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Article: Consolidation wave continues among telecom vendors.(News)
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- RCR Wireless News
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- August 22, 2005
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Byline: RCR STAFF
Wireless-related mergers and acquisitions dominated the headlines last week from technology pairings to content match-ups. Here is a roundup:
* Qualcomm Inc. paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately held U.K.-based developer of content-delivery software.
Qualcomm said it will integrate its BREW platform with Elata's technology, which can deliver content on CDMA2000, GSM and W-CDMA networks. The offering will allow operators to manage and deliver ringtones, wallpapers and streaming media from a variety of different vendors and platforms.
The deal comes on the heels of Qualcomm's agreement the previous week to ...