8 Acquisitions of Companies in the Wireless Industry

January 15, 2023
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Company acquisitions in the Wireless industry always make headlines! Especially since related startups and technology companies have become very popular with private equity firms, strategic buyers and even family offices.

In this blog post, we are taking a closer look at 8 acquisitions that took place in the Wireless industry.

Atmos Corp. acquired by MoSys, Inc.

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$10,000,000

Announcement:

12 June 2002

Details about the company:

Intellectual property for integrated dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is provided by Atmos Corp. (IP).

Headquarter:

Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Where to find them:

Industry:

Intellectual Property, Semiconductor, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

Memory technologies are designed, developed, licensed, and marketed by MoSys, Inc. for the semiconductor industry.

Headquarter:

Santa Clara, California, United States

Where to find them:

Axerra Networks acquired by DragonWave

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$25,000,000

Announcement:

14 October 2010

Details about the company:

Pseudo-wire provider Axerra Networks offers solutions for circuit and service emulation via packet access networks.

Headquarter:

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Where to find them:

Industry:

Electronics, Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

High-capacity Ethernet microwave solutions for Internet protocol (IP) networks are offered by DragonWave Inc. (DragonWave). Its

Headquarter:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Where to find them:

BIIM Ultrasound acquired by Observe Medical

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$21,138,629

Announcement:

14 January 2022

Details about the company:

A producer of compact, cordless, portable, and reasonably priced ultrasound diagnostics equipment is Biim Ultrasound.

Headquarter:

Narvik, Nordland, Norway

Where to find them:

Industry:

Manufacturing, Medical Device, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

The company Observe Medical Nordic AB creates digital renal monitoring devices.

Headquarter:

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

Where to find them:

Connesi acquired by DHH

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$5,605,661

Announcement:

28 July 2022

Details about the company:

Customers of Connesi can access the internet through wireless, fiber optic, and xDSL.

Headquarter:

Foligno, Umbria, Italy

Where to find them:

Industry:

Internet of Things, Professional Services, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

Southeast Europe's cloud computing service provider

Headquarter:

Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Where to find them:

Swift Labs acquired by Blackline Safety

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$5,000,000

Announcement:

4 April 2022

Details about the company:

Product engineering design, testing, and compliance / certification services are provided by Swift Labs.

Headquarter:

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Where to find them:

Industry:

Wireless

Details about the buyer:

Global pioneer in linked safety technologies, Blackline Safety uses a HeSaaS (hardware-enabled software-as-a-service) business model.

Headquarter:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Where to find them:

Host Ireland Business Broadband acquired by Digital 9 Infrastructure

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$65,386,187

Announcement:

6 April 2022

Details about the company:

Wireless network service is offered by Host Ireland Business Broadband.

Headquarter:

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Where to find them:

Industry:

B2C, Customer Service, Telecommunications, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

A managed investment trust called Digital Infrastructure makes investments in social housing, energy, and digital infrastructure.

Headquarter:

London, England, United Kingdom

Where to find them:

Neul acquired by Huawei Technologies

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$25,000,000

Announcement:

22 September 2014

Details about the company:

To make it possible to exploit TV white space spectrum, Neul creates wireless network technology.

Headquarter:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Where to find them:

Industry:

Internet, Internet of Things, TV, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

Software and hardware for infrastructure applications are offered by Huawei Technologies using wireline, wireless, and IP technologies.

Headquarter:

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Where to find them:

Moose Mobile acquired by Swoop Telecommunications

Details about the transaction:

Acquisition amount:

$24,000,000

Announcement:

5 July 2022

Details about the company:

A telecom firm called Moose Mobile offers SIM-only mobile phone plans.

Headquarter:

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Where to find them:

Industry:

Mobile Devices, Telecommunications, Wireless

Details about the buyer:

With a national and worldwide network, Swoop provides fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure carriers.

Headquarter:

South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Where to find them: