SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired a display technology company known as Iridigm Display Corp. for $170 million in cash.The sum accounts for 86 percent of the company that Qualcomm did not already own. The wireless chipmaker said it had taken part in...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has acquired a display technology company known as Iridigm Display Corp. for $170 million in cash.The sum accounts for 86 percent of the company that Qualcomm did not already own. The wireless chipmaker said it had taken part in...
SHANGHAI, China-Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. agreed to buy the remaining interest it did not already own in Beijing Digital-Red Mobile Software Co. Ltd., a mobile games developer. Shanda first purchased a minority stake in Digital-Red in January. Digital-Red said it has developed more than...
Nokia Corp. today launched two new phones and acquired technology from a former Motorola Inc. subsidiary.Nokia announced the Nokia 9300 smart phone.The slim device opens to reveal a full keyboard and color screen. Features include one-touch access to personal information and office applications via...
PLANO, Texas-E-Mobile Information Technologies acquired mobile entertainment provider CHL Technologies, the companies announced.The acquisition was necessary for CHL to go public, according to a company spokesman. CHL, which will take E-Mobile's name, will work to expand in China and will more aggressively pursue other...
ATLANTA-PRE Solutions has purchased the assets of GTS Prepaid, strengthening PRE Solutions' position as a provider of prepaid transaction-processing solutions, the company said."Acquisitions such as this enable PRE Solutions to continue providing the most expansive product suite in the industry to an even broader...
DENVER-U.K. mobile entertainment company Monstermob Group acquired Denver-based content provider 9 Squared Inc., the companies announced Tuesday.Monstermob paid $2.95 million in cash for 9 Squared and will hand over as many as 22 million shares of Monstermob next year, depending on 9 Squared's fourth-quarter...
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...
No company is an island. With three major acquisitions last week, Cisco Systems Inc., ARM Ltd. and Eastman Kodak Co. have demonstrated that many firms are involved in the mobile world. The trend is not restricted to the smaller firms whose consolidation announcements flood...
Despite the continued financial uncertainty surrounding a number of Sprint PCS network partners, the carrier's largest affiliate by subscriber numbers-Alamosa Holdings Inc.-said last week it would be interested in further consolidation among the remaining affiliates.Speaking at the Raymond James Midwest Mini Conference in Chicago,...
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...
