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NextWave Wireless Inc.

http://www.nextwave.com/
Last activity: 02.04.2024
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Categories: DesignDevelopmentHardwareInfrastructureMobileNetworksProductTechnologyVirtualWireless
NextWave Telecom Inc. (NTI) was formed in 1995 and was acquired by Verizon Wireless in 2005. Certain of NTI's spectrum assets were spun off prior to Verizon acquisition and on that basis NextWave Wireless Inc. (NWI) was formed in 2005 which was subsequently acquired by AT&T in 2013. NWI, along with its predecessors NTI and NextWave Broadband Inc., were wireless networks and products development companies. Over a period of twenty years, NextWave was engaged in chipset development for 3G and 4G products, mobile device and applications development, wireless infrastructure and BSS/OSS developments, wireless network design and deployments, licensed and unlicensed spectrum developments, and other advance wireless technology developments. NextWave was the first company in the world credited with the creation of the overall concept and the architecture of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). PacketVideo Inc. (www.pv.com) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of NWI which was sold to NTT DoCoMo in 2012. IPWireless Inc. was another wholly-owned subsidiary of NWI which was spun-off in 2008 and was acquired by General Dynamics (renamed General Dynamics Broadband) in 2012. The total acquisition price paid by Verizon Wireless, AT&T and other carriers and telecom vendors for NextWave Telecom and NextWave Wireless assets in separate transactions was in excess of $10 billion.
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Location
United States, California, San Diego
Employees
501-1000
Founded date
1995

Mentions in press and media 5

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Aug 2, 2012AT&T picks up NextWave Wireless for up to $50M, gets precious 4G spectrumIn a move that will help AT&T build out its LTE 4G network, the carrier announced today that it has purchased NextWave Wireless for an upfront fee of $25 million, plus an additional $25 million contingent payment. NextWave is a holding ...
Aug 2, 2012AT&T picks up NextWave Wireless for up to $50M, gets precious 4G spectrumDid you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. In a move that will help AT&T build out its LTE 4G network, the carrier announced today that it has purchased NextWave Wireless for...
Jul 5, 2009NTT Docomo Buys 35 Percent Of PacketVideo For $45.5 MillionMobile video is taking off in Japan, where mobile operator NTT DoCoMo just invested $45.5 million in PacketVideo, which s a long-time supplier of mobile video software. The all-cash investment gives NTT Docomo a 35 percent stake in PacketVi...
Jan 4, 2007NextWave Wireless acquires mobile WiFI network co., Go Networks — at a loss?NextWave Wireless, of San Diego, has agreed to acquire GO Networks, a Mountain View, Calif. mobile WiFi network provider. It apparently comes at a loss for Go Networks’ investors, suggesting how competitive the WiFi industry is. According t...

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FAQ about NextWave Wireless Inc.

When was NextWave Wireless Inc. founded?

NextWave Wireless Inc. was founded in 1995.

What has the press written about NextWave Wireless Inc.?

Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning NextWave Wireless Inc., among them “AT&T picks up NextWave Wireless for up to $50M, gets precious 4G spectrum” (Aug 2, 2012) and “AT&T picks up NextWave Wireless for up to $50M, gets precious 4G spectrum” (Aug 2, 2012).

Is NextWave Wireless Inc. still active?

NextWave Wireless Inc. is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 2, 2024.