Wireless News

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Airvana sues Ericsson over 'knock-off' tech
Airvana Network Solutions Inc. says in a lawsuit that Swedish phone maker Ericsson A.B. has been trying to drive it out of business by secretly developing "knock-off" versions of Airvana tech that Ericsson had been licensing. Airvana is looking for $330 million in damages.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Illume being bought by competitor Options Media
Illume Software Inc. is being acquired by Options Media Group Holdings Inc., a publicly traded Florida company that makes a software product similar to Illume's iZUP to prevent distracted driving.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Fast-growing Mobiquity names Bayer as CFO
Mobiquity Inc., a mobile-focused professional services startup less than one year old, has a new chief financial officer, Michael Bayer, to lead the Wellesley company's rapid growth.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

SparkBridge swims out of Vancouver Aquarium, FableVision Studios
SparkBridge Interactive has launched today, tapping former Blue Fang Games COO Scott Triola as its new CEO, and aiming to bring a gamification platform to mobile apps.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Azuki adds $5.1M in new funding round
Azuki Systems Inc., an Acton mobile video publishing company, has closed on $5.1 million in a new financing round backed by Kepha Partners of Waltham and Sigma Partners of Boston.
Guest Column: Mobile TV needs to solve the security question to take off
Azuki Systems Chairman Cheng Wu: Today's consumers want to watch their favorite content when they want and on whatever device they choose. With the rise of smartphones, tablets, connected TVs, gaming consoles and streaming players, providing this experience needs to be on every video delivery company’s strategic agenda.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Verivo takes on $10M funding
Verivo Software Inc., the mobile platform play formerly known as Pyxis Mobile Inc., has closed on a $10 million funding round, federal documents show.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

On The Spot Systems scores $750K seed round
Mobile survey provider On The Spot Systems Inc. has raised $750,000 in a seed funding round that will allow it to expand further into the food service market, the company said in a release.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Raytheon BBN's translation system attract $5.5M Army deal
Raytheon BBN Technologies, a Cambridge subsidiary of Waltham-based Raytheon Co., landed a $5.5 million deal with the U.S. Army to build a two-way communication and translation system intended for mobile devices.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Akamai buying CDN Cotendo for $268M
Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge plans to acquire California-based content delivery network firm Cotendo Inc. for $268 million in cash.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Vlingo buries the hatchet, OKs purchase by Nuance
Nuance Communications Inc. of Burlington and its acquisition target/competitor/legal opponent Vlingo Inc. have settled a years-long dispute, with Nuance acquiring Cambridge's Vlingo for an undisclosed amount.
Tangoe dips $23.5M into ProfitLine purchase
Fresh off its summertime IPO, Connecticut communications software company Tangoe Inc. paid $23.5 million Monday to buy ProfitLine Inc., a provider of telecom expense and mobility management services.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Fiksu: Get paid apps by trying free ones
Boston startup Fiksu Inc. has launched a new way to get paid mobile applications for free after downloading some free trial apps.

Monday, December 12, 2011

WPI team gets $1.2M from NSF for diabetes care app
The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to make a smart phone application so people with advanced diabetes and foot ulcers can better manage their disease.
American Tower to buy 2,500 towers in Mexico
Just a few months after pricing a $500 million notes sale, American Tower Corp. has entered into agreements pay approximately $500 million for about 2,500 broadcast and wireless towers in Mexico.
LiveWire lands $1.47M in debt financing
Littleton mobile services company LiveWire Mobile Inc. has pulled in $1.47 million in a debt financing round, according to an SEC filing by the company.

Friday, December 9, 2011

ID8 Mobile bought by AAC Technologies
After slightly more than 18 months in existence, Newton mobile accessories company ID8 Mobile LLC has been acquired by Chinese microacoustics company AAC Technologies for an undisclosed amount.

Friday, December 2, 2011

OnePIN pulls down $900K in new fundraise
Mobile social networking company OnePIN Inc. has raised $900,000 of a planned $1.3 million funding from a group of eight unnamed investors, a federal document shows.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

SepSensor scores $1M to track restaurant grease
SepSensor Inc., a Marlborough company making sensor technology to detect buildup of liquid layers in septic tanks, has raised just over $1 million in an equity financing round reported in a regulatory filing.
Skyworks tweaks deal to buy AnalogicTech
Woburn wireless chipmaker Skyworks Solutions Inc. has cut the price per share it plans to pay for buying California company Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. from $6.30 per share to $5.80. In addition, Skyworks will pay for it with cash on hand, not cash and stock as originally planned.