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...
ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it has agreed to acquire the assets of Telos Technology Inc., a move that will rev up its CDMA business and its profile not only in the fixed wireless arena, but also in wide area networks."Acquiring Telos accelerates and expands...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-VoIP Inc. announced it will acquire Wi-Fi technology company Apex Sight L.L.C. Following the acquisition, Apex will become a wholly owned subsidiary of VoIP Inc., which will offer converged voice-over-Internet Protocol and Wi-Fi solutions.The value of the deal was not disclosed."The true...
SAN DIEGO-Applied Micro Circuits Corp. said it has signed an agreement to acquire a chip unit of IBM Corp. for approximately $227 million.The deal covers intellectual property and a portfolio of assets associated with IBM's 400 series of embedded PowerPC standard products, as well...
TORONTO-Wireless merger-and-acquisition activity continues with Wireless Age Communications Inc. and Wireless Frontier Internet Inc. both announcing purchases.Wireless Age said it signed a letter of intent to acquire Westcan Wireless, Allcan Electronic Distributors and an investment in Bluewave Antenna Systems, which provide wireless broadband services...
OXNARD, Calif.-California Amplifier Inc. said its acquisition of Vytek Corp. has received the approval of both companies' stockholders.The official merger, which will take effect next week, amounts to approximately $92 million based on California Amplifier's stock trading at $11.26, said both companies.California Amplifier said...
Acquisition mania seems to have hit the wireless data industry, as wireless enterprise player Sybase Inc. announced a massive $95.2 million acquisition of rival XcelleNet Inc. Separately, Sybase said its first-quarter revenues will come in below expectations due to several transactions that did not...
ST. LOUIS-Privately held wireless tower owner AAT Communications Corp. announced it has closed its latest two acquisitions and has re-vamped its branding and marketing strategies.The company acquired 78 towers from Lake Charles, La.-based US Unwired Inc. and all assets, including 226 towers and 170...
ATLANTA-The U.S. wireless content industry continues to crackle with growing pains as Japanese gaming company Square Enix announced it will buy UIEvolution for a stunning $58 million in cash. The deal is the latest in a series of major mergers and acquisitions in the...
EXTON, Pa.-WPCS International Inc., which offers project engineering services for specialty communication systems, Wi-Fi and fixed-wireless applications, announced it plans to acquire wireless infrastructure provider Heinz Corp. for $1 million in cash and stock."Our company has reached a point where we need to expand...
ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."We are very excited about the merger with Wokup," said Sanjoy Malik, Air2Web's president and chief executive officer. "Air2Web is already providing significant...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Wireless data carrier Metrocall Holdings Inc. reported its fourth-quarter results following its acquisition of Weblink Wireless Inc., showing revenues of $87.1 million and net income of $2 million."Our fourth-quarter and fiscal-year results reflect our continued focus on business and enterprise based accounts as...
ATLANTA-Wireless application and technology company Air2Web announced it acquired European wireless software company Wokup SA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."We are very excited about the merger with Wokup," said Sanjoy Malik, Air2Web's president and chief executive officer. "Air2Web is already providing significant...
LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Wireless Inc. an operator of retail wireless locations that market wireless products and services and operate Wi-Fi hot spots, said it has successfully integrated the acquisition of its sixth wireless location."FTS Wireless is on track to post record top-line revenue growth for...
HERNDON, Va.-XY-Mobile, a distributor of wireless software rating, billing and customer management solutions, said it acquired Bonsai Networks, which provides service enabling platforms for convergent Wi-Fi networks.Bonsai's SEP integrates access control and support functions such as billing, roaming, deployment and management services on a...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Mobilaris AB, which provides middleware for location-based services, acquired BlueFactory's third-party content and service management operations."The third-party instrumentation is exactly what we need at Mobilaris at present," said Bjorn Westerholm, chief executive officer of Mobilaris. "It is an important step to assure that...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synchronization company Intellisync Corp., which recently changed its name from Pumatech, announced it will acquire rival synch company Search Software America for $20 million in cash. The move comes on the heels of the company's latest quarterly release, which shows rising revenues...
LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Wireless Inc., which operates retail wireless locations that market and sell next-generation wireless products and services and operates Wi-Fi hot spots, signed a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Tampa, Fla.-based wireless distributor Wireless Unlimited Inc. Last week FTS...
LONDON-Actix, which provides wireless network performance engineering software, has acquired ComOpt, a provider of automated wireless optimization solutions."Actix and ComOpt have created a major new force offering intelligent performance engineering solutions for wireless focused on the key business challenges facing operators today-squeezing more out...
ST. LOUIS-Amdocs announced it has completed the acquisition of XACCT Technologies Inc., as announced in December. Amdocs acquired the company for $29.5 million, including $13.5 million in cash and the rest in Amdocs ordinary shares."The integration of XACCT's industry-leading mediation software provides us a...
NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has reportedly amended documents connected with its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. so that the company would not pay any interest if the deal does not close by the middle of December. The original documents called for...
LONDON-Actix, which provides wireless network performance engineering software, has acquired ComOpt, a provider of automated wireless optimization solutions."Actix and ComOpt have created a major new force offering intelligent performance engineering solutions for wireless focused on the key business challenges facing operators today-squeezing more out...
TOMBALL, Texas-LitFiber announced it has secured approximately 200 radio towers and 200 rooftop sites in the United States and plans to begin building out three distinct nationwide wireless networks.One network will be dedicated to homeland security data and voice communications; another will be primarily...
TOMBALL, Texas-LitFiber announced it has secured approximately 200 radio towers and 200 rooftop sites in the United States and plans to begin building out three distinct nationwide wireless networks.One network will be dedicated to homeland security data and voice communications; another will be primarily...
