Kineto Wireless raises $15.5M for mobile base station technology
Kineto Wireless Inc., developer of software that lets mobile phones work on both cellular and Wi-Fi networks, brought in $15.5 million in fourth-round funding to advance the technology of wireless base stations — known as femtocells — which would expand home broadband coverage.
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Modiv Media takes $8M for mobile marketing
Ever wanted to get coupon offers sent to your phone as you walk down the aisle in a grocery store? Perhaps not, but for those that are interested, Modiv Media offers promotions for on-the-go shoppers.
The Boston, Mass. company has also partnered with Subway and Stop… Continue Reading
ZenZui, offering rich “visual” mobile applications
Zenzui is a significant new spin-out out from Microsoft that delivers rich mobile applications — from Amazon, to Traffic.com and travel site Kayak — to your mobile phone.
Zenzui is still in closed testing mode, and will be distributed more widely beginning this summer.
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Kineto raises $10M for fixed-mobile network technology
Kineto Wireless, a Milpitas, Calif. company that enables phone carriers to let their customers switch seamlessly between cellular and broadband networks, has raised $10 million in funding.
There are competing technologies that allow this fixed-mobile convergence of networks, and Kineto has bet on “UMA,” which stands… Continue Reading