MBlox, Mobile 365, Wireless Services and Valista are all acquisition targets, according to a report in Telephony that follows the recent spat of consolidation in the mobile transaction sector. The most noticeable deals in the past year include VeriSign's acquisition of m-Qube for $250 million and Amdocs' $275 million Qpass buy out. Potential buyers include the obvious billing vendors like CSG and Oracle as well as content platform providers like Motricity. However, all of the major wireless infrastructure vendors have been focusing on their mobile content management services and platforms in the past few years, so the potential list is long.
For more on the consolidation of mobile transaction:
- see this article [1] from Telephony