Companies in today's briefs include: Palm, Sprint Nextel, Verizon Communications, Red Bend Software, Syniverse Technologies, NextWave Wireless.

NextWave Wireless Inc. today announced that DOCOMO has acquired a 35 percent equity stake in its subsidiary PacketVideo, a pioneer in wireless and digital home multimedia software and service applications, for $45.5 million

NTT DOCOMO, INC. and San Diego, California-based PacketVideo Corporation, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc. and a pioneer in wireless and digital home multimedia software and service applications, today announced that DOCOMO has acquired a 35-percent stake in PacketVideo for $45.5 million. The all-cash transaction, effective immediately, is intended to strengthen DOCOMO’s position in ad...

NTT DoCoMo has acquired a 35 percent stake in PacketVideo, investing $45.5 million in the NextWave Wireless subsidiary.

NTT DOCOMO, INC. and San Diego, California-based PacketVideo Corporation, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc. and a pioneer in wireless and digital home multimedia software and service applications, today announced that DOCOMO has acquired a 35-percent stake in PacketVideo for $45.5 million.Continue reading...

Japanese mobile operator giant NTT DoCoMo announced the completion of an agreement to acquire a 35 percent stake in San Diego-based digital multimedia solutions provider PacketVideo valued at $45.5 million. According to DoCoMo, its partnership with PacketVideo (a unit of NextWave Wireless) dates back to 1998--PacketVideo's pvPlayer multimedia player is installed in more than 90 DoCoMo handset...

Japan's NTT DoCoMo has acquired a 35-percent stake in US based PacketVideo for US$45.5 million. The company, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless is a developer of mobile video services.

Mobile 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 PacketVideo, which is s subsidiary of NextWave Wireless (a holding company that owns rights to wireless spectrum in the U.S. which it plans to use for a Wimax network)....

Ericsson said it has signed license agreements for LTE essential patents, claiming it is taking the lead in establishing an industry practice to promote healthy market growth of the technology and that it has the strongest LTE patent portfolio. Back in April 2008, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, NEC, now defunct NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson joined what they called a...

Companies in the news: Apple, Consumer Cellular, Brightpoint Italy, LG Electronics, Airspan Networks, NextWave.