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Syniverse to acquire Aicent

Syniverse has agreed to purchase Aicent for $290 million, which is expected to increase Syniverse's network and its analytics capabilities. Aicent is the largest multi-service IPX provider for data network services and serves the world's 10 largest carriers and more than 200 mobile operators globally, as well...

AT&T reportedly eyeing $50B DirecTV acquisition

AT&T’s quest for growth reportedly has the telecommunications giant eyeing a potential acquisition of DirecTV in a deal that could reach $50 billion. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, AT&T could be looking to make an offer on the satellite television provider...

Extreme Networks sees modest revenue growth from Enterasys acquisition

Extreme Networks reported a net loss on its first full quarter of results that include its acquisition of Enterasys. However, the company reported that combined revenues grew three percent on a pro-forma basis, when compared to the prior year. GAAP net loss for the quarter...

WidePoint acquires Soft-ex

Managed mobility services provider WidePoint Corporation has purchased Soft-ex Communications to strengthen its offerings for analytics for global service providers. Soft-ex specializes in telecom data intelligence (TDI) in Europe and the Middle East, offerings its analytics as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for service providers and...

Telus to attempt Mobilicity acquisition … again

Less than a year after having its hand slapped over such a proposal, Canadian telecommunications giant Telus is again set to acquire smaller rival Mobilicity. Mobilicity, which is controlled by Data & Audio-Visual Enterprise Holdings, announced that the proposed $350 million deal was made under...

SevOne strengthens log data analytics offering with acquisition

After closing on a $150 million round of financing from Bain Capital last year, SevOne is putting some of its cash to use. The company said today that it has bought log analytics software specialist RapidEngines for an undisclosed amount. SevOne's customers, which include...

EXFO acquires software company ByteSphere

EXFO Inc. has purchased the assets of privately-held software company ByteSphere LLC, which focuses on global IT management and network monitoring. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to EXFO, ByteSphere's portfolio includes "advanced patented techniques for infrastructure performance management, including network element polling...

TE Connectivity to acquire Seacon Group

TE Connectivity has agreed to buy Seacon Group, which provides underwater connector technology and systems, for $490 million in cash. The Seacon Group serves verticals that do sub-sea work including remotely operated vehicles, such as oil and gas, environmental and oceanographic applications and the military...

Capital markets: AT&T acquisition gets FCC approval

An AT&T acquisition gets approved in this week's capital markets round-up.

Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz acquires IT security company; virtual drive testing for 5G

The ability to test network features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot.   Rohde & Schwarz has acquired Adyton Systems AG, in which it has been...

Vodafone to acquire Spanish broadband provider Ono for $10B

Fresh off dumping its U.S. wireless interests for a cool $130 billion, Vodafone continued to expand its European play announcing plans to acquire Spain’s Grupo Corporativo Ono for $10 billion. Vodafone noted that Ono currently serves more than 7.2 million homes with its next-generation network,...

AT&T closes on Leap acquisition, with conditions

AT&T said it has closed on its acquisition of Leap Wireless, bolstering the carrier’s already ample stable of no-contract offerings. The deal closed just one day ahead of the Federal Communications Commission’s self-imposed 180-day review period. The deal, which was originally announced last summer, was...

Leap’s swan song a mess, AT&T acquisition can’t come soon enough

With its pending acquisition by AT&T set to close this month, Leap Wireless released what is likely its last report as an independent carrier on its operational performance. And from looking at the results, operations have been running thin for the one-time no-contract leader. According...

HetNet News: Westell acquires Cellular Specialties

Westell Technologies Inc. has acquired Cellular Specialties Inc. for $39 million. CSI develops in-building wireless systems including distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cell connectivity. Rick Gilbert, chairman and CEO of Westell, called CSI a "great complement" to Westell's portfolio for site solutions and "an...

European Carrier News: Orange reportedly looking for Spanish acquisition

Orange, France's largest carrier, is looking to take over the triple play provider Jazztel, sources told Bloomberg News. The mobile operator Yoigo, currently owned by Stokholm-based TeliaSonera is also a potential target. The moves by Orange follow earlier reports that U.K.-based Vodafone had bid for...

Telecom capital market news: Merger and acquisition speculation looms

Given the ever-changing conditions of the telecom industry, it's wise to stop and take a look at the sector's capital markets activity, as stock fluctuations can provide a good indication of which way a particular company is trending. Here are a few of the most noteworthy events to occur recently within telecom capital markets.

European Carrier News: Vodafone looking at acquisitions; Telefónica fined in Spain

Vodafone appears ready to go shopping as its nears the closing of its $130 billion deal to sell Verizon Communications at the end of this month. CEO Vittorio Colao said that the carrier has an acquisition capacity of $30 billion to $40 billion. The U.K.-based carrier...

JDSU exceeds guidance, acquires network intelligence and laser companies

JDSU (JDSU) announced strong quarterly results and the continuing execution of its acquisition strategy. The company said it recently closed on two new deals: the acquisition of the assets of real-time network intelligence software company Trendium, as well as the purchase of Time-Bandwidth Products,...

Telecom Software: Verizon buys Intel Media; VMware acquires AirWatch

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. It's been a week of big deals and big reports in the telecom space. Verizon Communications acquired Intel Media, VMware bought AirWatch, Subex landed $10 million worth of contracts and Redknee signed a $5...

VMWare to acquire AirWatch for $1.54 billon

VMware is making the largest acquisition in the company's history to move into the mobile space: the purchase of enterprise mobile management and security company AirWatch for about $1.54 billion. The purchase price includes $1.175 in cash and an additional $365 million in installment payments and...

MasTec acquires Dynis

MasTec (MTZ) has purchased Dynis for an undisclosed amount, bringing together two leading infrastructure services vendors. MasTec executes contracts for all the Tier 1 wireless carriers in the United States. Its biggest customer is AT&T - MasTec is AT&T's primary contractor for wireless infrastructure...

Resilience Capital Partners acquires Mill City TEC

Resilience Capital Partners recently announced the acquisition of Mill City TEC, a provider of construction and technical services for the wireless sector and other industries.

Telecom Software: Oracle acquires Corente; Apple App Store tops $10B

Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in software came from companies not participating in CES, like Oracle announcing its acquisition of Corente or Apple announcing the $10...

Convergys to acquire Stream, form second-largest global customer management company

Two major customer management services will join forces as Convergys Corp. (CVG) acquires Stream Global Services Inc. for $820 million, creating the second-largest such company in the world, after Amdocs. Convergys clients include AT&T and Comcast and Stream's customers include Microsoft and Salesforce. The...