Acquisitions

Boingo Wireless has agreed to acquire Advanced Wireless Group, which claims to be the second-largest airport Wi-Fi provider in the United States. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; it is …

Consolidation is set to strike the tower space as American Tower announced this morning plans to acquire smaller rival Global Tower Partners’ parent company Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Tower Holdings for …

ARM to buy SensiNode in M2M play ARM wants to extend its success in mobile devices to the Internet of Things. The company is buying Finland’s SensiNode Oy, a developer …

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Softbank officially closed on its acquisition of a 78% stake in Sprint Nextel, which cost the Japan-based operator $21.6 billion, or just slightly more than originally planned. Operationally, the closing …

On the heels of a positive vote from Clearwire shareholders, Sprint Nextel announced this morning that it has closed on its acquisition of the remaining stake in the carrier it …

Sprint Nextel has found a new manner in which to deter Dish Network from attempting to acquire a stake in Clearwire, filing a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery …

Emphasizing that big data’s greatest benefit is the business value it brings, Gartner analysts said that CIOs must put analytics at the center of business and IT. “Application-centered today will …

Canadian telecom provider Telus said it plans to acquire regional rival Mobilicity for $370 million, picking up the carrier’s approximately 250,000 customers. Telus is currently one of the “big three” …

Cell site solutions provider PCTel saw its revenues grow substantially during the first quarter of 2013, with $25.1 million in revenue – an increase of 46% year-over-year. The company said …

You may want to be sitting down for this one, and have some salt handy. The Financial Times is reporting that Verizon Communications and AT&T are jointly seeking a potential …

Verizon Communications is set to take advantage of its $612 million acquisition of Hughes Telematics with the rollout of its Networkfleet solution. The offering is a fleet-management service that will …

The era of big data and telecom analytics has arrived for operators as they face the challenge of getting value from data, both structured and unstructured. Telecom operators are looking …

Telefónica Digital, the global digital innovation arm of Telefónica, made its first step toward delivering end-to-end services in the e-health market. The company has acquired a controlling stake in the …

International systems integrator and consulting company Tech Mahindra, said it has purchased a mobile device test platform from Anritsu to expand its LTE conformance and carrier acceptance testing. Tech Mahindra …

Cisco Systems has taken a deeper step in policy control and service management technology for carrier networks. The company announced yesterday its intent to acquire Denver-based BroadHop, a Wi-Fi service …

Despite record low interest rates, raising capital has been a challenge throughout the wireless ecosystem. But some small companies are getting funded, some mid-sized firms are preparing to go public, …

Verizon Wireless’ plans to sell off 700 MHz spectrum licenses seems to be generating plenty of interest and deals as the carrier announced it has recently agreed to sell 10 …

MIPS Technologies (MIPS) is selling its patents and its operating business to two separate buyers in a deal structured to maximize the value of both. The Silicon Valley designer of …