RIM to acquire multimedia app developer in $18.9M transaction
December 11 2008 - 1:26 pm ET Colin Gibbs RCR Wireless News
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Research In Motion Ltd. is stepping up its application-development play with an $18.9 million acquisition of Chalk Media Corp.A member of the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program, Chalk’s technology delivers multimedia files to groups within businesses and other organizations. The deal includes a $2.2 million loan from RIM to fund Chalk’s operations until the transaction’s close, which is expected in February pending shareholder approval.Chalk’s board has unanimously approved the acquisition, which is subject to approval of 75% of the votes cast at a special shareholder meeting slated for January.RIM is increasingly pursuing third-party developers as it ramps up its in-house software efforts. Shares of the Waterloo, Canada-based firm inched upward 30 cents, or just less than 1%, to $38.73 following the announcement.
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Trends in Wireless Indyustry
RCR wireless report
(pdf in harddrive)
#1: CONS O L I DAT I ON
SP
operator consolidation:
Verizon Wireless picks up Californian carrier
AT&T Mobility nabs 19,000 subscribers through W. Va. carrier buy
By the Numbers: Top Ten U.S.Wireless Service Providers, 2007
Who’s left? T-Mobile buys SunCom in latest rural roll-up
VZW to acquire Alltel
Vnedors
Alcatel-Lucent, NEC partner for LTE
Moto, Nortel deal in the works?
CommScope again goes for Andrew in $2.6B deal
Nokia Siemens Networks readies for take
#2: S P E CTR UM
700 MHz auction
T-Mobile USA, Leap move closer to AWS launches
FCC moves on 2155-2175 MHz spectrum band
FCC details plans for free nationwide wireless broadband ISTOCKPHOTO
#3: B EYOND TH E PHONE
Hardware, and beyond: Nokia and Samsung race to provide Internet services
Nokia moves to realize Internet ambitions
Nokia’s vision based on constant connectivity
#4: E NTE RTA I NME NT
462M to subscribe to mobile TV services by 2012
Consumers (still) want location-based services
Cellphones to dominate for navigation, study finds
S.E., Nokia set to battle in D-2-C space
#5: WI R E LE S S CR E E P
Infotainment on the move: The future of in-vehicle consumer infotainment
AT&T snags Starbucks Wi-Fi agreement
The mobile enterprise, 2008: ‘all over the map’
#6: FUTU R E TE CH / COMP E T I T I ON
WiMAX opportunity bright, though challenges remain
Verizon Wireless’ LTE decision puts ball in UMB,WiMAX court
FCC begins new round of white-spaces testing
Skype’s rallying cry
Yahoo’s impressive mobile run
A changing tide? Ovi, Android loosen carriers
#7: H EAVY HAN D O F R E G U LAT I ON
CRACK DOWN: Proposed bill would give FTC some mobile authority
Klobuchar:Wireless carriers require federal oversight
State’s role in consumer protection bill pondered
#8: O P E N ACC E S S
Martin to oppose open-access mandates
Open access: Paradigm shift or an open question
House introduces net neutrality bill
#9: CONS UME R AP P L I CAT I ONS
Parsing reality from the hype A bright future for ad-funded mobile entertainment
Garmin punches into cellphone market with iPhone-style navigation gadget
Dish to test satellite-based mobile TV service using 700 MHz spectrum
#10 : D E V I C E FRAGME NTAT I ON/ O S
Analyst’s crystal ball on device trends
Open access: Paradigm shift or an open question
Android floats in space
(pdf in harddrive)
#1: CONS O L I DAT I ON
SP
operator consolidation:
Verizon Wireless picks up Californian carrier
AT&T Mobility nabs 19,000 subscribers through W. Va. carrier buy
By the Numbers: Top Ten U.S.Wireless Service Providers, 2007
Who’s left? T-Mobile buys SunCom in latest rural roll-up
VZW to acquire Alltel
Vnedors
Alcatel-Lucent, NEC partner for LTE
Moto, Nortel deal in the works?
CommScope again goes for Andrew in $2.6B deal
Nokia Siemens Networks readies for take
#2: S P E CTR UM
700 MHz auction
T-Mobile USA, Leap move closer to AWS launches
FCC moves on 2155-2175 MHz spectrum band
FCC details plans for free nationwide wireless broadband ISTOCKPHOTO
#3: B EYOND TH E PHONE
Hardware, and beyond: Nokia and Samsung race to provide Internet services
Nokia moves to realize Internet ambitions
Nokia’s vision based on constant connectivity
#4: E NTE RTA I NME NT
462M to subscribe to mobile TV services by 2012
Consumers (still) want location-based services
Cellphones to dominate for navigation, study finds
S.E., Nokia set to battle in D-2-C space
#5: WI R E LE S S CR E E P
Infotainment on the move: The future of in-vehicle consumer infotainment
AT&T snags Starbucks Wi-Fi agreement
The mobile enterprise, 2008: ‘all over the map’
#6: FUTU R E TE CH / COMP E T I T I ON
WiMAX opportunity bright, though challenges remain
Verizon Wireless’ LTE decision puts ball in UMB,WiMAX court
FCC begins new round of white-spaces testing
Skype’s rallying cry
Yahoo’s impressive mobile run
A changing tide? Ovi, Android loosen carriers
#7: H EAVY HAN D O F R E G U LAT I ON
CRACK DOWN: Proposed bill would give FTC some mobile authority
Klobuchar:Wireless carriers require federal oversight
State’s role in consumer protection bill pondered
#8: O P E N ACC E S S
Martin to oppose open-access mandates
Open access: Paradigm shift or an open question
House introduces net neutrality bill
#9: CONS UME R AP P L I CAT I ONS
Parsing reality from the hype A bright future for ad-funded mobile entertainment
Garmin punches into cellphone market with iPhone-style navigation gadget
Dish to test satellite-based mobile TV service using 700 MHz spectrum
#10 : D E V I C E FRAGME NTAT I ON/ O S
Analyst’s crystal ball on device trends
Open access: Paradigm shift or an open question
Android floats in space
Watchful for Huawei - Network Vendor
Who: Charlie Martin, CTO, Huawei Technologies Inc.
Why: It’s not easy to break into the infrastructure market. But Huawei Technologies Inc. seems to have the financial strength and patience to try to make a go of it in the United States and the rest of the world. To date the company has managed a few contracts with smaller U.S. wireless operators, but the vendor has grown its U.S. workforce from 200 to 500 employees in the past 18 months. Globally, Huawei is No. 4 behind L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent. The Chinese-based vendor has already racked up impressive wins with giant European operators Telefonica S.A. and Vodafone Group plc, so a deal with an American tier-one player is not as far-fetched as it once appeared. Already the company has doubled its CDMA marketshare; whether it can continue to become a dominant player remains to be seen, but Huawei certainly has momentum on its side.
Why: It’s not easy to break into the infrastructure market. But Huawei Technologies Inc. seems to have the financial strength and patience to try to make a go of it in the United States and the rest of the world. To date the company has managed a few contracts with smaller U.S. wireless operators, but the vendor has grown its U.S. workforce from 200 to 500 employees in the past 18 months. Globally, Huawei is No. 4 behind L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent. The Chinese-based vendor has already racked up impressive wins with giant European operators Telefonica S.A. and Vodafone Group plc, so a deal with an American tier-one player is not as far-fetched as it once appeared. Already the company has doubled its CDMA marketshare; whether it can continue to become a dominant player remains to be seen, but Huawei certainly has momentum on its side.
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