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.With the system, Western Wireless said it will be able to add new qualified customers...
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 acquisition of Communication Machinery Corp., a privately held company that focused on testing tools...
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. The value of the deal was not disclosed.Rubberduck, based in the United Kingdom, has...
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 company based in Bangalore, India."For the last five years, Sonim and Synergy have been...
Nextel Partners Inc. included a letter in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that is to be sent to shareholders if the pending Sprint Corp. acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. is approved that recommends that shareholders vote in favor of the carrier exercising its...
SAN DIEGO-ProfitLine, which provides telecom expense management services, said it has acquired mobile outsourcing company FedCel.The value of the deal was not disclosed."The addition of FedCel's expertise makes a great connection between wireline and wireless TEM, truly rounding out the value we provide to...
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 company based in Bangalore, India."For the last five years, Sonim and Synergy have been...
SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. said it has closed its transaction with Sprint Corp. under which it obtained the exclusive right to lease or operate 6,600 of Sprint's communications towers for 32 years.Global Signal will take over all existing collocation arrangements with tenants and can...
LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it has acquired the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to an adapted version of the game SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs from Sony Computer Entertainment America in a multiyear license agreement. Terms of the agreement call for Jamdat to distribute SOCOM:...
WALL, N.J.-In support of its recent service launch in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich., regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. acquired the field naming rights at Van Andel Arena, which is home to the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League. The three-year...
PETACH-TIKVA, Israel-ECI Telecom signed a definitive agreement to acquire Laurel Networks, which provides IP/MPLS multiservice edge routers. ECI said the acquisition will add edge routing and IP service capabilities to its broadband, optical and core routing portfolio. The company will pay $88 million in...
Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it expanded its Midwest footprint into Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich. Centennial acquired the 10-megahertz of spectrum used for the expansion from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last October for $19.5 million. The carrier also acquired spectrum in...
The day was marked by several mergers around the world in the mobile content space, an area that seems to be consolidating at an even faster clip than other areas of the shrinking wireless industry. Vidiator, a provider of rich media delivery systems, acquired...
NEW YORK-Internet search giant Google acquired Dodgeball.com, a popular SMS-based, location-specific social networking service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Dodgeball.com allows users to "check in" at specific locations-a sporting event or concert, for instance-then sends text messages to member friends within a 10-block...
BERLIN-Synchronica Software GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DAT Group plc, acquired the operating assets and intellectual property of Weblicon Technologies AG.Weblicon was founded in 2000 by a group that included Synchronica's managing director, Carsten Brinkschulte. The company provided personal information management and SyncML...
SAN FRANCISCO-Parsons Corp., which provides technical and management solutions for industries including wireless telecom, announced it has acquired The Alaris Group L.L.C., which provides wireless site development services. Based in San Francisco, Alaris provides site acquisition and zoning services as well as land use,...
WAYNESBORO, Va.-Ntelos Inc. announced the closing of its acquisition by Affiliate of Citigroup Venture Capital Partners and Quadrangle Capital Partners.The deal was for cash for all of Ntelos' outstanding equity by an entity formed by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners, L.P. and Quadrangle Capital...
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-U.S. Wireless Online Inc., which operates a wireless Internet broadband network, said it has completed its acquisition of Verge Wireless Networks Inc. Verge provides Wi-Fi solutions in a variety of settings including municipalities, businesses, schools and hospitals."U.S. Wireless is continuing to move toward...
Adobe Systems Inc. said it will acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at around $3.4 billion. Macromedia sells a scaled-down version of its Flash player for mobile phones, technology that can display simple graphics and animations. As for Adobe, the company and other...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Flash memory technology vendor Silicon Storage Technology Inc. announced it purchased privately held Actrans Systems Inc. for around $20 million in stock and cash. Actrans designs flash memory and EEPROM. SST said it will add Actrans' split-gate NAND flash technology into its portfolio...
NEW YORK-Colubris Networks said it has agreed to acquire Kiwi Networks, while Wireless Telecom Group Inc. said it has modified the deal to acquire Willtek Communications.Both Colubris and Kiwi are Wireless LAN companies."Integrating Kiwi's patent-protected RF management and advanced packet scheduling capabilities into our...
Three mergers have just taken place in the wireless vendor space, one in the broadband arena and two in the software business. Airspan Networks said it has signed a deal to buy ArelNet Ltd. for $8.7 million. In the software space, Semotus Solutions Inc....
BALTIMORE-Security technology company SafeNet Inc. said it will acquire DMDsecure B.V., a Dutch digital rights management software developer, for $9.7 million in cash. SafeNet plans to combine its security offerings with DMD's content DRM server, according to SafeNet Chief Executive Officer Anthony Caputo, in...
GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Operations support systems solution company ACE*COMM Corp. said it has acquired 2helix, which provides network assurance, revenue optimization and business intelligence for carriers.The acquisition amounted to about $8.3 million, consisting of about 1.74 million shares of ACE*COMM common stock and notes for about...
