Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems     by Manlio Allegra       Home         Topics: Main | M&A | Funding | Earnings | Jobs | People | Bankruptcy | Silicon | Europe | Japan | Most Acquisitive | Archive   AT&T Completes Wayport Acquisition AT&T completed its previously announced acquisition of Wayport, a leading integrator of Wi-Fi hotspots. The deal adds local Wi-Fi network management and infrastructure expertise to AT&T's world-class communications capabilities and brings its number of domestic hotspots to nearly 20,000 -- the most of any U.S. provider. Globally, AT&T has nearly 80,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including roaming locations. Further advancing its Wi-Fi strategy, AT&T is nearing completion of the transition of thousands of Starbucks company-owned stores in the United States to AT&T Wi-Fi service, strengthening AT&T's ability to personalize broadband access across devices and customer location. Specifically, customers at nearly 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations can now access a tailored, online experience -- including local Starbucks content -- while logging on to the Internet from their Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, laptop computers and other devices. "Looking ahead, we see Wi-Fi as a strategic opportunity for AT&T," said Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "We plan to build on our leadership as the largest Wi-Fi provider -- bringing more connectivity to more consumers -- and working closely with our enterprise customers to enhance and personalize their customer communications and improve the efficiency of their operations." http://www.att.com 12-Dec-08 In November 2008, AT&T agreed to acquire privately-held Wayport, a provider of managed Wi-Fi services, for approximately $275 million in cash. Wayport is based in Irving, Texas and was founded in 1996. Major investors included Sevin Rosen Funds, INVESCO Private Capital, New Enterprise Associates, BA Venture Partners and Trellis Partners. Other Wayport investors included Lucent Venture Partners, GC Technology Fund, Sanders Morris Harris, Star Ventures and GIC. Recent Financial News Cisco to Acquire Arch Rock for Wireless Energy Sensors 9/2/2010 Alcatel-Lucent Acquires OpenPlug, Extending its Application Enablement Strategy 9/1/2010 NSN Partners with Telefónica on Smartphone Experience Lab 8/30/2010 Intel Confirms Acquisition of Infineon Wireless 8/30/2010 Cisco to Acquire ExtendMedia for Video Content Management 8/26/2010 Nimbula Raises $15 Million for Cloud OS 8/25/2010 HP Bids $24 per Share for 3PAR, Topping Dell 8/23/2010 Nokia to Acquire Motally for Mobile Analytics Service 8/20/2010 ZTE Reports 1H 2010 Revenue of US$4.5 Billion 8/19/2010 China Mobile Appoints Mr. Li Yue as CEO 8/19/2010 China Mobile Tops 554 Million Customers 8/19/2010 Airband and Sparkplug Announce Merger -- Fixed Wireless Operators 8/19/2010 Marvell Acquires DS2 for Powerline Chips 8/19/2010 Marvell Posts Revenue of $896 Million, Up 5% Sequentially 8/19/2010 Brocade Posts Revenue of $504 Million, up 2% YOY 8/18/2010 > More news...   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems by Manlio Allegra Interview: NSN's Sue Spradley on LightSquared's Wholesale Mobile Data Paradigm by Sue Spradley Mobile Backhaul Transition Requires New Testing by Joe Zeto Cybersecurity Requires Public/Private Coalition by Greg Oslan A Rethinking of Cloud Services and Network Architecture by Jim Theodoras Delivering Scalable Video Solutions <br><i> Advantages of SVC-Optimized QoS</i> by Andy Singleton