Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. The amount of news has slowed some due to the Christmas holiday, but that hasn't stopped Oracle from announcing a new acquisition and the results of a recent CEM survey. Google...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Sprint this week announced the expansion...
Verizon Communications moved one step closer in picking up full control of Verizon Wireless as the Federal Communications Commission approved the telecom giant’s $130 billion purchase of Vodafone Group’s 45% stake in the wireless venture.
The FCC noted the approval was its first in applying...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. While last week seemed to be spent on reflection and awards, this week sees an embrace of the new: Oracle, CenturyLink and Teoco's acquisitions, CVidya and Ruckus' new software and new...
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. will acquire semiconductor company Mindspeed Technologies Inc. in a $272 million deal, with the company's wireless business to be sold off or wound down.
M/A-COM produces analog semiconductors for wireless and wireline applications in RF, microwave and millimeter wave, as...
T-Mobile US is looking to bolster its coffers ahead of scheduled spectrum auctions, announcing this week that it plans to offer 66.15 million shares of its common stock in a public offering. T-Mobile US’ did not put a value yet on the stock if...
Acquisition, analytics and mobile payments. These are just a few of the recurring topics in the world of telecom software this week. Welcome to our weekly telecom software wrap-up, where we gather together all of the biggest news stories on the topic in one...
Sierra Wireless is gaining a foothold in the Korean machine-to-machine market, with the recently announced acquisition of AnyData Corp.'s M2M assets.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is expected to close by the end of this month. AnyData's M2M embedded module and...
Japan’s Softbank is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in U.S.-based device logistics provider Brightstar, with the deal valued at more than $1 billion.
According to a report by Bloomberg, which cited an initial story by Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, the deal could further Softbank’s...
Service assurance and network management company Empirix will be acquired by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo LLC.
The transaction is expected to be finalized by early November. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Empirix serves mobile operators, service provides and enterprises with network optimization...
AT&T’s pending attempt to acquire Leap Wireless gained a new foe as the recently re-branded Rural Wireless Association said it has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission asking that a “reasonable” spectrum cap be considered before moving forward on the deal.
“If the proposed...
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 expected to close by year end.
AWG provides public Wi-Fi access in 17 domestic airports,...
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 approximately $4.8 billion. The deal, if approved by regulators, would add around 5,400 domestic...
Telecom services company Goodman Networks closed on its $102.4 million purchase of Multiband, and is in the process of another acquisition that marks its third deal this year.
The company has made growth through acquisition a part of its strategy, and announced last month that...
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 of software that helps connect low-cost, low power devices to the Internet. ARM says that...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
Ruckus Wireless has acquired a location-based services company, YFind Technologies Private Limited. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; YFind specializes in indoor positioning and real-time location analytics.
Ruckus said that it "intends to enable new location-based services by combining its unique, Smart Wi-Fi technology with...
AT&T jumped aggressively into the merger and acquisition frenzy, announcing late Friday plans to acquire Leap Wireless for about $1.2 billion, or $15 per share. Analysts noted that with Leap's substantial debt load the total price is in excess of $4 billion. Leap’s stock...
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 sees Sprint Nextel change its official name back to Sprint Corp., having changed from that...
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 did not previously own. The deal calls for Sprint Nextel to buy the...
Test and measurement company Anite plc announced its final results for its fiscal year, along with the news that it is acquiring one of its distributors, Genentel SAS.
Genentel distributes Anite's wireless testing software to French-speaking markets including France and North Africa, and is focused...
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 claiming the proposed deal violates state law and the rights of Clearwire stakeholders.
Sprint Nextel...
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 be business analytics-centered tomorrow,” said Bill Hostmann, Gartner VPand distinguished analyst. Hostmann spoke with...
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” Canadian operators that along with Rogers and Bell Canada dominate the country’s wireless market.
Mobilicity,...
