Cogent Wireless Solutions raises $510,000 for mobile coverage
Cogent Wireless is a stealth-mode company working on a technology for mobile phone coverage, based out of Milpitas, Calif.
The technology will improve the coverage of mobile users on cellular networks in the United States and Europe, according to VentureWire (subscription required), which also reported the funding. The $510,000 seed funding was provided by the Keiretsu Forum, and the company plans on raising another round in June.
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