Wireless
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Bhoovahana Technologies-OR
Bangalore, India
Broadcast Wireless Services
Bhoovahana Technologies is an emerging wireless services provider based in India.
Investment Team Arun Gupta, Jim Fleming, Patrick Hendy
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Commlabs, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA | www.commlabs.net
Wireless Services
Commlabs provides in-building location services and applications. Currently, the Company is in the trial phase and plans to market its product to nationwide carriers and mobile application developers in the future.
Investment Team Monish Kundra
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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 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 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 Jim 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 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 Harry Hopper, Patrick Hendy
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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 Jim 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 Harry Hopper, Patrick Hendy
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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 Jim Fleming, Patrick Hendy
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Public Mobile Holdings Inc.
Toronto, Ontario | www.publicmobile.ca
Wireless Services
Public Mobile is a Canadian wireless communications company that offers flat-rate, unlimited voice and text services in Ontario and Quebec. Public Mobile was formed by an investor syndicate for the purpose of bidding in Industry Canada’s AWS/PCS auction in the summer of 2008. Co-lead by Columbia, the Company successfully acquired 10 MHz of PCS Extension Band licenses (G Block) covering a contiguous footprint with approximately 19 million people from Windsor to Quebec City, one of the most densely populated geographies in North America. The Company successfully acquired the licenses at an 80 percent discount to the average AWS spectrum auction price, giving the Company a significant capital cost advantage relative to incumbent carriers and other new entrants.
Investment Team Harry Hopper
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Revol Wireless
Independence, Ohio | www.revol.com
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 Harry Hopper, Patrick Hendy
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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 Jim Fleming
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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 Jim Fleming
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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 Harry Hopper, 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.
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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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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.
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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.