies, tools and other intellectual property. Bonita Software offered its ToGo Mobile Solutions product,...
DALLAS-MetroPCS Inc. said it has acquired four15-megahertz PCS licenses covering approximately 1.2 million potential customers in the cities of Modesto, Merced, Redding and Eureka, Calif. The carrier said the purchase would allow it to expand coverage in its currently launched Sacramento, Calif., market.MetroPCS, which...
