Wireless
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Bhoovahana Technologies
Bangalore, India
Broadcast Wireless Services
Bhoovahana Technologies is an emerging wireless services provider based in India.
Investment Team Members Arun Gupta, Jim Fleming, Patrick Hendy
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CCTV Wireless
Alexandria, VA
Wireless Services
CCTV Wireless is the owner of wireless spectrum in the 1.4 GHz Band.
Investment Team Members Matt Newton, Jim Fleming, Rohit Dixit
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Cyren Call Communications
McLean, VA
Wireless Services
Cyren Call Communications is a new venture led by veterans of the wireless and public safety communications industries who seek to create a nationwide, seamless, next-generation network for better public safety communications. Cyren is headed by Morgan O’Brien, co-founder of Nextel and a long-time champion of improving public safety communications.
Investment Team Members Jim Fleming, Patrick Hendy
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Devas Multimedia
Bangalore, India
Wireless Services
Devas is a new satellite-based, multimedia services company focused on the Indian consumer market. The Company plans to deliver its service via a hybrid satellite-terrestrial network to mobile devices in India.
Investment Team Members Arun Gupta, Jim Fleming, Patrick Hendy
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Extenet
Oakbrook Terrace, IL | www.extenetsystems.com
Wireless Infrastructure Services
ExteNet Systems, formerly ClearLinx Network Corp., provides shared wireless communications networks for Wireless Service Providers (WSP). The Company is focused on becoming the industry leader in the design, deployment, and operation of shared outdoor networks that use Distributed Antenna Systems. ExteNet targets and provides coverage in areas that are prohibitively costly or inaccessible via the traditional Macro/Micro Cell architecture, thereby improving system coverage and capacity.
Investment Team Members Matt Newton, Jim Fleming
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Highway 28
McLean, VA
Spectrum Holder in Argentina
Highway 28, through its Decovision, SA subsidiary, holds licenses for 60MHz of UHF wireless spectrum covering approximately 15 million points of presence (POPS) in the greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Columbia received an interest in Highway 28 in December 2002 through a restructuring of its original investment in BA Investments, Ltd.
Investment Team MembersJim Fleming, John Siegel
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MetroPCS(NYSE: PCS)
Dallas, TX | www.metropcs.com
Wireless Services
MetroPCS is a wireless communication service provider offering customers unlimited local calling under a fixed-rate plan in the Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Tampa metropolitan areas. MetroPCS is among the first wireless operators to deploy an all-digital network based on third generation infrastructure and handsets. Columbia participated in MetroPCS’ Series D recapitalization. Other significant investors include Accel Partners, M/C Venture Partners, Madison Dearborn, and TA Associates. MetroPCS went public on the New York Stock Exchange in April of 2007. At the time of the IPO, the over one billion dollars of capital raised in the MetroPCS IPO was the largest amount raised in an IPO since 2004.
Investment Team Members Harry Hopper, John Siegel
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MobiPCS
Honolulu, Hawaii | www.mobipcs.com
Wireless Services
Coral Wireless d.b.a. Mobi PCS is a wireless carrier offering flat-rate, unlimited talk-time wireless service throughout Honolulu, HI. The Company owns 30 MHz of PCS spectrum that covers all of the island of Oahu, including the city of Honolulu. In addition, Mobi owns spectrum on the Big Island, Kauai, and Maui.
Investment Team Members Harry Hopper, Patrick Hendy, Rohit Dixit
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MSV (OTCBB: SKYT)
Lincolnshire, IL | www.msvlp.com
Wireless Services
MSV is a joint venture formed by combining the L-Band satellite operations of Motient Corporation and TMI Communications. MSV owns a significant portion of L-Band spectrum licenses covering North America and plans to launch a next generation wireless service that will integrate components of both satellite and terrestrial data and voice delivery. Columbia participated in MSV’s initial funding. Other significant investors include Spectrum Equity Investors. MSV Merged with SkyTerra in 2006 (OTCBB: SKYT)
Investment Team MembersJim Fleming, John Siegel
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Open Mobile
San Juan, Puerto Rico | http://www.openmobilepr.com/
Wireless Services
Wireless Service Provider in Puerto Rico.
Investment Team Members Harry Hopper, Patrick Hendy, Mike Cozart
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Optasite
Worcester, MA | www.optasite.com
Wireless Infrastructure Services
Optasite is a wireless infrastructure solutions provider that has been serving the wireless community since 1996. The Company offers a full scope of site acquisition, RF testing and maintenance, cell site installation and tower construction services to wireless carriers, network general contractors and large tower companies throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. In addition to its traditional services business, Optasite is growing rapidly and is actively investing in the acquisition and development of communications tower locations throughout the region as well as other related, wireless businesses in northeast markets.
Investment Team MembersMatt Newton, Jim Fleming, Mike Cozart
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Progeny LMS
Indianapolis, IN
Wireless Services
Progeny LMS is wireless spectrum holder in the Location and Monitoring Services (LMS) band, 302-928 MHz.
Investment Team Members Matt Newton, Jim Fleming, Patrick Hendy
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Revol Wireless
Independence, Ohio | www.revol.us
Wireless Services
Cleveland Unlimited, Inc. (CUI) d.b.a. Revol, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cleveland Unlimited, LLC (CU, LLC), is a wireless carrier offering flat-rate, unlimited talk-time wireless service throughout Cleveland, OH. Through its subsidiary CSM Wireless, LLC, CUI also owns spectrum and offers its Revol wireless service in Columbus, OH; Canton, OH; Toledo, OH; Sandusky, OH; Youngstown, OH; and Indianapolis, IN, and it owns additional spectrum in Columbus, IN; New Castle, PA; and Portland, OR through a joint venture with Leap Wireless.
Investment Team Members Harry Hopper, Matt Newton, Patrick Hendy, Mike Cozart
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Sandbridge Technologies, Inc.
White Plains, NY | www.sandbridgetech.com
Wireless Services
Sandbridge Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company that has developed broadband wireless chip sets for handheld devices. Sandbridge’s customers develop handheld multimedia devices utilizing 3G and 3.5G wireless communications technology to access and deliver voice, data, and other advanced applications demanded in the mobile wireless market. The Company’s product is designed to enhance wireless handset manufacturers’ value and product offerings and competitive market position by providing industry leading performance and power efficiency with the flexibility of full programmability.
Investment Team Members Phil Herget
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Triad AWS
Burlingame, California
Wireless Communications Solutions for Large Buildings
Triad AWS, founded by Barry Lewis, Craig Viehweg, and John Mason, the former executive team at Triad Communications, was formed for the purpose of bidding on spectrum licenses in the FCC’s Auction 66 Advanced Wireless Services auction.
Investment Team Members Harry Hopper, Patrick Hendy, Mike Cozart
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TriStar Investors
Pittsburgh, PA | www.tristarinvestors.com
Wireless Infrastructure
TriStar Investors is a formative stage company in the business of acquiring ground leases underlying wireless communication sites. The Company was launched by David Ivy, formerly Vice Chairman and Head of Global M&A for Crown Castle and Edward Wallander, former President and Chief Operating Officer, Crown Castle USA.
Investment Team Members Matt Newton, Jim Fleming, Mike Cozart
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Telecom Transport Management, Inc.
Seattle, WA | www.ttmi.us
Wireless
TTM builds and manages turnkey TDM and Ethernet backhaul services for wireless operators on its hybrid microwave/fiber network. TTM's networks employ licensed microwave systems to aggregate cell site traffic onto fiber systems connected to operators' switching centers or other POPs. TTM's end-to-end service is provided with a carrier class Service Level Agreement at market altering price points.
Investment Team Members Jay Markley, Jim Fleming, Mike Cozart
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TX-11 Acquisition
Lufkin, TX | www.celloneet.com
Wireless Services
The Company was formed in 2004 to acquire the TX-11 A-band RSA from Cingular Wireless. The Company does business as Cellular One of East Texas.
Investment Team Members Harry Hopper, Matt Newton, Patrick Hendy, Rohit Dixit
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WiNetworks
Herzeliya, Israel | www.winetworks.com
Wireless Telecom Equipment
WiNetworks is a provider of 802.16 or WiMax wireless and digital video broadcast (DVB) solutions. The Company’s hybrid solution offers operators and wireless providers complementary wireless solutions that enable them to upgrade their existing infrastructure and offer a full triple-play solution (voice, video and data). WiNetworks’ solution enables direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators to capitalize on their existing advantages: a large customer base with billing relations, access to the customer roof and set top box, and a very large geographical coverage area. WiNetworks' sales and marketing will be headquartered in the U.S., while the engineering and development team is located in Israel.
Investment Team Members Hemant Kanakia, Jim Fleming, Gopi Vaddi
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Neoworld
Bloomfield, NJ
Two-way radio dispatch service provider
Using spectrum purchased from GeoTech, NeoWorld Communications was creating a national two-way radio dispatch service to bring Spectrum-efficient, feature-rich, low cost service to the dispatch market. The company uses proven digital technology to target business customers in the two-way dispatch market. Nextel Communications acquired NeoWorld Communications in January 2003.
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Nextel
Reston, VA | www.nextel.com
Wireless Services
Nextel Communications (NASDAQ: NXTL) is a provider of fully integrated wireless communications and has built the largest all-digital wireless network in the U.S. The Partners of Columbia Capital provided the initial equity capital to help launch Nextel (formerly Fleet Call) in 1987.
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Saville Systems
Telecommunications Billing Software
Saville Systems designs, develops, and licenses proprietary billing software and management information systems for the telecommunications industry. Saville Systems was acquired by ADC Telecommunications in 1999 (NASDAQ: ADCT).
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Sterling Cellular
Gaithersburg, GA
Wireless Services
Sterling Cellular was founded by Columbia Capital in 1989 as one of the initial consolidators of cellular properties in rural markets. Sterling Cellular ultimately sold its network in clusters between 1994 and 1996 during industry consolidation to McCaw Cellular, Vanguard Cellular, Palmer Cellular and others.
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Telular
Chicago, IL
Network Equipment
Telular is a leading technology solutions provider to the global fixed wireless communications industry. Telular completed its initial public offering in January 1994 (NASDAQ: WRLS).
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Vallent Corporation
Bellevue, WA | www.vallent.com
Wireless Network Management Software
Vallent Corporation’s solutions for wireless network performance management, service quality management (SQM) and service level agreement (SLA) management solutions have been deployed by more than 200 wireless operators worldwide and sourced by leading global wireless network equipment providers. IBM (NYSE: IBM) acquired Vallent in February 2007.
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WCS Wireless
Santa Monica, CA
Wireless Services
WCS Wireless was formed to acquire and hold spectrum licenses in the WCS band. The WCS spectrum is licensed in two contiguous 15 MHz blocks located in the 2,305-2320 MHz and 2345-2,360 MHz bands. The WCS band remains one of the most flexible bands of spectrum and therefore presents tremendous opportunity for a number of communications and media applications. Nextwave wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE) acquired WCS Wireless in August of 2006 for $160M.
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WNP
Reston, VA
Metro Area Wireless Broadband Services
WNP Communications is one of the largest owners of broadband wireless spectrum licenses in the United States. XO Communications (NASDAQ: XOXO), formerly Nextlink, acquired WNP in April 1999.