10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended June 28, 2008 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Commission file number 000-51958
NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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20-5361360
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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12670 High Bluff Drive, San Diego, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
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92130
(Zip Code) |
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(858) 480-3100 |
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(Registrants telephone number, including area code) |
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer þ
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Non-accelerated filer o
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Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be
filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes þ No o
As of August 1, 2008, there were approximately 103,091,604 shares of the Registrants common stock
outstanding.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par value data)
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June 28, |
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December 29, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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ASSETS |
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(unaudited) |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
40,847 |
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$ |
53,050 |
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Marketable securities |
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25,857 |
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113,684 |
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Restricted cash |
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4,401 |
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202 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $1,000 and $1,419, at June 28, 2008 and
December 29, 2007, respectively |
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13,113 |
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14,788 |
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Inventory |
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8,507 |
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4,934 |
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Deferred cost of revenues |
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25,695 |
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27,840 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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22,040 |
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9,242 |
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Total current assets |
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140,460 |
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223,740 |
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Restricted cash |
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75,000 |
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Wireless spectrum licenses, net |
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665,836 |
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633,881 |
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Goodwill |
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158,223 |
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171,056 |
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Other intangible assets, net |
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72,666 |
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82,388 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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37,379 |
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44,382 |
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Other noncurrent assets |
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7,078 |
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28,291 |
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Total assets |
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1,081,642 |
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$ |
1,258,738 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
20,982 |
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$ |
25,885 |
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Accrued expenses |
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71,728 |
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76,137 |
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Current portion of long-term obligations |
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6,815 |
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6,745 |
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Deferred revenue |
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54,090 |
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55,964 |
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Other current liabilities |
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1,046 |
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2,931 |
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Total current liabilities |
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154,661 |
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167,662 |
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Deferred income tax liabilities |
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103,290 |
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103,264 |
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Long-term obligations, net of current portion |
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330,355 |
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320,782 |
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Accrued purchase consideration and stock bonuses payable |
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2,568 |
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57,903 |
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Other noncurrent liabilities |
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10,813 |
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8,376 |
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Total liabilities |
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601,687 |
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657,987 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Redeemable Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock,
$0.001 par value; 355 shares authorized; 355 shares
issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of
$390,195 and $375,811 at June 28, 2008 and December 29,
2007, respectively |
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386,516 |
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371,986 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000 shares
authorized; 355 shares designated as Series A Senior
Convertible Preferred Stock; no other shares issued
or outstanding |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000 shares
authorized; 103,092 and 92,667 shares issued and
outstanding at June 28, 2008 and December 29, 2007,
respectively |
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103 |
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93 |
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Additional paid-in-capital |
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725,451 |
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686,918 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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18,445 |
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12,836 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(650,560 |
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(471,082 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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93,439 |
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228,765 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
1,081,642 |
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$ |
1,258,738 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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June 28, |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2007 |
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Revenues: |
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Technology licensing and service
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$ |
17,703 |
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7,802 |
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33,268 |
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15,506 |
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Hardware
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14,096 |
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5,030 |
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24,515 |
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5,072 |
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Total revenues
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31,799 |
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12,832 |
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57,783 |
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20,578 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Cost of technology licensing and service revenues
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7,593 |
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3,901 |
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14,393 |
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7,498 |
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Cost of hardware revenues
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14,111 |
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8,165 |
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25,954 |
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8,233 |
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Engineering, research and development
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40,327 |
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34,850 |
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85,745 |
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58,196 |
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Sales and marketing
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10,076 |
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5,612 |
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23,661 |
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9,285 |
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General and administrative
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23,151 |
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19,778 |
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51,057 |
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37,046 |
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Asset impairment charge
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2,196 |
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2,196 |
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Purchased in-process research and development
costs
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860 |
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Total operating expenses
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97,454 |
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72,306 |
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203,006 |
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121,118 |
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Loss from operations
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(65,655 |
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(59,474 |
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(145,223 |
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(100,540 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest income
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366 |
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5,444 |
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2,544 |
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7,517 |
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Interest expense
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(18,750 |
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(11,447 |
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(34,032 |
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(22,586 |
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Other income (expense), net
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298 |
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(2,107 |
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302 |
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Total other income (expense), net
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(18,376 |
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(5,705 |
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(33,595 |
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(14,767 |
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Loss before provision for income taxes and
minority interest
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(84,031 |
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(65,179 |
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(178,818 |
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(115,307 |
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Income tax provision
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(425 |
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(224 |
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(656 |
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(401 |
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Minority interest
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138 |
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1,048 |
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Net loss
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(84,456 |
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(65,265 |
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(179,474 |
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(114,660 |
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Less: Preferred stock dividends
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(7,260 |
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(6,730 |
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(14,385 |
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(6,952 |
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Accretion of issuance costs on
preferred stock
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(73 |
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(68 |
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(145 |
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(70 |
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Net loss applicable to common shares
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$ |
(91,789 |
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$ |
(72,063 |
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$ |
(194,004 |
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$ |
(121,682 |
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Net loss per common share basic and diluted
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$ |
(0.89 |
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$ |
(0.81 |
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$ |
(1.97 |
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$ |
(1.41 |
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Weighted average shares used in per share calculation
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102,765 |
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88,774 |
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98,231 |
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86,385 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands) (unaudited)
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Six Months Ended |
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June 28, 2008 |
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June 30, 2007 |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net loss
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$ |
(179,474 |
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$ |
(114,660 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities: |
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Amortization of intangible assets
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17,240 |
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6,825 |
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Depreciation
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7,755 |
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4,443 |
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Non-cash share-based compensation
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5,046 |
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5,906 |
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Accretion of interest expense
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11,071 |
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10,181 |
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Asset impairment losses
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3,585 |
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In-process research and development
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860 |
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Minority interest
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(1,048 |
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Other non-cash adjustments
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(38 |
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743 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable
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2,189 |
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(1,899 |
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Inventory
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(3,520 |
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(2,422 |
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Deferred cost of revenues
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3,439 |
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(735 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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171 |
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(1,044 |
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Other assets
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(74 |
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2,197 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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(10,897 |
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1,863 |
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Deferred revenue
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(4,413 |
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6,103 |
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Other liabilities and deferred credits
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379 |
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(33 |
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(147,541 |
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(82,720 |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
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106,385 |
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5,127 |
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Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
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92,225 |
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622,892 |
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Purchases of marketable securities
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(112,163 |
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(649,064 |
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Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired
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(5,129 |
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(59,398 |
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Cash paid for wireless spectrum licenses
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(4,863 |
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(34,252 |
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Cash paid to acquire property and equipment
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(10,169 |
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(14,245 |
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Cash advanced to our investee pursuant to convertible note
agreement
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(500 |
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Other, net
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(747 |
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(1,441 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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65,039 |
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(130,381 |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Cash released from restricted cash account securing long-term obligations
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75,000 |
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Proceeds from the sale of Series A Senior Convertible
Preferred Stock, net of costs to issue
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351,146 |
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Payments on long-term obligations
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(6,475 |
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(3,347 |
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Proceeds from the sale of common shares
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1,737 |
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1,550 |
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Cash distribution paid to members
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(2,034 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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70,262 |
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347,315 |
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Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash
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37 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(12,203 |
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134,214 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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53,050 |
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32,980 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ |
40,847 |
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$ |
167,194 |
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Noncash investing and financing activities: |
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Common stock issued for business acquisitions
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$ |
36,572 |
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$ |
74,522 |
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Common stock issued under stock plans
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$ |
7,051 |
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$ |
2,317 |
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Wireless spectrum licenses acquired with lease obligations
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$ |
8,624 |
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$ |
5,222 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
4
NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Financial Statement Preparation
The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared by NextWave
Wireless Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, NextWave, we, our or us) according to the
rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and
therefore, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been
condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated
financial statements for the periods presented reflect all adjustments, which are normal and
recurring, necessary to fairly state our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
financial statements for the year ended December 29, 2007, included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2008.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will
continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of our assets and
the satisfaction of our liabilities in the normal course of business. We generated net losses of
$179.5 million and $114.7 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008 and June 30, 2007,
respectively, and have an accumulated deficit of $650.6 million at June 28, 2008. Cash used in
operating activities was $147.5 million and $82.7 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008
and June 30, 2007, respectively. We had a net working capital deficit of $14.2 million at June 28,
2008.
Since our inception, we have funded our operations, business combinations, strategic
investments and wireless spectrum license acquisitions primarily with the $550.0 million in cash
received in our initial capitalization in April 2005, the net proceeds of $295.0 million from our
issuance of 7% Senior Secured Notes (the Notes) in July 2006 and the net proceeds of $351.1
million from our issuance of Redeemable Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock (the Series A
Preferred Stock) in March 2007. Our unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
at June 28, 2008 totaled $66.7 million, of which $25.9 million consist of auction rate securities
that we have been unable to liquidate due to weakness in the auction markets.
Since the filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 29,
2008, several factors have negatively impacted our current and future potential sources of funding.
These factors include adverse worldwide economic conditions, which we believe have adversely
affected manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and technology
and caused our
NextWave Network Products group to experience lower than projected contract bookings and sales. We
believe these conditions have also led to a delay in global WiMAX network deployments that will
continue to impact the timing and volume of projected commercial sales of our WiMAX semiconductor
products. In addition, our efforts to sell certain of our U.S. spectrum assets on favorable terms
has been delayed by current market conditions, as well as regulatory and other market activities
involving potential buyers.
We currently believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, the $4.9 million received in July
2008 from the settlement of our escrow claim related to our acquisition of IPWireless, Inc (Note
9), and the $21.5 million received in August 2008 from a collateralized borrowing against our
auction rate securities (Note 15) will be sufficient to meet our estimated working capital
requirements into September 2008.
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order to meet our estimated working capital requirements thru
June 2009, we have entered into a binding term sheet for a junior preferred stock private
placement of $100.0 million, which may be supplemented with second
lien indebtedness of up to $100 million. Our
objective is to consummate the funding for the junior preferred stock transaction in September
2008. There can be no assurance at this time that we will successfully complete such financing.
While this additional financing, if obtained, would alleviate our
near-term working capital deficiencies and provide us with sufficient
working capital to continue as a going concern, we anticipate that
the financing will include equity conversion features and warrant coverage that will be dilutive to
existing stockholders. Any second lien indebtedness is likely to
require significantly higher interest rates than our existing
financing and is likely to contain other restrictions on the use of
proceeds and our operational flexibility.
Additionally, in an effort to reduce future working capital requirements, in July 2008, we
commenced the implementation of various actions, which, among other things, will result in the
reduction in our worldwide workforce by approximately 132 employees and the consolidation of
certain engineering and development activities at our facility in the United Kingdom. The workforce
reduction was primarily concentrated in our Networks segment. Our business plan contemplates
further work force reductions as engineering development consolidations are completed. If we are
not able to obtain the financing described above, we will undertake more significant reductions on
an accelerated basis, which could materially adversely affect our ability to develop portions of
our business.
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If we are unable to successfully obtain cash through the sources described above, we may also
obtain access to cash through third party investment in certain of our business units and the sale
of other assets and equity securities. The sale of equity securities could result in additional
dilution to our stockholders. There can be no assurances that an investor or buyer will be located
or that an acceptable offer for investment or sale of assets will be received. There can be no
assurance that any additional equity financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
If we do not obtain
further financing in September 2008, we would not be able to meet our financial obligations
at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2008, will not be able to
continue our operations in the normal course of business and may be
forced to restructure our obligations. If we successfully obtain financing, we will
continue to seek buyers for our U.S. spectrum assets as previously disclosed, and will explore
additional options for further cost reductions.
Fiscal Accounting Periods
We operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31 of the
current calendar year or the following calendar year. Normally, each fiscal year consists of 52
weeks, but every five or six years the fiscal year consists of 53 weeks. Fiscal year 2008 is a
52-week year ending on December 27, 2008 and the first 53-week year will occur in 2009. The three
and six month periods ended June 28, 2008 and June 30, 2007 include 13 and 26 weeks, respectively.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to
revenue recognition, income taxes and the valuation of marketable securities, share-based awards,
goodwill, intangible assets and other long-lived assets. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
Our consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and operating results of
our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries as of June 28, 2008 and June 30, 2007 and for the
three and six months then ended, respectively. Minority interest for the six months ended June 30,
2007 represents the minority shareholders proportionate share of the net equity in our
consolidated subsidiary, Inquam Broadband Holding Ltd. We acquired the remaining interest in Inquam
Broadband Holding Ltd in October 2007. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
Strategic Investment
The equity method of accounting is used for our October 2005 investment in the preferred stock
of Hughes Systique Corporation (Hughes Systique), an early stage software development services
company. Our share of the net loss of Hughes Systique is determined by applying the equity method
of accounting. Under the equity method, the investors share of earnings or losses is determined
based on changes in the investors claim in the book value of the investee. Additionally, the
carrying value of investments accounted for using the equity method of accounting are adjusted
downward to reflect any other-than-temporary declines in value. Our share of the net income
(losses) of Hughes Systique of $24,000 and $(0.1) million for the three and six months ended June
28, 2008 and $(0.4) million and $(0.7) million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007,
respectively, is included in engineering, research and development expenses in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations. The carrying value of our preferred stock investment in
Hughes Systique was $1.3 million and $1.5 million at June 28, 2008 and December 29, 2007,
respectively, and is reported in other noncurrent assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheets.
In February 2008, we executed a loan agreement with Hughes Systique for 6% senior secured
convertible notes, whereby we committed to make available to Hughes Systique up to $1.5 million
through February 2011. All principal and interest is due three years from the date of the advance.
At the maturity date or upon a default event, we have the option to convert any unpaid amounts into
shares of preferred stock of Hughes Systique. During the six months ended June 28, 2008, we
advanced $0.5 million to Hughes Systique, which is reported in other noncurrent assets in the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Our preferred stock investment in Hughes Systique and the amounts advanced under the loan
agreement represent our maximum remaining exposure to a loss.
Revenue Recognition
We derive revenues from the following sources:
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Sales of wireless broadband and mobile broadcast network products and services by
our IPWireless and GO Networks subsidiaries, acquired in 2007. The wireless broadband
and mobile broadcast network products sold by IPWireless and GO Networks often include
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Customer subscriptions for the WiMAX network operated by our WiMax Telecom
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For arrangements that do not contain software or embedded software that is incidental to the
arrangement, we recognize revenue in accordance with the basic principles in SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition, when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.
For software arrangements, or in cases where the software is considered more than incidental
and is essential to the functionality of the hardware or the infrastructure products, revenue is
recognized pursuant to American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of
Position (SOP) No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, SOP No. 98-9, A Modification of SOP 97-2
Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain Transactions, and Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF) Issue No. 03-5, Applicability of SOP 97-2 to Non-Software Deliverables in an Arrangement
Containing More-Than-Incidental Software. We also consider the provisions of SOP No. 81-1,
Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.
Our software arrangements can include a software or technology license, non-recurring
engineering services and post-contract customer support. For these arrangements, we evaluate each
deliverable in the arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. If
objective and reliable evidence of fair value exists (vendor specific objective evidence) for all
units of accounting in the arrangement, revenue is allocated to each unit of accounting or element
based on those relative fair values. If vendor specific objective evidence of fair value exists for
all undelivered elements, but not for delivered elements, the residual method would be used to
allocate the arrangement consideration. To date, we have not been able to establish vendor specific
objective evidence for any of the elements included in our revenue arrangements, as the software
and hardware products or services have not yet been sold separately, nor has a standard price list
been established. As a result, once the software or technology is delivered and the only
undelivered element is services, the entire non-contingent contract value is recognized ratably
over the remaining service period. Costs directly attributable to providing these services are also
deferred and amortized over the remaining service period of the respective revenues.
For arrangements in which customers pay one contracted amount for multiple products and
services, or a combination of products and services, we also consider the guidance provided by EITF
Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. If elements cannot be treated as
separate units of accounting under EITF Issue No. 00-21, they are combined into a single unit of
accounting and the associated revenue is deferred until all combined elements have been delivered
or until there is only one remaining element to be delivered. Services sold separately are
generally billed on a time and materials basis at agreed-upon billing rates, and revenue is
recognized as the services are performed.
We earn royalty revenues on licensed embedded multimedia products sold by our licensees.
Generally, royalties are paid by licensees on a per unit or contingent usage basis. The licensees
generally report and pay the royalty in the quarter subsequent to the period of delivery or usage.
We recognize royalty revenues based on royalties reported by licensees. When royalty arrangements
also provide for ongoing post-contract customer support that does not meet the criteria to be
recognized upon delivery of the software, the royalty is recognized ratably from the date the
royalty report is received through the stated remaining term of the post-contract customer support.
In limited situations, we have determined that post-contract customer support revenue can be
recognized upon delivery of the software because the obligation to provide post-contract customer
support is for one year or less, the estimated cost of providing the post-contract customer support
during the arrangement is insignificant and unspecified upgrades or enhancements offered for the
particular post-contract customer support arrangement historically have been and are expected to
continue to be minimal and infrequently provided. In these instances, we have accrued all the
estimated costs of providing the services upfront, which to date have been insignificant.
If we receive non-refundable advanced payments from licensees that are allocable to future
contracts periods or could be creditable against other obligations of the licensee to us, the
recognition of the related revenue is deferred until such future periods or until such creditable
obligations lapse.
In instances where we have noted extended payment terms, revenue is recognized in the period
the payment becomes due. If an arrangement includes specified upgrade rights, revenue is deferred
until the specified upgrade has been delivered.
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We do not generally allow for product returns and we have no history of product returns.
Accordingly, no allowance for returns has been provided.
The timing and amount of revenue recognition depends upon a variety of factors, including the
specific terms of each arrangement and the nature of our deliverables and obligations.
Determination of the appropriate amount of revenue recognized involves judgments and estimates that
our management believes are reasonable.
Income Taxes
We recognize income tax expense based on estimates of our consolidated taxable income (loss)
taking into account the various legal entities through which, and jurisdictions in which, we
operate. As such, income tax expense may vary from the customary relationship between income tax
expense and income (loss) before taxes.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities -An amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, which requires enhanced qualitative
disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about
fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about
credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. This Statement is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption
permitted. The Company will adopt this Statement effective January 1, 2009. Based on the Companys
current evaluation of this Statement, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 161 to
have a significant impact on its consolidated results of operations or financial position.
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No.
141R, Business Combinations. This statement requires an acquirer to recognize the assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the
acquisition date to be measured at their fair value as of that date. An acquirer is required to
recognize assets or liabilities arising from all other contingencies as of the acquisition date,
measured at their acquisition-date fair values, only if it is more likely than not that they meet
the definition of an asset or a liability. Any acquisition-related costs are to be expensed
instead of capitalized. This statement applies prospectively to our business combinations, if any,
for which the acquisition date is on or after December 28, 2008. The impact on our consolidated
financial statements from the adoption of SFAS 141R in fiscal year 2010 will depend on acquisitions
at the time.
In June 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ratified EITF Issue No. 07-3,
Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future Research
and Development Activities. EITF Issue No. 07-3 requires non-refundable advance payments for goods
and services to be used in future research and development activities to be recorded as an asset
and the payments to be expensed when the research and development activities are performed. Our
adoption of EITF Issue No. 07-3 in the first quarter of our 2008 fiscal year did not have a
material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure certain financial assets
and liabilities and other eligible items at fair value, which are not otherwise currently required
to be measured at fair value. Under SFAS No. 159, the decision to measure items at fair value is
made at specified election dates on an irrevocable instrument-by-instrument basis. Entities
electing the fair value option would be required to recognize changes in fair value in earnings and
to expense upfront cost and fees associated with the item for which the fair value option is
elected. Entities electing the fair value option are required to distinguish on the face of the
statement of financial position, the fair value of assets and liabilities for which the fair value
option has been elected and similar assets and liabilities measured using another measurement
attribute. We have elected not to adopt SFAS No. 159 for any such instruments in our first six
months ended June 28, 2008. We will continue to evaluate the election of this option throughout our
2008 fiscal year.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157
clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants
would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that
prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. Under the standard, fair value
measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. Our adoption
of SFAS 157 in the first quarter of our 2008 fiscal year did not have a significant impact on our
consolidated financial statements, although we are now required to provide additional financial
statement disclosures. The disclosures required by SFAS No. 157 in the year of adoption are
provided in Note 13.
Reclassifications
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Certain amounts in the previously reported financial statements have been reclassified to
conform to the current period presentation.
2. Net Loss Per Common Share Information
Basic and diluted net loss per common share for the three and six months ended June 28, 2008
and June 30, 2007 is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common shares during the period by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the respective periods, without
consideration of common stock equivalents.
The following securities that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future are
not included in the determination of diluted loss per share as they are antidilutive. The share
amounts are determined using a weighted average of the shares outstanding during the respective
periods and assume that the last day of the respective quarterly periods were the end dates of the
contingency period for any contingently issuable shares in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings
Per Share.
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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June 28, |
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June 30, |
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June 28, |
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June 30, |
(in thousands) |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock
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34,662 |
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32,153 |
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34,340 |
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16,783 |
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Outstanding stock options
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22,936 |
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15,557 |
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21,753 |
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14,129 |
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Common stock warrants
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2,436 |
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2,436 |
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2,436 |
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2,564 |
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Contingently issuable shares under advisory contract
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833 |
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833 |
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833 |
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833 |
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Restricted stock
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63 |
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199 |
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65 |
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209 |
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In addition to the securities listed above, we may be required to issue shares of our common
stock in payment of additional purchase consideration due in connection with our 2007 acquisitions
of IPWireless and GO Networks (Note 9). We may also be required to issue shares of common stock in
payment of bonuses due under the IPWireless Employee Stock Bonus Plan and the GO Networks Employee
Stock Bonus Plan (Note 12). As the contingencies related to these shares have not yet been met as
of June 28, 2008, they have been excluded from the table above.
3. Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss was as follows:
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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June 28, |
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June 30, |
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June 28, |
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June 30, |
(in thousands) |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
Net loss
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$ |
(84,456 |
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$ |
(65,265 |
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$ |
(179,474 |
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$ |
(114,660 |
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Net unrealized gains on marketable securities
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10 |
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115 |
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274 |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment
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(306 |
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5,600 |
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Total comprehensive loss
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$ |
(84,752 |
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$ |
(65,150 |
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$ |
(173,874 |
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$ |
(114,386 |
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4. Marketable Securities
Marketable securities consist of the following:
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Auction rate securities |
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25,857 |
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$ |
102,247 |
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Commercial paper |
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9,937 |
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Other |
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1,500 |
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Total portfolio of marketable securities |
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$ |
25,857 |
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$ |
113,684 |
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Our auction rate securities, with an aggregate carrying value of $25.9 million at June 28,
2008, consist of six auction rate securities that we have been unable to liquidate via auction due
to recent weakness in the auction markets. The auction rate securities that we held at June 28,
2008 are District of Columbia Savrs freedom forum-A (insured by MBIA),
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Education Loan Trust (insured by FFELP), Utah State Board of Rgts (insured by FFELP), Indiana
Secondary Market Education loans (insured by FFELP), Illinois Student Assist Comm (insured by
FFELP), and Kentucky Higher Education (insured by FFELP). The weighted average interest rate on our
auction rate securities approximated 1.8% as of June 28, 2008.
In accordance with the guidance provided by FASB Staff Position (FSP) Nos. 115-1 and 124-1,
The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments, we
periodically review the fair value of our marketable securities to determine if declines in the
fair value of individual securities are other-than-temporary in nature. To determine if a decline
in the fair value of an investment is other-than-temporary, we consider several factors including,
among others, the period of time and extent to which the estimated fair value has been less than
cost, overall market conditions, the historical and projected future financial condition of the
issuer of the security and our ability and intent to hold the security for a period of time
sufficient to allow for a recovery of the market value. If we believe the decline in the fair value
of an individual security is other-than-temporary, we write-down the carrying value of the security
to its estimated fair value and recognize the write-down as a charge in our statement of
operations.
Considering our inability to sell our remaining auction rate securities at auction, the
deterioration of overall market conditions and our near-term liquidity needs, we concluded that the
decline in the fair value of our auction rate securities was other-than-temporary. Accordingly,
during the six months ended June 28, 2008, we wrote-down our auction rate securities to their
estimated fair value and recognized a loss of $1.4 million which is included in other income
(expense), net, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
5. Long-Term Obligations
Included in long-term obligations at June 28, 2008 and December 29, 2007 is $308.0 million and
$298.6 million, respectively, related to our 7% Senior Secured Notes (Notes) due July 17, 2010 in
the aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million. In March 2008, we amended the original purchase
agreement for the Notes. Under the amended purchase agreement, we may withdraw up to the full
amount of the $75.0 million cash reserve account established as collateral for the Notes for use in
funding our business plan, subject to the payment of a consent fee of $3.5 million per $25.0
million withdrawn. During the six months ended June 28, 2008, we withdrew the full $75.0 million
from the cash reserve account. Accordingly, during the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, we
paid consent fees totaling $7.0 million and $10.5 million, respectively, which are included in
interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The amended purchase
agreement requires that we restore the balance in the cash reserve account to a balance of at least
$75.0 million on or before June 30, 2009.
The amended purchase agreement also permits us to incur an additional $25.0 million of
indebtedness for the purposes of funding a working capital line of credit subject to specified
subordination terms, and an additional $100.0 million of second lien indebtedness to fund working
capital requirements that remains subject to an intercreditor agreement with a party that is
reasonably satisfactory to the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and
intercreditor terms that are reasonably satisfactory to the holders of at least two-thirds in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes. In addition, the amended purchase agreement restricts the
types of investments that can be held in the cash reserve account to exclude auction rate or
similar securities.
6. Inventory
Inventory consists of the following:
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June 28, |
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December 29, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Raw materials |
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$ |
1,604 |
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$ |
1,152 |
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Work in process |
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54 |
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89 |
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Finished goods |
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6,849 |
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3,693 |
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$ |
8,507 |
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$ |
4,934 |
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7. Wireless Spectrum Licenses
Acquisitions
During the six months ended June 28, 2008, as a result of the receipt of final approval from
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), we acquired wireless spectrum licenses located in
the San Francisco, California metro area for initial cash payments and future lease obligations
totaling $28.0 million. The lease agreements have a maximum term of 30 years, including renewals,
and will require monthly and annual payments aggregating $8.0 million
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over the initial terms of the leases. Amounts paid as deposits for these agreements totaled
$20.0 million at December 29, 2007 and were included in other noncurrent assets in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheet.
In April 2008, we acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Southam Chile SA, a
Chilean corporation, and Sociedad Televisora CBC Limitada, a Chilean limited liability company,
(collectively, Southam Chile) for cash of $4.6 million, assumed liabilities of $3.7 million and
additional cash payments of up to $1.7 million upon the occurrence of certain specified events
prior to the third anniversary of the acquisition date. The assets of these two companies were
comprised almost entirely of wireless spectrum licenses and, therefore, the acquisition was
accounted for as an asset purchase rather than as the purchase of a business based on guidance
under EITF Issue No. 98-3, Determining Whether a Nonmonetary Transaction Involves Receipt of
Productive Assets or of a Business. The value preliminarily assigned to the wireless spectrum
includes the cash purchase price of $4.6 million, closing costs of $0.2 million and $3.7 million in
assumed liabilities.
Dispositions
We have retained Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank to explore the sale of our domestic
wireless spectrum holdings, and Canaccord Adams to explore the sale of Canadian wireless spectrum
holdings. Any sale or transfer of the ownership of our wireless spectrum holdings is subject to
regulatory approval. Upon consummation of a potential sale of our spectrum holdings, we would be
required to pay certain fees to Deutsche Bank, UBS Investment Bank and/or Canaccord Adams.
If we were to consummate a sale of our spectrum holdings, we are required to use the net
proceeds from the sale to redeem the Notes at a premium of 105% of the principal amount if such
redemption occurred prior to July 2009 and a premium of 102% of the principal amount if such
redemption occurred subsequent to July 2009. Additionally, if we were to consummate a sale of our
spectrum holdings for net proceeds exceeding $500 million, and holders of more than 25% of the
Series A Preferred Stock object to the sale, we must offer to redeem the outstanding shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the proceeds from the sale of
our wireless spectrum holdings in excess of the amounts required to redeem the Notes will be available to
fund our working capital requirements to the extent net proceeds of
our assets do not exceed $500 million.
As of June 28, 2008, the aggregate net carrying value of our wireless spectrum license assets
in the United States and Canada was $579.2 million, which includes $93.0 million of deferred tax
liabilities determined in accordance with EITF Issue No. 98-11, Accounting for Acquired Temporary
Differences in Certain Purchase Transactions That Are Not Accounted for as Business Combinations.
Unpaid spectrum lease obligations related to these licenses aggregated $26.5 million at June 28,
2008.
On July 17, 2008, we entered into an agreement to sell certain of our Advanced Wireless
Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in the United States to T-Mobile License LLC (T-Mobile) for a
cash payment of $97.5 million, subject to regulatory approval. Additionally, from July 16 through
July 18, 2008, we entered into separate agreements to sell certain of our AWS spectrum licenses to
each of Atlantic Wireless, L.P. , ACS Wireless, Inc. and MetroPCS AWS, LLC for aggregate
consideration of $52.6 million, subject to regulatory approval. We anticipate that the sale of the
AWS spectrum will close in the fourth quarter of 2008. The aggregate net carrying value of these
wireless spectrum licenses at June 28, 2008 was $75.2 million. As the entire amount of spectrum
sold was owned assets, there were no unpaid spectrum lease obligations related to these licenses at
June 28, 2008.
Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement for the Notes, as amended, the first $75.0
million of the total $150.1 million purchase price from these sales will be deposited into a
restricted cash account reserved as collateral for the Notes and the remaining proceeds must be
used to redeem the Notes.
8. Property and Equipment
We own an office building in Nevada that we are actively marketing for sale through a national
brokerage firm. Accordingly, at June 28, 2008, we classified the building as an asset held for
sale in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets, and we are no longer depreciating this asset.
In connection with the implementation of our plan to sell the building, we performed an
impairment assessment of this asset under the guidance provided by SFAS No. 144 and determined that
the carrying value of the building exceeded its market value, less costs to sell, based primarily
on our near-term liquidity needs and the current commercial real estate market conditions in the
local area. Accordingly, during the three months ended June 28, 2008, we wrote-down the carrying
value of the building to its estimated market value, less costs to sell, and recognized an
impairment loss of $2.2 million, which is reported as an asset impairment charge in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The carrying value of the building as of June
28, 2008 of $7.9 million is included in other current assets in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheet.
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9. Contingent Purchase Consideration
IPWireless
At December 29, 2007, we accrued $51.6 million in additional purchase consideration payable to
the selling shareholders of IPWireless as a result of the achievement of certain product shipment
milestones in 2007 as specified in the acquisition agreement. In March 2008, we paid $50.0 million
of the total amount accrued, of which $4.4 million was paid in cash and $45.6 million was paid
through the issuance of approximately 9.0 million net shares of our common stock. The remaining
$1.6 million of accrued additional purchase consideration is anticipated to be paid during fiscal
2008. We have preliminarily allocated the additional purchase consideration to goodwill.
Additional purchase consideration of up to $77.5 million may be paid to the selling
shareholders of IPWireless subject to the achievement of certain product shipment milestones in
2008 and 2009, as specified in the acquisition agreement, with potential payments of up to $24.2
million in 2009 and up to $53.3 million in 2010. If earned, up to $56.3 million of such additional
consideration will be payable in cash or shares of common stock at our election, up to $18.7
million of such amounts will be payable in cash or shares of common stock at the election of the
representative of IPWireless shareholders and up to $2.5 million is required to be paid in cash. In
accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, the contingent consideration will be recorded
as additional purchase price when the contingency is resolved and the consideration is determinable
and becomes issuable.
Of the aggregate initial and additional purchase consideration paid to the selling
shareholders of IPWireless, $26.0 million, consisting of $5.1 million of cash and $20.9 million of
stock, representing approximately 3.8 million shares of our common stock, was deposited into an
escrow account to settle any indemnifiable losses, as defined in the acquisition agreement. We
submitted a claim to escrow for approximately $13.3 million to compensate us for certain
pre-closing contract penalties incurred by IPWireless, which constitute indemnifiable losses under
the acquisition agreement. In July 2008, our $13.3 million escrow claim was settled resulting in
the return to us of cash of $4.9 million and approximately 1.5 million shares of our common stock.
The remaining purchase consideration held in escrow was distributed to the former shareholders of
IPWireless in accordance with the terms of the acquisition. The settlement of the escrow claim
reduced the goodwill from our acquisition of IPWireless. In the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of June 28, 2008, the cash portion of the settlement amount is
included in other current assets while the historical value of the returned shares has been
reflected as a reduction to stockholders equity.
GO Networks
As specified in the acquisition agreement, additional purchase consideration of up to $25.7
million may be paid to the selling shareholders of GO Networks subject to the achievement of
certain milestones, the substantial majority of which is payable in shares of our common stock. In
accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, the contingent consideration payable to
non-employee stockholders and to employee stockholders where payment is not contingent upon
continuing employment would be recorded as additional purchase price when the contingency is
resolved and the consideration is determinable and becomes issuable. In accordance with EITF Issue
No. 95-8, Accounting for Contingent Consideration Paid to the Shareholders of an Acquired
Enterprise in a Purchase Business Combination, contingent consideration payable to employee
stockholders that is contingent upon continuing employment will be expensed over the earnout period
as compensation when the payment becomes probable. The probability of achievement of the
performance conditions is reassessed at each reporting date.
Up to $12.8 million of the additional purchase consideration could have been earned in
February 2008 upon the achievement of certain product shipment targets and the continued employment
of certain designated GO Networks employees. In the first quarter of 2008, we assessed the progress
towards the achievement of the February 2008 milestone and concluded that no additional purchase
consideration was due and payable in February 2008. Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, we
reported this conclusion to the appointed GO Networks stockholder representative.
We
were notified on July 11, 2008 that the former stockholders of GO
Networks have filed a demand for arbitration in connection with the
February milestone. In his demand, the
stockholder representative has claimed that we owe compensation to
the former stockholders of GO Networks on the basis of GO Networks
purportedly having partially achieved the February milestone under
the acquisition agreement. The stockholder representative seeks
damages of $10.44 million. We dispute that the February
milestone has been met. The dispute will be administered and heard in
accordance with procedures set forth by the International Centre for
Dispute Resolution, a division of the American Arbitration
Association, with certain conferences and responses scheduled for
August 2008.
Up to the entire $25.7 million of additional purchase consideration may be earned in August
2008, contingent upon the achievement of certain product shipment targets and the continued
employment of certain designated GO Networks employees. At June 28, 2008, we assessed the progress
towards the achievement of the August 2008 milestone
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and concluded that additional purchase consideration was not probable of payment. Accordingly,
with respect to the contingent consideration payable to employee stockholders, no amounts have been
accrued at June 28, 2008.
10. Guarantees and Indemnifications
We provide indemnifications of varying scope and size to certain customers against claims of
intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products. We
have also entered into indemnification agreements with our officers and directors. Although the
maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these
indemnifications is unlimited, to date we have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or
settle claims related to these indemnification provisions. Additionally, we have insurance policies
that, in most cases, would limit our exposure and enable us to recover a portion of any amounts
paid. Therefore, we believe the estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal and likelihood
of incurring an obligation is remote. Accordingly, we have not accrued any liabilities in
connection with these indemnification obligations as of June 28, 2008.
11. Redeemable Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders Equity
Changes in redeemable convertible preferred stock, shares of common stock and stockholders
equity for the six months ended June 28, 2008 were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares of Redeemable |
|
Redeemable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible |
|
Convertible |
|
Shares of Common |
|
Total Stockholders |
(in thousands) |
|
Preferred Stock |
|
Preferred Stock |
|
Stock |
|
Equity |
Balance at December 29, 2007
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
$ |
371,986 |
|
|
|
92,667 |
|
|
$ |
228,765 |
|
Net shares issued as additional purchase consideration
in our acquisition of IPWireless
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,968 |
|
|
|
36,572 |
|
Net shares issued under the IPWireless Stock Bonus Plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
1,920 |
|
Shares issued under other stock incentive plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,136 |
|
|
|
6,867 |
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,709 |
|
Imputed
dividends on Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,385 |
) |
Accretion
of issuance costs on Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(145 |
) |
Unrealized net gains on marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,600 |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(179,474 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 28, 2008
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
$ |
386,516 |
|
|
|
103,092 |
|
|
$ |
93,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
12. Share-Based Payments
Equity Compensation Plans
In May 2007, concurrent with our acquisition of IPWireless, we established the IPWireless Inc.
Employee Stock Bonus Plan whereby participants may receive up to an aggregate of $7.0 million,
payable in shares of our common stock valued at the time of issuance, upon the achievement of
certain product shipment milestones in 2007 through 2009 and the continued employment of the
participant. The 2007 milestone under the plan was achieved in full. Accordingly, during the year
ended December 29, 2007, we recognized $3.1 million of share-based compensation expense
representing the bonus amount earned. In March 2008, we issued 320,698 net shares of our common
stock in payment of the bonus. The probability of achievement of the milestones under the plan is
reassessed at each reporting date. At June 28, 2008, we assessed the probability of achievement of
2008 milestone and determined that a stock bonus was probable of payment. Accordingly, during the
three and six months ended June 28, 2008, we recognized $0.6 million and $1.4 million,
respectively, of share-based compensation expense representing managements estimate of the amount
anticipated to be earned based on the portion of the earnout period elapsed through June 28, 2008.
This amount is included in other noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheet.
In February 2007, concurrent with our acquisition of GO Networks, we established the GO
Networks Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan whereby the participants may receive up to an aggregate of
$5.0 million, payable in shares of our common stock valued at the time of issuance, upon the
achievement of certain product shipment milestones and the continued employment of the participant
and certain designated GO Networks employees. The probability of achievement of the performance
conditions is reassessed at each reporting date. At June 28, 2008, we assessed the progress towards
the
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achievement of the performance conditions and concluded that a stock bonus was not probable of
payment. Accordingly, no stock bonus has been accrued at June 28, 2008.
The following table summarizes stock option activity under our equity compensation plans
during the six months ended June 28, 2008:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares |
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise Price per |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
Share |
|
Outstanding at December 29, 2007 |
|
|
20,842 |
|
|
$ |
7.10 |
|
Granted |
|
|
3,514 |
|
|
$ |
5.18 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(346 |
) |
|
$ |
5.03 |
|
Canceled |
|
|
(1,550 |
) |
|
$ |
6.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 28, 2008 |
|
|
22,460 |
|
|
$ |
6.85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at June 28, 2008 |
|
|
11,290 |
|
|
$ |
6.65 |
|
At June 28, 2008, 10.3 million shares of our common stock are available for future grants of
stock options under our equity compensation plans, excluding the IPWireless and GO Networks stock
bonus plans.
Valuation of Share-Based Awards
We utilized the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for estimating the grant-date fair value of
share-based awards granted to employees during the six months ended June 28, 2008 and June 30,
2007, with the following assumptions:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
June 28, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
1.98%-3.47 |
% |
|
|
4.54%-4.99 |
% |
Expected life (in years)
|
|
|
3.5-10.0 |
|
|
|
3.5-5.5 |
|
Stock price volatility
|
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
50 |
% |
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Weighted average grant-date fair value
|
|
$ |
2.81 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
Pre-vesting forfeiture rate
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
14 |
% |
During the three months ended March 29, 2008, we granted options to purchase shares of our
common stock to certain employees which cliff vest after 9 years and 360 days. However, vesting of
these awards accelerates upon the achievement of certain objectives specified in the individual
stock award agreements. Upon the achievement of the specified objective, the awards vest in equal
monthly amounts over 48 months from the date of achievement. As of June 28, 2008, we do not believe
that the objectives will be achieved and, accordingly, we have determined the fair value of the
awards considering an expected award life of 10 years and are recognizing the compensation cost of
the award ratably over the 9 year-360 day cliff vest period.
We utilize the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for estimating the fair value of share-based
awards granted to non-employees. The fair value of the vested increments of these awards was
estimated at the date of vesting and, for the unvested increments, at the respective reporting
date, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 28, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
3.34%-4.21 |
% |
|
|
4.48%-5.14 |
% |
Contractual term (in years) |
|
|
8.08-9.92 |
|
|
|
0.5-9.9 |
|
Stock price volatility |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
50 |
% |
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Share-Based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense included in each operating
expense line item in our consolidated statements of operations:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
June 28, |
|
June 30, |
|
June 28, |
|
June 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Cost of technology licensing and service revenues
|
|
$ |
117 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
$ |
190 |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
Cost of hardware revenues
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
Engineering, research and development
|
|
|
(612 |
) |
|
|
870 |
|
|
|
2,152 |
|
|
|
1,712 |
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
1,552 |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total share-based compensation
|
|
$ |
(315 |
) |
|
$ |
1,939 |
|
|
$ |
5,046 |
|
|
$ |
3,589 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At June 28, 2008, the total unrecognized share-based compensation expense relating to unvested
share-based awards granted to employees, net of forfeitures, was $32.4 million, which we anticipate
recognizing as a charge against income over a weighted average period of 3.49 years. At June 28,
2008, the total unrecognized share-based compensation expense relating to unvested share-based
awards granted to non-employees was $0.5 million, which we anticipate recognizing as a charge
against income over a weighted average period of 1.2 years.
13. Fair Value Measurements
We account for the fair value measurements of the applicable assets and liabilities under the
provisions of SFAS No. 157 and, accordingly, we assess the inputs of those fair value measurements
based on the fair value hierarchy as described in SFAS No. 157 for each of the major categories of
assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes
the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs
such as quoted market prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices
in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as
unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to
develop its own assumptions.
The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities that require fair value measurements
on a recurring basis and their respective input levels based on the SFAS No. 157 fair value
hierarchy:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at June 28, 2008 Using: |
|
|
|
Carrying Value |
|
|
Quoted Market |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices for |
|
|
Significant Other |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
|
at June 28, |
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
|
Observable Inputs |
|
|
Unobservable Inputs |
|
(in thousands) |
|
2008 |
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
45,248 |
|
|
$ |
45,248 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Auction rate securities |
|
$ |
25,857 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
25,857 |
|
Value of embedded derivatives on Series A
Preferred Stock |
|
$ |
(1,235 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,235 |
) |
Auction Rate Securities. Our auction rate securities have been categorized as
available-for-sale and, accordingly, are reported at their fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders equity, unless the
decline in value is deemed to be other-than-temporary, in which case the loss is charged to other
income (expense), net.
At December 29, 2007, we determined the fair value of all of our auction rate securities using
quoted market prices for identical assets (Level 1 inputs). However, at June 28, 2008, our auction
rate securities were not actively trading due to the deterioration of overall market conditions and
recent weakness in the auction rate securities market. Accordingly, at June 28, 2008, we estimated
the fair value of our auction rate securities using the discounted cash flow method (Level 3
inputs), which represents a change in the methodology used to determine fair value since our
initial adoption of SFAS No. 157. The discounted cash flow method determines fair value based on
the present value of projected cash flows over a specific period. The values are then discounted to
reflect the degree of risk inherent in the security and achieving the projected cash flows. The
discounted cash flow model used to determine the fair value of the auction rate securities utilized
two significant unobservable inputs: a discount rate which represents an estimate market rate of
return and an estimated period until sale and/or successful auction of the security. The
determination of the fair value of our auction rate securities also considered, among other things,
the collateralization underlying the individual securities and the creditworthiness of the
counterparty
At June 28, 2008, we estimated the fair value of certain of our auction rate securities using
the discounted cash flow model with a discount rate of 4.7% and an estimated period until recovery
of 5 years and determined that the fair value of our auction rate securities had declined by $1.4
million. Considering our inability to sell our remaining auction rate securities at auction, the
deterioration of overall market conditions and our near-term liquidity needs, we concluded
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that the decline in the fair value of the auction rate securities was other-than-temporary
and, accordingly, we wrote-down our auction rate securities to their estimated fair value and
recognized an other-than-temporary impairment loss of $1.4 million during the six months ended June
28, 2008, which is included in other income (expense), net, in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations.
Embedded Derivatives on Series A Preferred Stock. We have an obligation to pay
contingent cash dividends and cash premiums upon redemption or liquidation of the Series A
Preferred Stock which constitute embedded derivatives under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, we measure the fair values of
these derivatives at each reporting date and any changes in the estimated fair value of the
embedded derivative are recorded as a charge to other income in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations.
The embedded derivatives on the Series A Preferred Stock are not traded on a public exchange.
Accordingly, we determine the fair value of these derivatives utilizing a binomial lattice pricing
model. Certain of the inputs in the model are observable inputs such as the yield rate, risk free
rate, credit spread, stock price and stock price volatility. However, the model also utilizes
significant inputs related to the occurrence of certain events triggering redemption that are
unobservable and are based upon managements estimates (Level 3 inputs).
The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant |
|
|
|
Unobservable Level 3 Inputs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value of Embedded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives on |
|
|
|
Auction Rate |
|
|
Series A Preferred |
|
(in thousands) |
|
Securities |
|
|
Stock |
|
Balance at December 29, 2007 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(969 |
) |
Transfers to Level 3 |
|
|
27,263 |
|
|
|
|
|
Losses included in net loss |
|
|
(1,388 |
) |
|
|
(266 |
) |
Purchases, issuances, settlements |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 28, 2008 |
|
$ |
25,857 |
|
|
$ |
(1,235 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14. Segment Information
Our business is organized in four reportable segments on the basis of products, services and
strategic initiatives as follows:
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|
|
Semiconductor WiMAX and LTE baseband chipsets, multi-band Radio Frequency Integrated
Circuits and TDtv Application Specific Integrated Circuits. |
|
|
|
|
Multimedia Multimedia software, media content management platforms, and content
delivery services delivered through our PacketVideo subsidiary. |
|
|
|
|
Networks 3GPP UMTS and WiMAX based wireless broadband and mobile broadcast products
and services and carrier-grade mobile Wi-Fi products and services. |
|
|
|
|
Strategic Initiatives Manages our portfolio of licensed wireless spectrum assets, both domestically and internationally. |
We evaluate the performance of our segments based on revenues and loss from operations
excluding depreciation and amortization. Operating expenses include engineering, research and
development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses that are specific to the
particular segment and an allocation of certain corporate overhead expenses. Certain income and
charges are not allocated to segments in our internal management reports because they are not
considered in evaluating the segments operating performance. Unallocated income and charges
include income and losses on marketable securities, interest expense related to the Notes and the
change in the fair value of the embedded derivatives on the Series A Preferred Stock, all of which
were deemed not to be directly related to the businesses of the segments. We have no inter-segment
revenues.
Financial information for our reportable segments is as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic |
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
Semi-conductor |
|
Multimedia |
|
Networks |
|
Initiatives |
|
Other or Unallocated |
|
Consolidated |
For the Three Months Ended: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 28, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
16,562 |
|
|
$ |
14,097 |
|
|
$ |
1,140 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
31,799 |
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(19,465 |
) |
|
|
(1,411 |
) |
|
|
(30,976 |
) |
|
|
(8,257 |
) |
|
|
(5,546 |
) |
|
|
(65,655 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense
|
|
|
658 |
|
|
|
1,550 |
|
|
|
5,246 |
|
|
|
3,874 |
|
|
|
1,061 |
|
|
|
12,389 |
|
Asset impairment charge
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,196 |
|
June 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7,802 |
|
|
$ |
5,030 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
12,832 |
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(16,015 |
) |
|
|
(6,978 |
) |
|
|
(25,561 |
) |
|
|
(2,998 |
) |
|
|
(7,922 |
) |
|
|
(59,474 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense
|
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
1,163 |
|
|
|
3,021 |
|
|
|
1,604 |
|
|
|
753 |
|
|
|
6,755 |
|
For the Six Months Ended: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 28, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
31,113 |
|
|
$ |
24,523 |
|
|
$ |
2,147 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
57,783 |
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(40,727 |
) |
|
|
(5,386 |
) |
|
|
(71,000 |
) |
|
|
(15,028 |
) |
|
|
(13,082 |
) |
|
|
(145,223 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense
|
|
|
1,178 |
|
|
|
3,145 |
|
|
|
11,060 |
|
|
|
7,530 |
|
|
|
2,082 |
|
|
|
24,995 |
|
Asset impairment charge
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,196 |
|
June 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
15,506 |
|
|
$ |
5,072 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
20,578 |
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(28,371 |
) |
|
|
(13,436 |
) |
|
|
(38,094 |
) |
|
|
(5,317 |
) |
|
|
(15,322 |
) |
|
|
(100,540 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
2,324 |
|
|
|
4,112 |
|
|
|
2,954 |
|
|
|
1,513 |
|
|
|
11,268 |
|
Purchased in-process
research and development
costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
860 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
860 |
|
At June 28, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
6,594 |
|
|
$ |
82,088 |
|
|
$ |
232,874 |
|
|
$ |
683,109 |
|
|
$ |
76,977 |
|
|
$ |
1,081,642 |
|
Included in total assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,939 |
|
Wireless spectrum licenses, intangible assets and goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,789 |
|
|
|
165,116 |
|
|
|
668,733 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
896,724 |
|
At December 29, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
4,766 |
|
|
$ |
76,287 |
|
|
$ |
242,190 |
|
|
$ |
666,618 |
|
|
$ |
268,877 |
|
|
$ |
1,258,738 |
|
Wireless spectrum licenses, intangible assets, goodwill and spectrum deposits included in total assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,479 |
|
|
|
186,115 |
|
|
|
657,680 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
907,366 |
|
15. Subsequent Events
We entered into a line of credit with UBS under which we were advanced $21.5 million on August
7, 2008 representing 85% of the aggregate principal amount of our auction rate securities managed
by UBS. Under the terms of the line of credit agreement, as our auction rate securities are sold,
the line of credit will be immediately and automatically repaid using the proceeds from the sale.
The line of credit will bear interest at the prevailing 30-day LIBOR rate plus 25 basis points,
which is anticipated to approximate the interest rate payable to us on our auction rate securities.
The line of credit is collateralized by our auction rate securities and will be payable upon
demand by UBS.
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ITEM 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ substantially
from those referred to herein due to a number of factors, including but not limited to risks
described in the section entitled Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Additionally, the following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of Part I of this
Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the year
ended December 29, 2007, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 13, 2008.
OVERVIEW
Second Quarter
|
|
|
Our revenues for the second quarter of 2008 totaled $31.8 million compared to $12.8
million for the second quarter of 2007, primarily reflecting an $8.8 million increase in
revenues in our Multimedia segment, which is due to growth at our PacketVideo subsidiary, a
$9.1 million increase in revenues generated by our Networks segment, primarily reflecting a
full quarter of revenues from our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007 and $1.1
million of revenues generated by our Strategic Initiatives segment resulting from our
acquisition of WiMax Telecom in July 2007. |
|
|
|
|
Our revenues for the first six months of 2008 totaled $57.8 million compared to $20.6
million for the first six months of 2007, primarily reflecting a $15.6 million increase in
revenues in our Multimedia segment, which is due to growth at our PacketVideo subsidiary, a
$19.5 million increase in revenues generated by our Networks segment, primarily reflecting
a full six months of revenues from our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007 and $2.1
million of revenues generated by our Strategic Initiatives segment resulting from our
acquisition of WiMax Telecom in July 2007. |
|
|
|
|
Since
the filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 29, 2008, several factors have
negatively impacted the Companys current and future operations
and potential sources of funding. These factors include adverse
worldwide economic conditions, which we believe have adversely
affected manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and
technology, and caused our NextWave Network Products group to
experience lower than projected contract bookings and sales. We
believe these conditions have also led to a delay in global WiMAX
network deployments that will continue to impact the timing and
volume of projected commercial sales of our WiMAX semiconductor
products. In addition, our efforts to sell certain of our U.S.
spectrum assets on favorable terms have been delayed by current
market conditions, as well as regulatory and other market activities
involving potential buyers. |
Our Business and Operating Segments
We are a mobile broadband and multimedia technology company that develops, produces, and
markets mobile multimedia and wireless broadband products, including software for mobile handsets,
mobile TV systems, fourth generation (4G) wireless broadband semiconductors and mobile broadband
network equipment. Our products and technologies are designed to power wireless networks and
devices that enable cutting-edge mobile multimedia and wireless broadband services. At present, our
customers include many of the largest mobile handset and wireless service providers in the world
including Orange, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, Sony Ericsson, T- Mobile and Verizon
Wireless.
We believe that mobile multimedia applications such as Mobile TV, video-on-demand, and
streaming audio will be the driving force behind global adoption of next-generation network
technologies and end-user devices. Our business activities are focused on developing the
technologies and products that enable mobile operators and device manufacturers to deliver these
types of advanced mobile multimedia services to customers.
Our spectrum holdings, which consist of approximately 10.7 billion MHz POPs, include licenses
in the United States covering over 251 million persons, or POPs, in many of the largest
metropolitan areas in the country. Our licenses also include nationwide licenses in Austria,
Argentina, Croatia, Germany, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland and significant spectrum holdings in
Canada and Chile. We have retained Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank to explore the sale of
our domestic wireless spectrum holdings, and Canaccord Adams to explore the sale of Canadian
wireless spectrum holdings. During July 2008, we entered into agreements to sell certain of our AWS
spectrum licenses covering 39.5 million POPs for an aggregate $150.1 million.
Our mobile multimedia and wireless broadband products and technologies are developed and
marketed through our NextWave Network Products and NextWave Mobile Products operating units. We
have organized our businesses into four reportable business segments on the basis of products,
services and strategic initiatives. The four business segments are: Semiconductor, Multimedia,
Networks, and Strategic Initiatives. The financial results of NextWave Network Products are
reported in the Networks business segment. The financial results of NextWave Mobile Products are
reported in the Semiconductor and Multimedia business segments. Our spectrum holdings are reported
in the Strategic Initiatives segment.
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We believe the breadth of products, technologies, spectrum assets and professional services we
offer represents a unique platform to provide advanced mobile multimedia and wireless broadband
solutions to the market. While our business units are intended to be profitable on a standalone
basis, we believe that they will provide synergistic value to each other and collectively drive
accelerated market penetration and share of the expanding mobile multimedia and wireless
broadband market.
NextWave Network Products
NextWave Network Products includes the operations of IPWireless, which was acquired in May
2007, and GO Networks, which was acquired in February 2007. NextWave Network Products markets
mobile broadband network equipment and mobile TV and multimedia multicast systems, based on the
global Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards, to mobile operators around the world. In addition,
NextWave Network Products provides mobile operator customers with a comprehensive suite of
professional and value added services.
Mobile Broadband Network Equipment. NextWave Network Products mobile broadband
network equipment, based on the UMTS TD-CDMA standard, has been commercially deployed by mobile
operators in more than a dozen countries, including the Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, South
Africa, United Kingdom and the United States. In 2006, NextWave Network Products UMTS TD-CDMA
mobile broadband technology was selected by New York Citys Department of Information Technology
and Telecommunications as part of a five-year contract awarded to Northrop Grumman for the
deployment of a citywide, public safety, mobile wireless network. To provide customers with an
evolution path to emerging Fourth Generation (4G) network technologies, in February 2008 NextWave
Network Products announced its next-generation base station platform that will be field upgradeable
to support release 8 of the UMTS standard, also known as Long Term Evolution (LTE).
Mobile TV and Multimedia Multicast Systems. NextWave Network Products TDtv mobile
broadcast system, based on the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Multimedia Broadcast
Multicast Service (MBMS) standard, provides UMTS operators the ability to deliver multi-channel
mobile TV and other multimedia services using an underutilized portion of their existing third
generation (3G) spectrum. Designed for easy integration into existing Wideband Code Division
Multiple Access (WCMDA) networks and next-generation WCMDA handsets, TDtv is being offered in
combination with PacketVideos MediaFusion advertising platform which will provide operators the
ability to generate targeted advertising revenues from TDtv subscribers. On February 12, 2008,
Orange and T-Mobile announced that they will conduct a six month commercial pilot of TDtv in London
beginning in early 2009. We believe that this commercial pilot along with the rapid growth of the
mobile TV market will provide us with expanded opportunities to market our TDtv multicast solution
to UMTS network operators and device manufacturers around the world. Further, in advance of
prospective commercial deployments by network operators of mobile broadcast systems, NextWave
Network Products is preparing for high-volume, commercial production of a TDtv Device Integration
Pack. The TDtv Device Integration Pack, which includes a low-power TDtv System in Package, a
complete MBMS software stack and PacketVideo MediaFusion multimedia client software, is designed
to provide device vendors with a simple and affordable vehicle for integrating TDtv technology into
their handset products.
NextWave Network Products MXtv mobile broadcast system, announced in March 2008, is based on
the 802.16e WiMAX standard and provides WiMAX operators with the ability to deliver a broad range
of rich and personalized multimedia services including mobile TV, interactive services, and digital
audio without having to invest in new spectrum or additional network infrastructure. Similar to
TDtv, NextWave MXtv will provide mobile operators the ability to use PacketVideos MediaFusion
platform to generate revenues via the delivery of user-specific advertising.
Carrier-Grade Mobile Wi-Fi Systems. NextWave Network Products family of carrier-class
micro, pico and femto mobile Wi-Fi base stations have been deployed by numerous mobile operators,
Internet Service Providers, and municipalities around the world. All of NextWave Network Products
Wi-Fi platforms utilize advanced xRF adaptive-beamforming, smart-antenna technology and a
cellular-mesh Wi-Fi architecture to deliver wide-area Wi-Fi network solutions with the performance
and economics required by service providers. In February 2008, NextWave Network Products announced
its roadmap for the integration and availability of its LTE capabilities into its line of micro and
pico base stations.
NextWave Mobile Products.
NextWave Mobile Products includes the operations of our Multimedia business segment, which
consists of our PacketVideo subsidiary, the worlds largest independent supplier of mobile
multimedia software solutions, and our
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Semiconductor business segment, which is developing advanced wireless semiconductors including
OFDM-based WiMAX and LTE chipsets.
Multimedia Software. Our PacketVideo subsidiary supplies multimedia software and
server solutions to many of the worlds largest wireless carriers and wireless handset
manufacturers, who use it to transform a mobile phone into a feature-rich multimedia device that
provides people with the ability to stream, download and play video and music, receive live TV
broadcasts, and engage in two-way video telephony. PacketVideo has been contracted by some of the
worlds largest carriers, such as Orange, NTT DoCoMo, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone to
design and implement the multimedia software capabilities contained in their handsets. In addition,
PacketVideo is a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and will be supplying
the multimedia software subsystem for the Open Handset Alliances mobile device Android platform.
We believe that by joining the Open Handset Alliance, PacketVideo will be uniquely positioned to
market its full suite of enhanced software applications to the Android ecosystem. PacketVideos
solutions are compatible with virtually all network technologies including CDMA, GSM, WiMAX, LTE,
and WCDMA. To date, over 250 million PacketVideo-powered devices have been shipped by PacketVideos
service provider and device manufacturer customers.
To further enhance its market position, PacketVideo has invested in the development and
acquisition of a wide range of technologies and capabilities to provide its customers with software
solutions to enable home/office/mobile digital media convergence using communication protocols
standardized by the Digital Living Network Alliance . An example is PacketVideos PVConnect
platform that provides for content search, discovery, organization and content delivery/sharing
between mobile devices and consumer electronics products connected to an Internet Protocol
(IP)-based network.
We believe that the continued growth in global shipments of high-end handsets with multimedia
capabilities, increasing demand for home/office/mobile digital media convergence solutions, and the
acceleration of global deployments of mobile broadband networks optimized to support mobile
multimedia applications will substantially expand the opportunity for PacketVideo to license its
suite of multimedia software solutions to service providers and to handset and consumer electronic
device manufacturers.
Multimedia Devices. To help drive market adoption of mobile TV technology and related
PacketVideo products, PacketVideo earlier this year introduced its Telly mobile broadcast
receiver, a matchbox-size hardware device that enables virtually any mobile Wi-Fi device to play
mobile broadcast TV. The Telly decodes a digital TV signal, repurposes it for use on a mobile
device, and then sends the mobile TV content over Wi-Fi to the handset. The PacketVideo Telly uses
patent-pending protocols to ensure optimum rendering of the TV signal on the playback device and
provides secure access to premium channels. This allows mobile subscribers to upgrade to advanced
mobile TV services without a requirement to change their handsets. PacketVideo intends to
commercialize several versions of the Telly based on market demand to support TDtv, MXtv, Digital
Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H), and MediaFLO mobile TV systems. We anticipate commercial
launch of Telly in the first half of 2009.
Semiconductors. NextWave Mobile Products is developing a family of mobile broadband
semiconductor products based on OFDM technologies such as WiMAX and LTE. NextWave Mobile Products
initial focus is to market multi-band RF chips and high-performance, digital baseband WiMAX chips
to wireless device manufacturers who require an advanced platform to develop next-generation WiMAX
mobile terminal products optimized for mobile multimedia applications such as mobile TV. Samples of
our first-generation NW1000 chipset family, which includes a WiMAX baseband system-on-a-chip and
matched multi-band Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC), became available in the third
quarter of 2007. Samples of our second-generation NW2000 chipset family, which contain our MXtv
mobile multicast technology, became available in the second quarter of 2008. The NW2000 chipset
family is NextWave Mobile Products first chipset family designed for high-volume commercial
production. We anticipate commercial launch of our second-generation WiMAX chipsets in the first
half of 2009. In addition, NextWave Mobile Products is developing a
variety of WiMAX reference
products to highlight the features of its subscriber station semiconductor products and to
accelerate device availability for operators.
The primary design objectives of NextWave Mobile Products current and future semiconductor
products and technologies, which are intended to be sold or licensed to network infrastructure
vendors, device manufacturers and service providers worldwide, are to:
|
|
|
Improve the performance, service quality, and economics of mobile broadband networks
and enhance their ability to cost-effectively handle the large volume of network traffic
associated with bandwidth-intensive and/or quality |
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|
|
|
of service, applications such as mobile TV, video-on-demand, streaming audio, two-way video
telephony, VoIP telephony, and real-time interactive gaming; |
|
|
|
Improve the performance, power consumption and cost characteristics of WiMAX and LTE
subscriber terminals; |
|
|
|
|
Improve the degree of interoperability and integration between Wi-Fi and WiMAX/LTE
systems for both Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs); and |
|
|
|
Improve service provider economics and roaming capabilities by enabling WiMAX and LTE
enabled devices to seamlessly operate across multiple frequency bands including certain
unlicensed bands. |
Strategic Initiatives
We have acquired licensed spectrum in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Germany,
Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia and Croatia. The financial results of our spectrum
acquisition activities, both domestically and internationally, are reported under our Strategic
Initiatives business segment.
We have acquired licensed spectrum and entered into long-term leases that provide us with
exclusive leasehold access to licensed spectrum throughout the United States. As of June 28, 2008,
our spectrum portfolio covers approximately 220.3 million POPs across the United States, of which
licenses covering 122.4 million POPs are covered by 20 MHz or more of spectrum, and licenses
covering an additional 83.0 million POPs are covered by at least 10 MHz of spectrum. In addition, a
number of markets, including much of the New York metropolitan region, are covered by 30 MHz or
more of spectrum. While we believe that all of our spectrum assets can support commercially viable
wireless broadband services, we expect that those licenses which have over 20 MHz of spectrum will
provide operators with improved capacity and network performance. We believe that this spectrum
footprint, which includes 15 of the top 20 Cellular Market Areas and eight of the top ten Cellular
Market Areas in the United States, will be attractive to service providers who wish to deploy
wireless networks that utilize our advanced products and technologies. Our domestic spectrum
resides in the 2.3 GHz Wireless Communication Services (WCS), 2.5 GHz Broadband Radio Service
(BRS)/Educational Broadband Service (EBS), and 1.7/2.1 GHz Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)
bands and offers propagation and other characteristics suitable to support high-capacity, mobile
broadband services.
We have retained Deutsche Bank and UBS Investment Bank to explore the sale of our domestic
wireless spectrum holdings, and Canaccord Adams to explore the sale of Canadian wireless spectrum
holdings. During July 2008, we entered into agreements to sell certain of our AWS spectrum licenses
covering 39.5 million POPs for an aggregate $150.1 million. The geographic areas covered by the
licenses include markets in: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana,
Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, California, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. The sale of the spectrum is subject to various standard closing conditions,
including regulatory approval. We anticipate that the sale of the AWS spectrum will close in the fourth quarter of 2008. However,
the initial $75 million of proceeds from the July 2008 sale is required to be used to replenish the
$75.0 million cash reserve account reserved as collateral for the Notes, and the remaining proceeds
are required to be used to redeem a portion of the Notes.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our results of operations include the results of operations of acquired companies from the
date of the respective acquisitions.
Second Quarter of 2008 Compared to the Second Quarter of 2007
Revenues
Total revenues for the second quarter of 2008 were $31.8 million, as compared to $12.8 million
for the second quarter of 2007. The $19.0 million increase in revenues during the second quarter of
2008 was attributable to the following:
|
|
|
A $9.1 million increase in hardware revenues recognized during the second quarter
of 2008 from sales of wireless broadband and mobile broadcast network products and
services by our Networks segment, primarily reflecting a full quarter of revenues
from our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007; |
|
|
|
|
An $8.8 million increase in technology licensing and service revenues recognized
by our Multimedia segment which was primarily attributable to unit sales growth and
market penetration of mobile subscriber services by our customer base, which
includes wireless carriers and mobile phone and wireless |
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|
|
|
device manufacturers. The revenues generated by our Multimedia segment are primarily
derived from a combination of technology development contracts, royalties, software
support and maintenance and wireless broadband products; and |
|
|
|
|
$1.1 million of technology licensing and service revenues recognized during the
second quarter of 2008 primarily from customer subscriptions for the WiMAX network
operated by our WiMax Telecom subsidiary, acquired in July 2007, which is included
in our Strategic Initiatives segment. |
Sales to three customers accounted for 32%, 18% and 12% of our consolidated revenues during
the second quarter of 2008. Sales to two customers accounted for 41% and 36% of our consolidated
revenues during the second quarter of 2007.
Our Multimedia and Networks segments will continue to account for a substantial portion of our
revenues in the second half of 2008. We believe that the sale or licensing of our proprietary
chipsets by our Semiconductor segment will become an additional source of recurring revenue
following their anticipated commercial launch in the first half of fiscal year 2009.
Since
the filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 29, 2008, several factors have
negatively impacted the Companys current and future operations.
These factors include adverse worldwide economic conditions, which we
believe have adversely affected manufacturers of telecommunications
equipment and technology, and caused our NextWave Network Products
group to experience lower than projected contract bookings and sales.
We believe these conditions have also led to a delay in global WiMAX
network deployments that will continue to impact the timing and
volume of projected commercial sales of our WiMAX semiconductor
products.
We
also expect that our future revenues will be affected by, among other things, new product and
service introductions, competitive conditions, customer marketing budgets for introduction of new
subscriber products, the rate of expansion of our customer base, the build-out rate of networks
that utilize our Wi-Fi and WiMAX technologies, services and products, price increases, subscriber
device life cycles, demand for wireless data services and acquisitions or dispositions of
businesses or product lines.
Operating Expenses
The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the respective periods:
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Three Months Ended |
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June 28, |
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June 30, |
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(in millions) |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Increase (Decrease) |
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Cost of technology licensing and service revenues |
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$ |
7.6 |
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$ |
3.9 |
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$ |
3.7 |
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Cost of hardware revenues |
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14.1 |
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8.2 |
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5.9 |
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Engineering, research and development |
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40.3 |
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|
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34.8 |
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5.5 |
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Sales and marketing |
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10.1 |
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5.6 |
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4.5 |
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General and administrative |
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23.2 |
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|
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19.8 |
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|
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3.4 |
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Asset impairment charge |
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2.2 |
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2.2 |
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Total operating expenses |
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$ |
97.5 |
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$ |
72.3 |
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$ |
25.2 |
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Cost of Technology Licensing and Services Revenues
Cost of technology licensing and service revenues as a percentage of the associated revenues
for the second quarter of 2008 was 43%, as compared to 50% for the second quarter of 2007. The
improvement in gross margins in the second quarter of 2008 reflects a $4.6 million increase in
technology licensing and royalty fee revenues in our Multimedia segment, which have minimal
associated cost of revenue, offset by a $0.9 million increase in amortization of purchased
intangible assets resulting from our acquisitions of WiMax Telecom and SDC Secure Digital Container
AG (SDC) in 2007.
Cost of revenues for our Multimedia segment primarily includes direct engineering labor
expenses, allocated overhead costs, costs associated with offshore contract labor costs, other
direct costs related to the execution of technology development contracts and amortization of
purchased intangible assets. Cost of revenues for WiMax Telecom primarily includes depreciation
expense and maintenance costs on the base stations used to operate the WiMAX network, fees to
maintain internet access and amortization of purchased intangible assets.
Included in cost of technology licensing and services revenues during the second quarters of
2008 and 2007 is $1.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased
intangible assets.
Cost of Hardware Revenues
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Cost of hardware revenues relate to sales of wireless broadband and mobile broadcast network
products and services by our Networks segment. The $5.9 million increase in cost of hardware
revenues during the second quarter of 2008 primarily reflects a full quarter of sales from our
IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007. We use third-party subcontractors to manufacture the
products sold by our Networks segment and these costs make up the substantial majority of hardware
cost of revenues.
Included in the cost of hardware revenues for the second quarters of 2008 and 2007 is $2.9
million and $1.5 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased intangible assets.
We believe that cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue for future periods will be
affected by, among other things, the integration of acquired businesses in addition to sales
volumes, competitive conditions, royalty payments by us on licensed technologies, changes in
average selling prices and our ability to make productivity improvements through continual cost
reduction programs.
Engineering, Research and Development
The $5.5 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses during the second
quarter of 2008 is attributable to the following:
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A $4.7 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses in our
Networks segment which primarily reflects a full quarter of engineering, research
and development expenses as well as increased mobile TV and multimedia multicast
systems research and development activities at our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired
in May 2007; |
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A $1.1 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses in our
Semiconductor segment due to the expansion of the engineering organization and
development activities relating to the pre-commercialization of our WiMAX and LTE
baseband chipsets, multi-band Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and TDtv
Application Specific Integrated Circuits; |
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A $0.8 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses in our
Multimedia segment due to an increase in the costs of the ongoing development of
multimedia software applications, media content management platforms and content
delivery services, which is primarily due to increased engineering headcount,
including contractors; and |
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A $1.1 million decrease in other engineering, research and development expenses
including a $0.4 million decrease in our share of the losses of Hughes Systique
Corporation, our equity method investee. |
Included in engineering, research and development expenses during the second quarters of 2008
and 2007 is $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased intangible
assets. Also included in engineering, research and development expenses during the second quarters
of 2008 and 2007 is $(0.6) million and $0.9 million, respectively, of share-based compensation
expense.
Over the past twenty-one months, the Semiconductor segment has progressed from early stage
WiMAX development to pre-commercialization of its family of WiMAX integrated circuit products. To
accomplish our business and financial objectives of commercializing these products in 2009 and
beyond, we have added the required complement of engineering and product development staff.
Primarily
as a result of the various reductions we implemented in
July 2008, including a reduction in our worldwide workforce, we expect to realize
a net decrease in engineering, research and development expenses over the next twelve months,
particularly in our Networks segment. The workforce reduction was
primarily concentrated in our Networks segment. Our business plan
contemplates further workforce reductions as engineering development
consolidations are completed. If we are not able to obtain the
necessary financing referred to in Liquidity and Capital
Resources, we will undertake more significant reductions on an
accelerated basis, which could materially affect our ability to
develop portions of our business.
Sales and Marketing
The $4.5 million increase in sales and marketing expenses during the second quarter of 2008 is
attributable to the following:
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$2.1 million of the increase is due to the expansion of the mobile broadband
network and mobile TV and multimedia multicast systems sales and marketing
organization in our Networks segment, of which $1.1 million reflects a full quarter
of sales and marketing expenses at our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in
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May 2007 and the remainder primarily relates to our establishment of a Latin America
sales and marketing operation in the second half of 2007; |
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$1.8 million of the increase is due to the establishment of a sales and
marketing organization in our Semiconductor segment in the third quarter of 2007 in
preparation for the anticipated commercialization of our WiMAX and LTE baseband
chipsets, multi-band Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and TDtv Application
Specific Integrated Circuits and primarily represents compensation and related
costs for sales and marketing personnel and costs associated with marketing and
other promotional activities; |
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$0.4 million of the increase relates to sales and marketing efforts in our
Multimedia segment, which is primarily due to increased sales compensation from
higher sales volume; and |
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The remainder of the increase primarily resulted from our acquisition of WiMax
Telecom in July 2007. |
Included in sales and marketing expenses during the second quarters of 2008 and 2007 is $0.4
million and $0.3 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased intangible assets. Also
included in sales and marketing expenses during the second quarters of 2008 and 2007 is $0.1
million and $0.2 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense.
General and Administrative
The $3.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses during the second quarter of
2008 is attributable to the following:
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|
$1.6 million of the increase is due to higher amortization of purchased
intangible assets, primarily wireless spectrum license assets resulting from the
acquisition of additional wireless spectrum licenses in North America and Europe
during 2007; |
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|
$0.3 million of the increase is due to higher share-based compensation expense
as the rate of stock options granted increased consistent with increases in
headcount; and |
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The remaining increase is due to general and administrative expenses at our
IPWireless, GO Networks, WiMax Telecom and SDC subsidiaries, which were acquired in
2007, and an increase in administrative personnel and related costs at our
corporate offices to support the overall organizational growth primarily resulting
from the several acquisitions we completed in 2007. |
Included in general and administrative expense during the second quarters of 2008 and 2007 is
$3.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of amortization of wireless spectrum licenses and
purchased intangible assets. Also included in general and administrative expenses during the second
quarters of 2008 and 2007 is $0.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of share-based
compensation expense.
Asset Impairment Charge
In connection with the implementation of our plan to sell our office building in Nevada, we
performed an impairment assessment of this asset and determined that the carrying value of the
building exceeded its fair value based primarily on our near-term liquidity needs and the current
commercial real estate market conditions in the local area. Accordingly, during the second quarter
of 2008, we wrote-down the carrying value of the building to its estimated fair value and
recognized an impairment loss of $2.2 million.
Interest Income
Interest income during the second quarter of 2008 was $0.4 million, as compared to $5.4
million for the second quarter of 2007, a decrease of $5.0 million. Interest income primarily
consists of interest earned during the respective periods on our unrestricted and restricted cash,
cash equivalents and marketable securities balances. The decrease in
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interest income reflects the decrease in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
balances since the second quarter of 2007.
Interest income in the future will be affected by changes in short-term interest rates and
changes in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances, which may be materially
impacted by development plans, acquisitions and other financial or equity activities.
Interest Expense
Interest expense during the second quarter of 2008 was $18.8 million, as compared to $11.4
million for the second quarter of 2007, an increase of $7.4 million. The increase in interest
expense is due to $7.0 million in consent fees paid in April and June 2008 to withdraw $50.0
million from the cash reserve account related to the Notes and $0.3 million in higher interest
accretion of the original issue discount and issuance costs related to the Notes. The remainder of
the increase consists primarily of higher accretion of discounted wireless spectrum license lease
liabilities acquired during 2008 and 2007 and interest on debt assumed in connection with our
acquisitions during 2007.
Interest expense in the future will be affected by the potential repayment of existing debt
obligations as a result of sales of wireless spectrum holdings and the issuance of additional debt
in order to fund working capital requirements.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income, net, during the second quarter of 2008 was $0.3 million compared to other
income, net, of $0.3 million during the second quarter of 2007.
Provision for Income Taxes
During the second quarter of 2008, substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries generated
taxable losses and, therefore, no material income tax provision or benefit was recognized for these
subsidiaries. However, certain of our controlled foreign corporations generated taxable income as a
result of cost sharing and transfer pricing arrangements with our U.S. subsidiaries in relation to
research and development expenses incurred. Our effective income tax rate for the second quarter
of 2008 was 0.5%, resulting in a $0.4 million income tax provision on our pre-tax loss of $84.0
million. The income tax provision consists of $0.3 million of income taxes related to our
controlled foreign corporations and $0.1 million for foreign withholding tax on royalty payments
received from certain PacketVideo customers.
The income tax provision for the second quarter of 2007 consists of $0.1 million of income
taxes related to our controlled foreign corporations and the remainder is due to foreign
withholding tax on accrued interest on intercompany debt between one of our U.S. subsidiaries and a
German subsidiary and royalty payments received from certain PacketVideo customers.
Minority Interest
Minority interest for the second quarter of 2007 represents the minority shareholders
proportionate share of the net equity in our consolidated subsidiary, Inquam Broadband Holding Ltd.
We acquired the remaining interest in Inquam Broadband Holding Ltd. in October 2007.
First Six Months of 2008 Compared to the First Six Months of 2007
Revenues
Total revenues for the first six months of 2008 were $57.8 million, as compared to $20.6
million for the first six months of 2007. The $37.2 million increase in revenues during the first
six months of 2008 was attributable to the following:
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|
A $19.5 million increase in hardware revenues recognized during the first six
months of 2008 from sales of wireless broadband and mobile broadcast network
products and services by our Networks segment, primarily reflecting a full six
months of revenues from our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007; |
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|
A $15.6 million increase in technology licensing and service revenues recognized
by our Multimedia segment which was primarily attributable to unit sales growth and
market penetration of mobile |
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subscriber services by our customer base, which includes wireless carriers and mobile
phone and wireless device manufacturers; and |
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|
|
$2.1 million of technology licensing and service revenues recognized during the
first six months of 2008 primarily from customer subscriptions for the WiMAX network
operated by our WiMax Telecom subsidiary, acquired in July 2007, which is included
in our Strategic Initiatives segment. |
Sales to three customers accounted for 32%, 21% and 10% of our consolidated revenues during
the first six months of 2008. Sales to two customers accounted for 54% and 22% of our consolidated
revenues during the first six months of 2007.
Operating Expenses
The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the respective periods:
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Six Months Ended |
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June 28, |
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|
June 30, |
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(in millions) |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
Increase (Decrease) |
|
Cost of technology licensing and service revenues |
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$ |
14.4 |
|
|
$ |
7.5 |
|
|
$ |
6.9 |
|
Cost of hardware revenues |
|
|
25.9 |
|
|
|
8.2 |
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|
|
17.7 |
|
Engineering, research and development |
|
|
85.7 |
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|
|
58.2 |
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|
|
27.5 |
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Sales and marketing |
|
|
23.7 |
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9.3 |
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|
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14.4 |
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General and administrative |
|
|
51.1 |
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|
|
37.0 |
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|
|
14.1 |
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Asset impairment charge |
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.2 |
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Purchased in-process research and development costs |
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0.9 |
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(0.9 |
) |
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Total operating expenses |
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$ |
203.0 |
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|
$ |
121.1 |
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$ |
81.9 |
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|
Cost of Technology Licensing and Services Revenues
Cost of technology licensing and service revenues as a percentage of the associated revenues
for the first six months of 2008 was 43%, as compared to 48% for the first six months of 2007. The
improvement in gross margins during the first six months of 2008 reflects a $9.6 million increase
in technology licensing and royalty fee revenues in our Multimedia segment, which have minimal
associated cost of revenue, offset by a $2.2 million increase in amortization of purchased
intangible assets resulting from our acquisitions of WiMax Telecom and SDC in 2007.
Included in cost of technology licensing and services revenues for the first six months of
2008 and 2007 is $2.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased
intangible assets.
Cost of Hardware Revenues
Cost of hardware revenues relate to sales of wireless broadband and mobile broadcast network
products and services by our Networks segment. The $17.7 million increase in cost of hardware
revenues during the first half of 2008 primarily reflects a full six months of sales from our
IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007.
Included in the cost of hardware revenues during the first six months of 2008 and 2007 is $6.1
million and $1.5 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased intangible assets.
Engineering, Research and Development
The $27.5 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses during the first
six months of 2008 is attributable to the following:
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|
A $19.7 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses in
our Networks segment due to the expansion of the mobile broadband network and
mobile TV and multimedia multicast systems development activities, which primarily
reflects a full six months of engineering, research and development expenses as
well as increased mobile TV and multimedia multicast systems research and
development activities at our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007; |
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A $7.6 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses in our
Semiconductor segment due to the expansion of the engineering organization and
development activities relating to the pre-commercialization of our WiMAX and LTE
baseband chipsets, multi-band Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and TDtv
Application Specific Integrated Circuits; |
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|
|
A $1.7 million increase in engineering, research and development expenses in our
Multimedia segment due to an increase in the costs of the ongoing development of
multimedia software applications, media content management platforms and content
delivery services, which is primarily due to increased engineering headcount,
including contractors; and |
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|
A $1.5 million decrease in other engineering, research and development expenses
including a $0.6 million decrease in our share of the losses of Hughes Systique
Corporation, our equity method investee. |
Included in engineering, research and development expenses during the first six months of 2008
and 2007 is $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased intangible
assets primarily resulting from our acquisition of IPWireless in 2007. Also included in
engineering, research and development expenses during the first six months of 2008 and 2007 is $2.2
million and $1.7 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense.
Sales and Marketing
The $14.4 million increase in sales and marketing expenses during the first six months of 2008
is attributable to the following:
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|
$9.1 million of the increase is due to the expansion of the mobile broadband
network and mobile TV and multimedia multicast systems sales and marketing
organization in our Networks segment, of which $5.0 million reflects a full six
months of sales and marketing expenses at our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in
May 2007, $1.6 million is due to increased sales and marketing activities at our GO
Networks subsidiary to support product launch, $2.0 million relates to our
establishment of a Latin America sales and marketing operation in the second half
of 2007 and the remainder relates to increased marketing activities in our mobile
broadband network systems support and services organizations; |
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|
$3.3 million of the increase is due to the establishment of a sales and
marketing organization in our Semiconductor segment in the third quarter of 2007 in
preparation for the anticipated commercialization of our WiMAX and LTE baseband
chipsets, multi-band Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and TDtv Application
Specific Integrated Circuits and primarily represents compensation and related
costs for sales and marketing personnel and costs associated with marketing and
other promotional activities; |
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|
$1.6 million of the increase relates to sales and marketing efforts in our
Multimedia segment, of which $1.0 million is due to increased sales compensation
from additional sales personnel and higher sales volume and $0.5 million is due to
an increase in trade show related costs; and |
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The remainder of the increase primarily resulted from our acquisition of WiMax
Telecom in July 2007. |
Included in sales and
marketing expenses during the first six months of 2008 and 2007 is
$1.4
million and $0.5 million, respectively, of amortization of purchased intangible assets. Also
included in sales and marketing expenses during the first six months
of 2008 and 2007 is $1.1
million and $0.2 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense.
General and Administrative
The $14.1 million increase in general and administrative expenses during the first six months
of 2008 is attributable to the following:
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|
$3.1 million of the increase is due to higher amortization of purchased
intangible assets, primarily wireless spectrum license assets resulting from the
acquisition of additional wireless spectrum licenses in North America and Europe
during 2007; |
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|
$1.1 million of the increase is due to higher share-based compensation expense
as the rate of stock options granted consistent with increases in headcount; and |
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The remaining increase is due to general and administrative expenses at our
IPWireless, GO Networks, WiMax Telecom and SDC subsidiaries, which were acquired in
2007, and an increase in administrative personnel and related costs at our
corporate offices to support the overall organizational growth primarily resulting
from the several acquisitions we completed in 2007. |
Included in general and administrative expense during the first six months of 2008 and 2007 is
$6.4 million and $3.3 million, respectively, of amortization of wireless spectrum licenses and
purchased intangible assets. Also included in general and administrative expenses during the first
six months of 2008 and 2007 is $1.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively, of share-based
compensation expense.
Asset Impairment Charge
In connection with the implementation of our plan to sell our office building in Nevada, we
performed an impairment assessment of this asset and determined that the carrying value of the
building exceeded its fair value based primarily on our near-term liquidity needs and the current
commercial real estate market conditions in the local area. Accordingly, during the second quarter
of 2008, we wrote-down the carrying value of the building to its estimated fair value and
recognized an impairment loss of $2.2 million.
Purchased In-Process Research and Development Costs
Purchased in-process research and development costs totaled $0.9 million during the first six
months of 2007 and reflects the assigned value of SDCs video and audio software for handsets
development project. The values allocated to purchased in-process research and development costs
were based on projects that had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future
uses and were determined through established valuation techniques used in the high technology
industry. These costs were expensed at the date of acquisition.
Interest Income
Interest income during the first six months of 2008 was $2.5 million, as compared to $7.5
million for the first six months of 2007, a decrease of $5.0 million. Interest income primarily
consists of interest earned during the respective periods on our unrestricted and restricted cash,
cash equivalents and marketable securities balances. The decrease in interest income reflects the
decrease in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances since the first six
months of 2007.
Interest Expense
Interest expense during the first six months of 2008 was $34.0 million, as compared to $22.6
million for the first six months of 2007, an increase of $11.4 million. The increase in interest
expense is due to $10.5 million consent fees paid in during the first six months of 2008 to
withdraw the full $75.0 million from the cash reserve account related to the Notes and $0.6 million
in higher interest accretion of the original issue discount and issuance costs related to the
Notes. The remainder of the increase consists primarily of higher accretion of discounted wireless
spectrum license lease liabilities acquired during 2008 and 2007 and interest on debt assumed in
connection with our acquisitions during 2007.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other expense, net,
during the first six months of 2008 was $2.1 million compared to other
income, net, of $0.3 million during the first six months of 2007, a decrease of $2.2 million. The
decrease in other income (expense), net is primarily due to the $1.4 million impairment charge we
recognized in the first six months of 2008 to write-down the carrying value of our auction rate
securities to their estimated fair value and higher net foreign currency exchange losses of $0.9
million resulting from the continued decline in the value of the U.S. dollar.
Provision for Income Taxes
During the first six months of 2008, substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries generated
taxable losses and, therefore, no material income tax provision or benefit was recognized for these
subsidiaries. However, certain of our controlled foreign corporations generated taxable income as a
result of cost sharing and transfer pricing arrangements with our U.S. subsidiaries in relation to
research and development expenses incurred. Our effective income tax rate for the
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second quarter of 2008 was 0.4%, resulting in a $0.7 million income tax provision on our
pre-tax loss of $178.8 million. The income tax provision consists of $0.5 million of income taxes
related to our controlled foreign corporations and $0.2 million for foreign withholding tax on
royalty payments received from certain PacketVideo customers.
The income tax provision for the first six months of 2007 consists of $0.1 million of income
taxes related to our controlled foreign corporations and the remainder is due to foreign
withholding tax on accrued interest on intercompany debt between one of our U.S. subsidiaries and a
German subsidiary and royalty payments received from certain PacketVideo customers.
Minority Interest
Minority interest for the first six months of 2007 represents the minority shareholders
proportionate share of the net equity in our consolidated subsidiary, Inquam Broadband Holding Ltd.
We acquired the remaining interest in Inquam Broadband Holding Ltd. in October 2007.
Segment Results
Our businesses are organized into four reportable business segments on the basis of products,
services and strategic initiatives: Semiconductor, Multimedia, Networks and Strategic Initiatives.
Results for our reportable operating segments during the second quarters and first six months of
2008 and 2007 are as follows:
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Strategic |
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(in millions) |
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Semi-conductor |
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Multimedia |
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Networks |
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Initiatives |
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Other or Unallocated |
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Consolidated |
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For the Three Months Ended: |
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June 28, 2008 |
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Revenues from external customers |
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$ |
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$ |
16.6 |
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$ |
14.1 |
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$ |
1.1 |
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$ |
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$ |
31.8 |
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Loss from operations |
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|
(19.5 |
) |
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(1.4 |
) |
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(31.0 |
) |
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(8.3 |
) |
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(5.5 |
) |
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(65.7 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
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Depreciation and
amortization expense |
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0.7 |
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1.5 |
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5.2 |
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3.9 |
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|
1.1 |
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12.4 |
|
Asset impairment charge |
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2.2 |
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2.2 |
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June 30, 2007 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Revenues from external customers |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7.8 |
|
|
$ |
5.0 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
12.8 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(16.0 |
) |
|
|
(7.0 |
) |
|
|
(25.6 |
) |
|
|
(3.0 |
) |
|
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
|
(59.5 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
6.8 |
|
For the Six Months Ended: |
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June 28, 2008 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
31.1 |
|
|
$ |
24.5 |
|
|
$ |
2.1 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
57.8 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(40.7 |
) |
|
|
(5.4 |
) |
|
|
(71.0 |
) |
|
|
(15.0 |
) |
|
|
(13.1 |
) |
|
|
(145.2 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Depreciation and
amortization expense |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
11.1 |
|
|
|
7.5 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
25.0 |
|
Asset impairment charge |
|
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|
2.2 |
|
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|
2.2 |
|
June 30, 2007 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
15.5 |
|
|
$ |
5.1 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
20.6 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(28.4 |
) |
|
|
(13.4 |
) |
|
|
(38.1 |
) |
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
(15.3 |
) |
|
|
(100.5 |
) |
Significant non-cash items
included in loss from
operations above: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization expense |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
11.3 |
|
Purchased in-process
research and development
costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
0.9 |
|
Semiconductor
Loss from operations for the Semiconductor segment increased $3.5 million and $12.3 million
during the second quarter and first six months of 2008, respectively. The increase in loss from
operations during the second quarter and first six months of 2008 was primarily due to the
expansion of the engineering development organization and development activities in our
Semiconductor segment relating to the pre-commercialization of our WiMAX and LTE baseband chipsets,
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multi-band Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and TDtv Application Specific Integrated
Circuits and the establishment of a sales and marketing organization in the third quarter of 2007
in preparation for the anticipated commercialization of our chipsets and integrated circuits.
Multimedia
Revenues for the Multimedia segment increased $8.8 million and $15.6 million during the second
quarter and first six months of 2008, respectively. The increase in Multimedia segment revenues
during the second quarter and first six months of 2008 resulted primarily from unit sales growth
and market penetration of mobile subscriber services by our customer base, which includes wireless
carriers and mobile phone and wireless device manufacturers.
Loss from operations for the Multimedia segment decreased $5.6 million and $8.0 million during
the second quarter and first six months of 2008, respectively. The decrease in loss from operations
during the second quarter and first six months of 2008 was primarily attributable to the increase
in revenues recognized by our Multimedia segment of $8.8 million and $15.6 million, respectively,
of which the $4.6 million and $9.6 million, respectively, relates to increased royalty revenues
which have minimal associated costs.
Networks
Revenues for the Networks segment increased $9.1 million and $19.4 million during the second
quarter and first six months of 2008, respectively. The increase in Networks segment revenues
during the second quarter and first six months of 2008 primarily reflects a full quarter and six
months of revenues from our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007.
Loss from operations for the Networks segment increased $5.4 million and $32.9 million during
the second quarter and first six months of 2008, respectively. The increase in loss from operations
during the second quarter and first six months of 2008 primarily reflects a full quarter and six
months of costs from our IPWireless subsidiary, acquired in May 2007, the establishment of a Latin
America sales and marketing organization in the third quarter of 2007 and the asset impairment
charge of $2.2 million related to the implementation of our plan to sell our office building in
Nevada.
Strategic Initiatives
Revenues for the Strategic Initiatives segment for the second quarter and first six months of
2008 were $1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. No revenues were reported in the Strategic
Initiatives segment in the second quarter and first six months of 2007. Strategic Initiatives
segment revenues recognized in 2008 represent customer subscriptions for the WiMAX network operated
by our WiMax Telecom subsidiary, acquired in July 2007.
Loss from operations for the Strategic Initiatives segment increased $5.3 million and $9.7
million during the second quarter and first six months of 2008, respectively. The increase in loss
from operations during the second quarter and first six months of 2008 was primarily attributable
to increases in amortization of wireless spectrum licenses of $1.0 million and $1.8 million,
respectively, resulting from additional wireless spectrum licenses acquired in North America and
Europe during 2007 and our acquisition of WiMax Telecom in July 2007.
Other or Unallocated
The loss from operations classified as Other or Unallocated decreased $2.4 million and $2.2
million during the second quarter and first six months of 2008, respectively. The decrease in loss
from operations during the second quarter and first six months of 2008 was primarily attributable
to an increased amount of corporate and administrative expenses being allocated to the operating
segments primarily as a result of the acquisitions in 2007.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since
the filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 29, 2008, several factors have
negatively impacted our current and future potential sources of
funding. These factors include adverse worldwide economic conditions,
which we believe have adversely affected manufacturers of
telecommunications equipment and technology, which has caused our
NextWave Network Products group to experience lower than projected
contract bookings and sales. We believe these conditions have also
led to a delay in global WiMAX network deployments that will continue
to impact the timing and volume of projected commercial sales of our
WiMAX semiconductor products. In addition, our efforts to sell
certain of our U.S. spectrum assets on favorable terms have been
impacted by current market conditions, as well as regulatory and
other market activities involving potential buyers.
We have funded our operations, business combinations, strategic investments and wireless
spectrum license acquisitions primarily with the $550.0 million in cash received in our initial
capitalization in April 2005, the net proceeds of $295.0 million from the issuance of the Notes in
July 2006 and the net proceeds of $351.1 million from our issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in
March 2007. Our total unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at June 28,
2008 totaled $67.3 million.
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The following table presents our working capital (deficit), and our cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities balances:
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|
|
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|
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|
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Decrease |
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|
Decrease |
|
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|
|
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for the |
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|
|
for the |
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|
Six Months |
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|
|
June 28, |
|
|
March 29, |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
December 29, |
|
|
Ended |
|
(in millions) |
|
2008 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
June 28, 2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
June 28, 2008 |
|
Working capital (deficit) |
|
$ |
(14.2 |
) |
|
$ |
36.8 |
|
|
$ |
(51.0 |
) |
|
$ |
56.1 |
|
|
$ |
(70.3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
40.8 |
|
|
$ |
59.4 |
|
|
$ |
(18.6 |
) |
|
$ |
53.0 |
|
|
$ |
(12.2 |
) |
Marketable securities |
|
|
25.9 |
|
|
|
28.2 |
|
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
113.7 |
|
|
|
(87.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash, cash
equivalents and
marketable securities |
|
$ |
66.7 |
|
|
$ |
87.6 |
|
|
$ |
(20.9 |
) |
|
$ |
166.7 |
|
|
$ |
(100.0 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uses of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
The following table presents our utilization of cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
|
June 28, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 28, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
(in millions) |
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
Beginning cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities |
|
$ |
87.6 |
|
|
$ |
453.9 |
|
|
$ |
166.7 |
|
|
$ |
200.7 |
|
Cash released from restricted cash account securing long-term obligations |
|
|
50.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the issuance of Series A Senior Convertible Preferred
Stock, net of issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
351.1 |
|
Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
(29.2 |
) |
|
|
(5.1 |
) |
|
|
(59.4 |
) |
Cash paid for acquisition of wireless spectrum licenses and subsequent
lease obligations |
|
|
(5.1 |
) |
|
|
(6.3 |
) |
|
|
(9.3 |
) |
|
|
(36.9 |
) |
Cash used in operations |
|
|
(65.3 |
) |
|
|
(47.0 |
) |
|
|
(147.5 |
) |
|
|
(82.7 |
) |
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(2.0 |
) |
|
|
(12.4 |
) |
|
|
(10.2 |
) |
|
|
(14.2 |
) |
Cash advances to our equity method investee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
(2.8 |
) |
|
|
(2.4 |
) |
|
|
(2.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities |
|
$ |
66.7 |
|
|
$ |
356.2 |
|
|
$ |
66.7 |
|
|
$ |
356.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $20.9 million during the
second quarter of 2008 is primarily due to $5.1 million in cash paid for wireless spectrum licenses
and subsequent lease obligations, including cash paid to acquire Southam Chile, cash used in
operations of $65.3 million and purchases of property and equipment of $2.0 million, partially
offset by the release of $50.0 million from the restricted cash account securing the Notes.
The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and investments of $97.7 million during the second
quarter of 2007 is due to $29.2 million paid for business combinations, primarily in our
acquisition of IPWireless in May 2007, $6.3 million paid for wireless spectrum licenses and
subsequent lease obligations, cash used in operations of $47.0 million and $12.4 million in cash
paid for capital expenditures.
The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $100.0 million during the
first six months of 2008 is primarily due to $5.1 million in cash paid as additional purchase
consideration for our 2007 acquisition of IPWireless , $9.3 million in cash paid for wireless
spectrum licenses and subsequent lease obligations, including cash paid to acquire Southam Chile,
cash used in operations of $147.5 million and purchases of property and equipment of $10.2 million,
partially offset by the release of $75.0 million from the restricted cash account securing the
Notes.
The increase in cash, cash equivalents and investments of $155.5 million during the first six
months of 2007 is due to the net proceeds of $351.1 million from the issuance of 355,000 shares of
our Series A Preferred Stock in March 2007, offset by $59.4 million paid for business combinations,
$36.9 million paid for wireless spectrum licenses and subsequent lease obligations, cash used in
operating activities of $82.7 million and $14.2 million in cash paid for capital expenditures.
Significant Investing Activities During the First Six Months of 2008
Significant investing activities during the first six months of 2008 included the following:
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|
|
We paid $50.0 million of additional purchase consideration to the selling
shareholders of IPWireless as a result of the achievement of certain product
shipment milestones in 2007 as specified in the acquisition agreement. Of the
amount paid, $4.4 million was paid in cash and $45.6 million was paid through the
issuance of approximately 9.0 million net shares of our common stock. |
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|
|
As a result of the receipt of final approval from the FCC, we acquired wireless
spectrum licenses for initial cash payments and future lease obligations totaling
$28.0 million, of which $20.0 million was paid in 2007. The lease agreements have a
maximum term of 30 years, including renewals, and will require monthly and annual
payments aggregating $8.0 million over the initial terms of the leases. |
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|
|
|
In April 2008, we acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Southam
Chile for cash, including closing costs, totaling $4.8 million, assumed liabilities
of $3.7 million and additional cash payments of up to $1.7 million upon the
occurrence of certain specified events prior to the third anniversary of the
acquisition date. |
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|
|
|
In February 2008, we executed a loan agreement with Hughes Systique Corporation
(Hughes Systique), our equity method investee, for 6% senior secured convertible
notes, whereby we committed to make available to Hughes Systique up to $1.5 million
through February 2011. All principal and interest is due three years from the date
of the advance. At the maturity date or upon a default event, we have the option to
convert any unpaid amounts into shares of preferred stock of Hughes Systique. To
date, we advanced $0.5 million to Hughes Systique. |
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|
|
Capital expenditures totaling $10.2 million, which were primarily related to the
acquisition of network base stations by our WiMax Telecom subsidiary in preparation
for the build-out of a WiMAX network in Croatia in 2008, the purchase of additional
testing and engineering equipment by our Semiconductor segment and capitalized
costs related to the implementation of our enterprise resource planning system at
certain of our subsidiaries acquired in 2007. |
Significant Financing Activities During the First Six Months of 2008
During the first six months of 2008, under the terms of the amended purchase agreement for the
Notes, we withdrew the full amount of the $75.0 million cash reserve account established as
collateral for the Notes for use in funding our business plan. In order to complete the withdrawal
from the cash reserve account, we paid consent fees totaling $10.5 million during the first six
months of 2008. The amended purchase agreement requires that we restore the balance in the cash
reserve account to a balance of at least $75.0 million on or before June 30, 2009.
Looking Forward
We anticipate that our business, other than our Multimedia segment, will require further
substantial investment before our revenues are sufficient to fund our expenses and generate
earnings:
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|
|
Our wireless broadband products, services and technologies, which are in the
Semiconductor segment, are in the pre-commercialization stage of development and
will require a substantial investment before they may become commercially viable.
Although we currently anticipate that our second generation WiMAX Semiconductor
technologies designed for high volume commercial production will initially be
available in the first half of 2009, we are currently unable to project when our
chipsets, network components and related technology licensing agreements based on
WiMAX and Wi-Fi technologies will be commercially deployed. |
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|
|
GO Networks, acquired in February 2007, which is in the Networks segment,
develops high-performance mobile Wi-Fi products and services for commercial and
municipal service providers. GO Networks will continue to require working capital
funding through at least 2008 to invest in establishing worldwide sales and
distribution channels, along with high volume manufacturing capabilities and related
administrative and information technology products and services to support
anticipated unit volume growth. |
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|
|
IPWireless, acquired in May 2007, which is in the Networks segment, is a leading
supplier of TD-CDMA based mobile broadband network equipment and subscriber
terminals. IPWireless will continue to require working capital funding through at
least 2008 to invest in augmenting sales and distribution channels, |
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and capital equipment and research and development with respect to the
commercialization of TDtv, WiMAX and additional public safety products. |
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|
|
Inquam Broadband and WiMax Telecom, which are in the Strategic Initiatives
segment, are strategic investments in European wireless spectrum and wireless
broadband network operations. Inquam Broadband and WiMax Telecom will require
further investment in order to complete the build-out of wireless broadband network
operations and we are presently exploring alternative plans for these investments in
order to mitigate future capital requirements. |
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|
|
An additional $1.6 million of accrued additional purchase consideration earned in
2007 in relation to our acquisition of IPWireless is anticipated to be paid during
fiscal 2008. Of the amount earned, approximately $0.4 million is payable in cash or
shares of our common stock at the election of the representative of the IPWireless
shareholders and the remaining $1.2 million is payable in cash or shares of our
common stock at our election. |
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|
|
Additional purchase consideration of up to $77.5 million may be paid to the
selling shareholders of IPWireless subject to the achievement of certain product
shipment milestones in 2008 and 2009 as specified in the acquisition agreement, with
potential payments of up to $24.2 million in 2009 and up to $53.3 million in 2010.
If earned, up to $56.3 million of such additional consideration will be payable in
cash or shares of common stock at our election, up to $18.7 million of such amounts
will be payable in cash or shares of common stock at the election of the
representative of IPWireless shareholders and up to $2.5 million is required to be
paid in cash. |
Our unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at June 28, 2008 totaled
$66.7 million, of which $25.9 million consist of auction rate securities. We believe our existing
cash and cash equivalents, the $4.9 million received in July 2008 from the settlement of our escrow
claim related to our acquisition of IPWireless, Inc (Note 9), and the $21.5 million received in
August 2008 from a collateralized borrowing against our auction rate securities (Note 15) will be
sufficient to meet our estimated working capital requirements into September 2008. If we do not
obtain further financing, we would not be able to meet our financial obligations in the fourth
quarter in 2008.
In order to meet our estimated working capital requirements thru June 2009, we are in the
process of obtaining additional financing and implementing certain cost reduction activities as
follows:
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|
We have executed a binding term sheet for the issuance of junior convertible preferred
stock in the amount of $100.0 million to a limited number of
existing shareholders subject only to reaching agreement on an
operating budget, execution and delivery of definitive agreements and
company corporate approval. The securities will not
be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The issuance of the
preferred stock remains subject to the execution of definitive agreements and corporate approvals. Our
objective is to consummate the funding for the junior preferred stock transaction in September 2008. There
can be no assurance at this time that we will successfully complete such financing. |
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|
We are also exploring the possibility of obtaining second lien debt financing
of up to $100.0 million. Any second lien indebtedness could require significantly higher interest rates than our existing
financing and could contain other restrictions on the use of proceeds and our operational flexibility.
The availability of the second lien
indebtedness would be contingent upon the successful closing of the junior preferred
stock financing. There can be no assurance at this time that we will be able to access or successfully complete such
second lien debt financing. |
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|
We are continuing to pursue the sale of our domestic wireless spectrum holdings. We have retained Deutsche
Bank and UBS Investment Bank to explore the sale of certain our domestic wireless
spectrum holdings, and Canaccord Adams to explore the sale of our Canadian wireless
spectrum holdings. In July 2008, we entered into agreements to sell certain of our
AWS spectrum holdings for cash payments aggregating $150.1 million, subject to
regulatory approval. We anticipate that the sale of the AWS spectrum will close in
the fourth quarter of 2008. However, the initial $75 million of proceeds from the
July 2008 sale is required to be used to replenish the $75.0 million cash reserve
account reserved as collateral for the Notes. All proceeds received from spectrum
sales are required to be utilized to redeem the Notes at a premium of 105% of the
$350.0 million of principal amount if such redemption occurs prior to July 2009 and
a premium of 102% of the principal amount if such redemption occurs subsequent to
July 2009. Additionally, if we were to consummate a sale of our spectrum holdings
for net proceeds exceeding $500.0 million and holders of more than 25% of our Series
A Preferred Stock object to the sale, we must offer to redeem the outstanding shares
of our Series A Preferred Stock. |
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|
|
Accordingly, the proceeds from the sale of our
wireless spectrum holdings in excess of the amounts required to redeem the Notes will be available to fund our working capital
requirements to the extent net proceeds of our assets do not exceed
$500 million. Any sales of wireless spectrum are subject to regulatory approval and
accordingly the proceeds from the sales may not be available to us until several
months after a sale has been consummated. There can be no assurance that a sale of
our spectrum will be approved or will generate sufficient cash proceeds such that
they would be available to fund our working capital requirements. |
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|
|
A working capital line of credit collateralized by our accounts receivable from
certain significant global wireless operators and wireless network integrators.
There can be no assurance that this line of credit will be available on acceptable
terms, if at all. |
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|
|
The sale of our office building in Nevada. We are actively marketing this
property through a national brokerage firm. There can be no assurance that a buyer
will be located or an acceptable offer on this property will be received. |
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|
|
In July 2008, we commenced the implementation of various actions, which, among
other things, will result in the reduction in our worldwide workforce by
approximately 132 employees and the consolidation of certain engineering and
development activities at our facility in the United Kingdom. The workforce
reduction was primarily concentrated in our Networks segment. Our business plan
contemplates further work force reductions as transition activities are completed. |
If we are unable to successfully obtain cash through the sources described above, we may also
obtain access to cash through third party investment in certain of our business units and the sale
of other assets and equity securities. The sale of equity securities could result in additional
dilution to our stockholders. There can be no assurances that an investor or buyer will be located
or that an acceptable offer for investment or sale of assets will be received. There can be no
assurance that any additional debt or equity financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
If
we are not able to raise the amounts associated with the junior
preferred stock, additional debt financing or the
through the sale of the spectrum assets greater than amounts required to repay indebtedness and
preferred stock, or do not achieve our planned operating results, we plan to significantly modify
our business model to reduce our spending beyond the cost reduction activities described above.
These modifications could result in an impairment of our assets or the incurrence of additional
liabilities which cannot be determined at this point in time. Additionally, if as a result of
modifications to our business model, we may be unable to develop or enhance our products or
services, and take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures. Any of
the above actions could harm our business and could have a material adverse effect on our ability
to achieve our intended business objectives.
If we successfully obtain financing, we will continue to seek buyers for our U.S. spectrum
assets as previously disclosed, and will explore additional options for further cost reductions.
Our long term operating success will depend on our ability to develop, introduce and market
enhancements to our existing products and services, to introduce new products and services in a
timely manner, which meet customer requirements and to respond to competitive pressures and
technological advances. In order for us to achieve positive operating results and positive cash
flows, we will need to achieve a substantial increase in the level of revenues and achieve
sufficient gross margins to cover our ongoing operating expenses and
debt service costs. Notwithstanding the planned cost reductions, we will
need to secure significant additional capital to implement changes to, or expansions of, our
business plan and to continue to fund our research and development activities and our operating
losses until we become cash flow positive.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources
are based on our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in
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the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates
and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and
judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, valuation of intangible assets and
investments, and litigation. We base our estimates on historical and anticipated results and trends
and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, including
assumptions as to future events. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the
carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. By
their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results that
differ from our estimates could have a significant adverse effect on our operating results and
financial position. Our accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 1 to our
consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2007,
contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 13, 2008.
There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates from
December 29, 2007, other than as described below:
Fair Value Measurements
We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, in the first quarter of 2008. We account for the fair value measurements of the
applicable assets and liabilities under provisions of SFAS No. 157 and, accordingly, we assess the
inputs of those fair value measurements based on the fair value hierarchy as described in SFAS No.
157 for each of the major categories of assets and liabilities. The following summarizes those fair
value measurements and their respective input levels based on the fair value hierarchy.
Auction Rate Securities. Our auction rate securities have been categorized as
available-for-sale and, accordingly, are reported at their fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders equity, unless the decline in
value is deemed to be other-than-temporary, in which case the loss is charged to income.
At December 29, 2007, we determined the fair value of our auction rate securities using quoted
market prices for identical assets (Level 1 inputs). However, at June 28, 2008, our auction rate
securities were not actively trading due to the deterioration of overall market conditions and
recent weakness in the auction rate securities market. Accordingly, at June 28, 2008, we estimated
the fair value of our auction rate securities using the discounted cash flow method (Level 3
inputs), which represents a change in the methodology used to determine fair value since our
initial adoption of SFAS No. 157. The discounted cash flow method determines fair value based on
the present value of projected cash flows over a specific period. The values are then discounted to
reflect the degree of risk inherent in the security and achieving the projected cash flows. The
discounted cash flow model used to determine the fair value of the auction rate securities utilized
two significant unobservable inputs: a discount rate which represents an estimate market rate of
return and an estimated period until sale and/or successful auction of the security. A one year
change in the estimated period until sale and/or successful auction of the security or a one
percent change in the market rate of return would not result in a material change in the estimated
fair value. The determination of the fair value of our auction rate securities also considered,
among other things, the collateralization underlying the individual securities and the
creditworthiness of the counterparty.
At June 28, 2008, we estimated the fair value of certain of our auction rate securities using
the discounted cash flow model with an estimated period until recovery of 5 years and determined
that the fair value of our auction rate securities had declined by $1.4 million. Considering our
inability to sell our remaining auction rate securities at auction, the deterioration of overall
market conditions and our near-term liquidity needs, we concluded that the decline in the fair
value of the auction rate securities was other-than-temporary and, accordingly, we wrote-down our
auction rate securities to their estimated fair value and recognized an other-than-temporary
impairment loss of $1.4 million during the six months ended June 28, 2008, which is included in
other income (expense), net, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
Embedded Derivatives on Series A Preferred Stock. We have an obligation to pay
contingent cash dividends and cash premiums upon redemption or liquidation of the Series A
Preferred Stock which constitute embedded derivatives under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, we measure the fair values of
these derivatives at each reporting date and any changes in the estimated fair value of the
embedded derivative are recorded as a charge to other income in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations.
The embedded derivatives on the Series A Preferred Stock are not traded on a public exchange.
Accordingly, we determine the fair value of these derivatives utilizing a binomial lattice pricing
model. Certain of the inputs in the model
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are observable inputs such as the yield rate, risk free rate, credit spread, stock price and
stock price volatility. However, the model also utilizes significant inputs related to the
occurrence of certain events triggering redemption that are unobservable and are based upon
managements estimates (Level 3 inputs).
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Our unrestricted and restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at June 28,
2008 aggregated $71.1 million, and include highly liquid commercial paper, certificates of deposit
and money market funds as well as auction rate securities. Generally, these securities are not
subject to significant interest rate risk due to their highly liquid nature. Accordingly, an
immediate ten percent change in interest rates would have no material impact on our financial
condition or results of operations.
Our 7% Senior Secured Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 7%. Accordingly, due to their
fixed rate nature, an immediate ten percent change in interest rates would not have a material
effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Foreign Currency Risk
In addition to our U.S. operations, we conduct business through subsidiaries in Europe,
Israel, South America, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region. As a result, our financial position,
results of operations and cash flows can be affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates, particularly fluctuations in the Pound Sterling, Euro, Israeli Shekel and Swiss Franc
exchange rates. Additionally, a portion of our sales to customers located in foreign countries,
specifically certain sales by our IPWireless and PacketVideo subsidiaries, are denominated in
Euros, which subjects us to foreign currency risks related to those transactions. We analyze our
exposure to currency fluctuations and may engage in financial hedging techniques in the future to
reduce the effect of these potential fluctuations. We do not currently have hedging contracts in
effect.
Other Market Risk
At June 28, 2008, we hold auction rate securities with an aggregate carrying value of $25.9
million. In order to fund our ongoing operations, we have directed our investment portfolio
managers to liquidate our auction rate securities and reinvest in more liquid, less risky
investments. However, due to weakness in the auction markets, we have been unable to liquidate our
remaining auction rate securities and these securities are subject to declines in fair value as a
result of their current illiquidity
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), that are
designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the
reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial
disclosures. Because of inherent limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how
well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of such disclosure controls and procedures are met.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our
principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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We are in the process of evaluating the internal control structures of our recently acquired
subsidiaries SDC Secure Digital Container AG, acquired in January 2007, GO Networks, Inc., acquired
in February 2007, IPWireless, Inc., acquired in May 2007, WiMax Telecom AG, acquired in July 2007,
Digital World Services AG, acquired in September 2007, and Websky Argentina SA, acquired in October
2007, and integrating these acquired entities into our existing internal control structure. In some
cases, we anticipate that the internal controls of certain recently-acquired subsidiaries, formerly
private companies not subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, will need to be improved to avoid
deficiencies that could rise to the level of one or more material weaknesses in internal control
over financial reporting once our evaluation of controls is completed. In certain cases, we have
begun to implement internal controls improvements at our subsidiaries to address deficiencies that
have been identified.
As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29,
2008, in connection with our financial statement close process and our acquisition integration
efforts, we identified several control deficiencies at one of the acquired companies. Specifically,
there were deficiencies in information technology general controls and the availability of a
sufficiently trained workforce in the accounting organization. Ernst & Young LLP, in connection
with their financial statement audit for the year ended December 29, 2007, also identified control
deficiencies in the revenue recognition and financial statement close processes at this same
acquired company. During the six months ended June 28, 2008, we identified several control
deficiencies at another of the acquired companies, relating to the availability of a sufficiently
trained workforce in the accounting organization, and we anticipate that we may identify additional
control deficiencies at our acquired subsidiaries as we work to complete our analysis of internal
controls. While the deficiencies identified to date have not resulted in the inability of our CEO
and CFO to certify as to the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, these
deficiencies could rise to the level of one or more material weaknesses in internal control over
financial reporting once the evaluation of these controls has been completed. We are in the process
of implementing a number of measures to remedy identified deficiencies at our acquired
subsidiaries, including the implementation of our accounting and enterprise resource planning
system. We believe the new controls and procedures will address the deficiencies identified. The
evaluation of these controls is expected to be completed subsequent to the date of this report and
will be included in our report on internal control over financial reporting for the year ending
December 27, 2008. We plan to continue to monitor the effectiveness of acquired company controls,
including the operating effectiveness of the newly implemented measures and plan to take further
action, as appropriate.
Except as described above, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting during the second quarter of fiscal 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business
operations. We estimate the range of liability related to pending litigation where the amount and
range of loss can be estimated. We record our best estimate of a loss when the loss is considered
probable. Where a liability is probable and there is a range of estimated loss with no best
estimate in the range, we record the minimum estimated liability related to the claim. As
additional information becomes available, we assess the potential liability related to our pending
litigation and revise our estimates. We have not recorded any accrual for contingent liability
associated with our current legal proceedings based on our belief that a liability, while possible,
is not probable.
We
were notified on July 11, 2008 that the former stockholders of GO
Networks have filed a demand for arbitration in connection with a
dispute arising under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
December 31, 2006 (the GO Merger Agreement) by and
among GO Acquisition Corp., GO Networks, Nechemia J. Peres (the
Stockholder Representative) and us. In his demand, the
Stockholder Representative has claimed that we owe compensation to
the former stockholders of GO Networks on the basis of GO Networks
purportedly having partially achieved the first milestone under the
GO Merger Agreement. The Stockholder Representative seeks damages of
$10.44 million. We dispute that the first milestone has been
met. The dispute will be administered and heard in accordance with
the procedures set forth by the International Centre for Dispute
Resolution, a division of the American Arbitration Association, with
certain conferences and responses scheduled for August 2008.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
Our business involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risks
together with all of the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this
registration statement before making a future investment decision with respect to our securities.
If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be materially adversely affected, and the value of our securities could decline.
Risks Relating to Our Business
We have limited relevant operating history and a history of losses.
We emerged from our reorganization in April 2005 with a new business plan and have made
several significant acquisitions and investments. As a result, we are at an early stage of our
development and have had a limited relevant operating history and, consequently, limited historical
financial information. Other than through our PacketVideo subsidiary, which we acquired in July
2005, and our IPWireless subsidiary, which we acquired in May 2007, we have never generated any
material revenues and have limited commercial operations. While certain of our businesses are
currently generating revenues, the revenues are not yet adequate to cover our operating expenses.
In particular, we are currently unable to project when our NextWave Semiconductor products and
technologies will be commercially deployed and generating significant revenue. We, along with the
companies we have acquired, have a history of losses. We will continue to incur significant
expenses in advance of achieving broader commercial distribution of our network equipment products
and generating revenues from our semiconductor business. We are expected to realize significant
operating losses for the next few years. We are therefore subject to risks typically associated
with a start-up entity.
If we are not able to successfully implement all key aspects of our business plan, including
selling and/or licensing high volumes of our products to network operators and to device and
network equipment manufacturers, we may not be able to develop a customer base sufficient to
generate adequate revenues. If we are unable to successfully implement our business plan and grow
our business, either as a result of the risks identified in this section or for any other reason,
we may never achieve profitability, in which event our business would fail.
If we fail to effectively manage growth in our business, our ability to develop and
commercialize our products will be adversely affected.
Our business and operations have expanded rapidly since the completion of our reorganization
in April 2005. For example, from April 13, 2005 through June 28, 2008, the number of our employees
increased from 50 to 1,185 as a result of organic growth and acquisitions. In addition to various
immaterial acquisitions in 2007 and 2006, we acquired WiMax Telecom AG in December 2007 (following
our purchase of a majority-owned share in July 2007), Websky Argentina S.A. in October 2007,
IPWireless, Inc. in May 2007, GO Networks, Inc. in February 2007, SDC Secure Digital Container AG
(SDC) in January 2007, CYGNUS Communications, Inc. in February 2006 and PacketVideo Corporation
in July 2005.
Our recent acquisitions have also expanded the geographic reach of our operations to countries
including Argentina, Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Israel, Slovakia, South Korea,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In order to manage the increased complexity of our expanded
operations, we will need to continue to expand our management, operational and financial controls
and strengthen our reporting systems and procedures. All of these measures will require significant
expenditures and will demand the attention of management. Failure to fulfill any of the foregoing
requirements could result in our failure to successfully manage our intended growth and
development, and
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successfully integrate our acquired businesses, which would adversely affect our ability to
develop and commercialize our products and achieve profitability.
In an effort to reduce our future working capital requirements, in July 2008 we commenced the
implementation of various actions which, among other things, will result in the reduction in our
worldwide workforce by approximately 132 employees and the consolidation of certain engineering and
development activities at our facility in the United Kingdom. The reduction-in-force was primarily
concentrated in our Networks segment. We anticipate further cost reductions during the remainder of
fiscal year 2008 as transition activities are completed.
We have recently acquired private companies that were not subject to Sarbanes-Oxley
regulations and, therefore, they may lack the internal controls of a public company, which could
ultimately affect our ability to ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
We have acquired private companies that were not previously subject to Sarbanes Oxley
regulations and accordingly were not required to establish and maintain an internal control
infrastructure meeting the standards promulgated under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our
assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
as of December 29, 2007 did not include the internal controls of the recent acquisitions of SDC
Secure Digital Container AG, acquired in January 2007, GO Networks, Inc., acquired in February
2007, IPWireless, Inc., acquired in May 2007, WiMax Telecom AG, acquired in July 2007, Digital
World Services AG, acquired in September 2007, and Websky Argentina SA, acquired in October 2007,
which are included in our 2007 consolidated financial statements and constituted $64.3 million and
$97.9 million of total assets and total liabilities, respectively, as of December 29, 2007 and
$24.7 million and $94.1 million of total revenues and operating loss, respectively, for the fiscal
year then ended. Management did not assess the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting at the entities listed above because we did not have the ability to assess those controls
due to the timing of the acquisitions.
We continue to evaluate and integrate these acquired entities into our existing internal
control structure. In some cases, we anticipate that the internal controls of certain
recently-acquired subsidiaries will need to be improved to avoid deficiencies that could rise to
the level of one or more material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting once our
evaluation of controls is completed. As previously disclosed, in connection with our financial
statement close process for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007 and our acquisition integration
efforts, we identified several control deficiencies at a company we acquired in 2007 whose
operations are primarily foreign. Specifically, there were deficiencies in information technology
general controls and the availability of a sufficiently trained workforce in the accounting
organization. Ernst & Young LLP, in connection with their financial statement audit for the year
ended December 29, 2007, also identified control deficiencies in the revenue recognition and
financial statement close processes at this same acquired company. Subsequent to our year-end audit
process, we identified several control deficiencies at another of the acquired companies, relating
to the availability of a sufficiently trained workforce in the accounting organization, and we
anticipate that we may identify additional control deficiencies at our acquired subsidiaries as we
work to complete our analysis of internal controls.
While the deficiencies identified to date have not resulted in the inability of our CEO and
CFO to certify as to the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, these
deficiencies could rise to the level of one or more material weaknesses once the evaluation of
these controls has been completed. We are in the process of implementing a number of measures to
remedy these deficiencies including the implementation of our accounting and enterprise resource
planning system. We believe the new controls and procedures will address the deficiencies
identified. The evaluation of these controls is expected to be included in our report on internal
control over financial reporting for the year ending December 27, 2008. We plan to continue to
monitor the effectiveness of acquired company controls, including the operating effectiveness of
newly implemented measures and plan to take further action, as appropriate.
Although our management will continue to review and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal
controls in light of these acquisitions, we can give you no assurance that there will be no
material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Any significant deficiencies
or material weaknesses in the internal control structure of our acquired businesses may cause
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting,
which could have a material adverse effect on our business and our ability to comply with Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
If
we do not obtain additional financing we will be unable to meet our
financial obligations at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2008,
will not be able to continue operations in the normal course of
business and may be forced to restructure our obligations.
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Since
the filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 29, 2008, several factors have
negatively impacted our current and future potential sources of
funding. These factors include adverse worldwide economic conditions,
which we believe have adversely affected manufacturers of
telecommunications equipment and technology, which has caused our
NextWave Network Products group to experience lower than projected
contract bookings and sales. We believe these conditions have also
led to a delay on global WiMAX network deployments that will continue
to impact the timing and volume of projected commercial sales of our
WiMAX semiconductor products. In addition, our efforts to sell
certain of our U.S. spectrum assets on favorable terms have been
impacted by current market conditions, as well as regulatory and
other market activities involving buyers.
Our unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at June 28, 2008 totaled
$66.7 million, of which $25.9 million consist of auction rate securities. We believe our existing
cash and cash equivalents, the $4.9 million received in July 2008 from the settlement of our escrow
claim related to our acquisition of IPWireless, Inc (Note 9), and the $21.5 million received in
August 2008 from a collateralized borrowing against our auction rate securities (Note 15) will be
sufficient to meet our estimated working capital requirements into September 2008. If we do not
obtain further financing, we would not be able to meet our financial obligations in the fourth
quarter in 2008.
In order to meet our estimated working capital requirements thru June 2009, we are in the
process of obtaining additional financing and implementing certain cost reduction activities as
follows:
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We have executed a binding term sheet for the issuance of
junior convertible preferred
stock in the amount of $100.0 million to a limited number of
existing shareholders subject only to reaching agreement on an
operating budget, execution and delivery of definitive agreements and
company corporate approval. The securities will not be registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exepmtion from
registration requirements. The issuance of the preferred stock
remains subject to the execution of definitive agreements and
corporate approvals. Our objective is to consummate the funding for
the junior preferred stock transaction in September 2008. There can
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We are also exploring the possibility of obtaining second
lien debt financing of up to $100.0 million. Any second lien
indebtedness could require significantly higher interest rates than
our existing financing and could contain other restrictions on the
use of proceeds and our operational flexibility. The availability of the second lien
indebtedness would be contingent upon the successful closing of the junior preferred
stock financing. There can be no assurance at this time that we will
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We are continuing to pursue the sale of our domestic wireless spectrum holdings. We have retained Deutsche
Bank and UBS Investment Bank to explore the sale of certain our domestic wireless
spectrum holdings, and Canaccord Adams to explore the sale of our Canadian wireless
spectrum holdings. In July 2008, we entered into agreements to sell certain of our
AWS spectrum holdings for cash payments aggregating $150.1 million, subject to
regulatory approval. We anticipate that the sale of the AWS spectrum will close in
the fourth quarter of 2008. However, the initial $75 million of proceeds from the
July 2008 sale is required to be used to replenish the $75.0 million cash reserve
account reserved as collateral for the Notes. All proceeds received from spectrum
sales are required to be utilized to redeem the Notes at a premium of 105% of the
$350.0 million of principal amount if such redemption occurs prior to July 2009 and
a premium of 102% of the principal amount if such redemption occurs subsequent to
July 2009. Additionally, if we were to consummate a sale of our spectrum holdings
for net proceeds exceeding $500.0 million and holders of more than 25% of our Series
A Preferred Stock object to the sale, we must offer to redeem the outstanding shares
of our Series A Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the proceeds from the sale of our wireless spectrum
holdings in excess of the amounts required to redeem the Notes will be available to fund our working
capital requirements to the extent net proceeds of our assets do not
exceed $500 million. Any
sales of wireless spectrum are subject to regulatory approval and accordingly the
proceeds from the sales may not be available to us until several months after a sale
has been consummated. There can be no assurance that a sale of our spectrum will be
approved or will generate sufficient cash proceeds such that they would be available
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In July 2008, we commenced the implementation of various actions, which, among
other things, will result in the reduction in our worldwide workforce by
approximately 132 employees and the consolidation of certain engineering and
development activities at our facility in the United Kingdom. The workforce
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If we are unable to successfully obtain cash through the sources described above, we may also
obtain access to cash through third party investment in certain of our business units and the sale
of other assets and equity securities. The sale of equity securities could result in additional
dilution to our stockholders. There can be no assurances that an investor or buyer will be located
or that an acceptable offer for investment or sale of assets will be received. There can be no
assurance that any additional debt or equity financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
If
we are not able to raise the amounts associated with the junior
preferred stock, additional debt financing or the
through the sale of the spectrum assets greater than amounts required to repay indebtedness and
preferred stock, or do not achieve our planned operating results, we plan to significantly modify
our business model to reduce our spending beyond the cost reduction activities described above.
These modifications could result in an impairment of our assets or the incurrence of additional
liabilities which cannot be determined at this point in time. Additionally, if as a result of
modifications to our business model, we may be unable to develop or enhance our products or
services, and take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures. Any of
the above actions could harm our business and could have a material adverse effect on our ability
to achieve our intended business objectives.
If we successfully obtain financing, we will continue to seek buyers for our U.S. spectrum
assets as previously disclosed, and will explore additional options for further cost reductions.
Our long term operating success will depend on our ability to develop, introduce and market
enhancements to our existing products and services, to introduce new products and services in a
timely manner, which meet customer requirements and to respond to competitive pressures and
technological advances. In order for us to achieve positive operating results and positive cash
flows, we will need to achieve a substantial increase in the level of revenues and achieve
sufficient gross margins to cover our ongoing operating expenses and
debt service costs. Notwithstanding the planned cost reductions, we will
need to secure significant additional capital to implement changes to, or expansions of, our
business plan and to continue to fund our research and development activities and our operating
losses until we become cash flow positive.
We operate in an extremely competitive environment which could materially adversely affect our
ability to win market acceptance of our products and achieve profitability.
We operate in an extremely competitive market and we expect such competition to increase in
the future. Our NextWave Network Products and NextWave Semiconductor businesses are developing and
selling products and technologies based on WiMAX, Wi-Fi and UMTS standards and will be competing
with well established, international companies that are engaged in the development, manufacture and
sale of products and technologies that support the same technologies, as well as alternative
wireless standards such as High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and Ultra Mobile Broadband
(UMB). Companies that support these alternative wireless technologies include well established
industry leaders such as Alcatel, Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, QUALCOMM, Samsung and
Siemens.
Our mobile TV products, such as TDtv and MXtv, compete with alternative mobile broadcast
technologies such as DVB-H and MediaFlo. These alternative technologies have already been
commercially deployed by network operators in the United States and internationally and are
supported by well-established industry leaders such as Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia and QUALCOMM, all
of which have significantly greater financial, technological development, marketing and other
resources than we do.
We also will be competing with numerous companies that are currently developing or marketing
WiMAX products and technologies including Airspan, Beceem, Fujitsu, Intel, Motorola, Nortel,
RunCom, Samsung, Sequans and WaveSat. Some of these companies have significantly greater financial,
technical development, and marketing resources than we do, are already marketing fully-commercial
WiMAX semiconductor products, and have established a significant
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time to market advantage. Some of these companies are also our potential customers and
partners and may not be available to us if they develop competing products.
Our NextWave Multimedia business products compete primarily with the internal multimedia
design teams at the OEM handset manufacturers to whom we market our products and services.
Importantly, these OEMs represent some of our largest customers. In addition several companies,
including Flextronics/Emuzed, Hantro, Nextreaming, Philips Software, Sasken and Thin Multimedia
also currently provide software products and services that directly or indirectly compete with our
PacketVideo products and our TDtv solution. As the market for embedded multimedia software evolves,
we anticipate that additional competitors may emerge including Apple Computer, Real Networks and
OpenWave.
Our ability to generate earnings will depend, in part, upon our ability to effectively compete
with these competitors.
The success of our businesses depends on the adoption of developing wireless broadband 4G
technologies, including WiMAX and TD-CDMA.
The success of our semiconductor business depends on the deployment and market acceptance of
4G wireless broadband technologies, including WiMAX and LTE. The market for 4G networks and
compatible products and technologies, as well as the technologies themselves, are in an early stage
of development and are continuing to evolve. In particular, there are currently no mobile WiMAX or
LTE networks in commercial operation and there can be no assurance that commercial mobile WiMAX or
LTE networks will prove to be commercially viable. In order for 4G technologies to gain significant
market acceptance among customers, network operators and telecommunications service providers will
need to deploy 4G networks. However, many of the largest wireless telecommunications providers have
made significant expenditures in incumbent technologies and may choose to develop these
technologies rather than utilize 4G technologies. Certification standards for 4G technologies are
controlled by industry groups. Accordingly, standard setting for 4G technologies is beyond our
control. If standards for 4G technologies such as WiMAX, LTE, and TD-CDMA, for example, change, the
commercial viability of these technologies may be delayed or impaired and our development efforts
may also be delayed or impaired or become more costly. If our 4G technologies and products do not
receive industry certification, we may not be able to successfully market, license or sell our
products or technologies. The development of 4G networks is also dependent on the availability of
spectrum. Access to spectrum suitable for 4G networks is highly competitive. Future 4G networks may
utilize multiple frequencies and this multi-spectrum approach is technologically challenging and
will require the development of new software, integrated circuits and equipment, which will be time
consuming and expensive and may not be successful. In order for our business to continue to grow
and to become profitable, 4G technology and related services must gain acceptance among consumers,
who tend to be less technically knowledgeable and more resistant to new technology or unfamiliar
services. If consumers choose not to adopt 4G technologies, we will not be successful in selling 4G
products and technologies and our ability to grow our business will be limited.
Many of our products and technologies are in the early stages of development and will require
a substantial investment before they may become commercially viable.
Many of our wireless broadband products and technologies are in the early stages of
development and will require a substantial investment before they may become commercially viable.
While we have announced the initial availability of our first generation WiMAX baseband
system-on-a-chip and matched multiband RFIC, these products are not expected to generate
significant revenue. We currently anticipate commercial launch of our second generation WiMAX
chipset in the the first half of 2009. However, we may not able to meet these timeframes and
therefore the commercial deployment of these products could be delayed, which could adversely
affect our competitive position as well as our future profitability. In addition, unexpected
expenses and delays in development could adversely affect our liquidity. Some of our other planned
wireless broadband products and technologies have not been tested, even on a pre-commercial basis.
Even if our new products and technologies function when tested, they may not produce sufficient
performance and economic benefits to justify full commercial development efforts, or to ultimately
attract customers. Failure to achieve high volume sales of our semiconductors and other wireless
broadband products and technologies would adversely affect our ability to achieve profitability.
Our customer agreements do not contain minimum purchase requirements and can be cancelled on
terms that are not beneficial to us.
Our customer agreements with network providers and mobile phone and device manufacturers are
not exclusive and many contain no minimum purchase requirements or flexible pricing terms.
Accordingly, mobile phone and device manufacturers may effectively terminate these agreements by no
longer purchasing our products or reducing the economic benefits of those arrangements. In many
circumstances, we have indemnified these customers from certain claims that our products and
technologies infringe third-party intellectual property rights. Our customer agreements have a
limited term of one to five years, in some cases with evergreen, or automatic renewal, provisions
upon expiration of the initial term. These
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agreements set out the terms of our distribution relationships with the customers but
generally do not obligate the customers to market or distribute any of our products or
applications. In addition, in some cases customers can terminate these agreements early or at any
time, without cause.
We may experience difficulties in the introduction of new or enhanced products, which could
result in reduced sales, unexpected expenses or delays in the launch of new or enhanced products
and in certain cases, penalties under customer agreements.
The development of new or enhanced wireless products and technologies is a complex and
uncertain process. We may experience design, manufacturing, marketing and other difficulties that
could delay or prevent our development, introduction, commercialization or marketing of new
products or product enhancements. The difficulties could result in reduced sales, unexpected
expenses or delays in the launch of new or enhanced products, which may adversely affect our
results or operations. In addition, in some cases we are required to provide liquidated damages and
other penalty clauses in our customer contracts (for, e.g., late delivered product, failure to
comply with service level agreements or defective products). If we are unable to perform in a
timely manner under such customer agreements, we would face financial penalties.
We do not have any manufacturing capabilities and depend on third-party manufacturers and
suppliers to manufacture, assemble and package our products.
We are currently designing and developing semiconductor products including digital baseband
ASICs and multi-band RFICs. If we are successful in our design and development activities and a
market for these products develops, these products will need to be manufactured. Due to the expense
and complexity associated with the manufacture of digital baseband ASICs and multi-band RFICs, we
intend to depend on third-party manufacturers to manufacture these products. In addition, we have
engaged third-party manufacturers to develop and manufacture our other products and technologies
including infrastructure equipment and end-user devices. The dependence on third-parties to
manufacture, assemble and package these products involves a number of risks, including:
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We may not be able to establish manufacturing relationships on reasonable terms or at all. The
failure to establish these relationships on a timely basis and on attractive terms could delay our
ability to launch these products or reduce our revenues and profitability.
Defects or errors in our products and services or in products made by our suppliers could harm
our relations with our customers and expose us to liability. Similar problems related to the
products of our customers or licensees could harm our business.
Our mobile broadband products and technologies are inherently complex and may contain defects
and errors that are detected only when the products are in use. Further, because our products and
technologies serve as critical functions in our customers products and/or networks, such defects
or errors could have a serious impact on our customers, which could damage our reputation, harm our
customer relationships and expose us to liability. Defects in our products and technologies or
those used by our customers or licensees, equipment failures or other difficulties could adversely
affect our ability and that of our customers and licensees to ship products on a timely basis as
well as customer or licensee demand for our products. Any such shipment delays or declines in
demand could reduce our revenues and harm our ability to achieve or sustain desired levels of
profitability. We and our customers or licensees may also experience component or
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software failures or defects which could require significant product recalls, reworks and/or
repairs which are not covered by warranty reserves and which could consume a substantial portion of
the capacity of our third-party manufacturers or those of our customers or licensees. Resolving any
defect or failure related issues could consume financial and/or engineering resources that could
affect future product release schedules. Additionally, a defect or failure in our products and
technologies or the products of our customers or licensees could harm our reputation and/or
adversely affect the growth of the market for mobile WiMAX, Wi-Fi, TD-CDMA, and other mobile
broadband technologies.
We may be unable to protect our own intellectual property and could become subject to claims
of infringement, which could adversely affect the value of our products and technologies and harm
our reputation.
As a technology company, we expect to incur expenditures to create and protect our
intellectual property and, possibly, to assert infringement by others of our intellectual property.
Other companies or entities also may commence actions or respond to an infringement action that we
initiate by seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability of one or more of our patents
or to dispute the patentability of one or more of our pending patent applications. In the event
that one or more of our patents or applications are challenged, a court may invalidate the patent
or determine that the patent is not enforceable or deny issuance of the application, which could
harm our competitive position. If any of our patent claims are invalidated or deemed unenforceable,
or if the scope of the claims in any of these patents is limited by court decision, we could be
prevented from licensing such patent claims. Even if such a patent challenge is not successful, it
could be expensive and time consuming to address, divert management attention from our business and
harm our reputation. Effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited in
certain foreign jurisdictions.
We also expect to incur expenditures to defend against claims by other persons asserting that
the technology that is used and sold by us infringes upon the right of such other persons. From
time to time, we have received, and expect to continue to receive, notices from our competitors and
others claiming that their proprietary technology is essential to our products and seeking the
payment of a license fee. Any claims, with or without merit, could be time consuming to address,
result in costly litigation and/or the payment of license fees, divert the efforts of our technical
and management personnel or cause product release or shipment delays, any of which could have a
material adverse effect upon our ability to commercially launch our products and technologies and
on our ability to achieve profitability. If any of our products were found to infringe on another
companys intellectual property rights or if we were found to have misappropriated technology, we
could be required to redesign our products or license such rights and/or pay damages or other
compensation to such other company. If we were unable to redesign our products or license such
intellectual property rights used in our products, we could be prohibited from making and selling
such products. In any potential dispute involving other companies patents or other intellectual
property, our customers and partners could also become the targets of litigation. Any such
litigation could severely disrupt the business of our customers and partners, which in turn could
hurt our relations with them and cause our revenues to decrease.
Because mobile WiMAX and 3GPP based technologies such as LTE are emerging wireless
technologies that are not fully developed, there is a risk that still unknown persons or companies
may assert proprietary rights to the various technology components that will be necessary to
operate a WiMAX or LTE-based wireless broadband network.
Because mobile technologies such as WiMAX and LTE are emerging wireless technologies that are
not fully developed, there may be a greater risk that persons or entities unknown to us will assert
proprietary rights to technology components that are necessary to operate WiMAX or LTE-based
wireless broadband networks or products. Numerous companies have submitted letters of assurance
related to IEEE 802.16 and amendments or various UMTS based technologies, including TD-CDMA,
stating that they may hold or control patents or patent applications, the use of which would be
unavoidable to create a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the
standard. In such letters, the patent holder typically asserts that it is prepared to grant a
license to its essential IP to an unrestricted number of applicants on a worldwide,
non-discriminatory basis and on reasonable terms and conditions. If any companies asserting that
they hold or control patents or patent applications necessary to implement the relevant
technologies do not submit letters of assurance, or state in such letters that they do not expect
to grant licenses, this could have an adverse effect on the implementation of mobile broadband
networks utilizing such technologies as well as the sale of our mobile WiMAX or future LTE based
products and technologies. In addition, we can not be certain of the validity of the patents or
patent applications asserted in the letters of assurance submitted to date, or the terms of any
licenses which may be demanded by the holders of such patents or patent applications. If we were
required to pay substantial license fees to implement our mobile WiMAX or LTE-based products and
technologies, this could adversely affect the profitability of these products and technologies.
We anticipate that we will develop a patent portfolio related to our WiMAX and LTE based
products and technologies. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain patents
covering WiMAX or LTE based products. Litigation may be required to enforce or protect our
intellectual property rights. As a result of any such litigation, we could lose our proprietary
rights or incur substantial unexpected operating costs. Any action we take to license, protect
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or enforce our intellectual property rights could be costly and could absorb significant
management time and attention, which, in turn, could negatively impact our operating results. In
addition, failure to protect our trademark rights could impair our brand identity.
We are subject to risks associated with our international operations.
We operate or hold spectrum through various subsidiaries and joint ventures in Argentina,
Austria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Germany, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland and have additional
operations located in Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico,
Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. We may continue to expand our
international operations and potentially enter new international markets through acquisitions,
joint ventures and strategic alliances. For example, we recently commenced business operations in
Latin America, where a new business unit headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil will deliver our mobile
broadband and wireless technology solutions to customers throughout the Latin American region.
Our activities outside the United States operate in different competitive and regulatory
environments than we face in the United States, with many of our competitors having a dominant
incumbent market position and/or greater operating experience in the specific geographic market. In
addition, in some international markets, foreign governmental authorities may own or control the
incumbent telecommunications companies operating under their jurisdiction. Established
relationships between government-owned or government-controlled telecommunications companies and
their traditional local telecommunications providers often limit access of third parties to these
markets. In addition, owning and operating wireless spectrum in overseas jurisdictions may be
subject to a changing regulatory environment. In particular, our ownership of wireless broadband
spectrum in Argentina remains subject to obtaining governmental approval. We can not assure you
that changes in foreign regulatory guidelines for the issuance or use of wireless licenses, foreign
ownership of spectrum licenses, the adoption of wireless standards or the enforcement and licensing
of intellectual property rights will not adversely impact our operating results. Due to these
competitive and regulatory challenges, our activities outside the United States may require a
disproportionate amount of our management and financial resources, which could disrupt our
operations and adversely affect our business.
Our businesses which currently generate revenue are dependent on a limited number of
customers.
Our NextWave Network Products and NextWave Mobile Products businesses currently generate
revenue but are dependent on a limited number of customers. For the three months ended June 28,
2008, revenues from three customers accounted for 32%, 18% and 12% of our consolidated revenues,
respectively. We expect that our Multimedia and Networks segments will continue to generate a
significant portion of their revenues through a limited number of mobile phone and device
manufacturers, wireless carriers and wireless network integrators for the foreseeable future,
although these amounts may vary from period-to-period. If any of these customers terminate their
relationships with us, our revenues and results of operations could be materially adversely
affected.
We are dependent on a small number of individuals, and if we lose key personnel upon whom we
are dependent, our business will be adversely affected.
Our future success depends largely upon the continued service of our board members, executive
officers and other key management and technical personnel, particularly Allen Salmasi, our Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, William Jones, Chief Executive Officer of our NextWave Network
Products operating unit, and James Brailean, Chief Executive Officer of our NextWave Mobile
Products operating unit.
Mr. Salmasi has been a prominent executive and investor in the technology industry for over 20
years, and we have benefited from his industry relationships in attracting key personnel and in
implementing acquisitions and strategic plans. In addition, in order to develop and achieve
commercial deployment of our mobile broadband products and technologies in competition with
well-established companies such as Intel, QUALCOMM and others, we must rely on highly specialized
engineering and other talent. Our key employees represent a significant asset, and the competition
for these employees is intense in the wireless communications industry.
As a company without a significant operating history, we may have particular difficulty
attracting and retaining key personnel in periods of poor operating performance given the
significant use of incentive compensation by well-established competitors. We do not maintain key
person life insurance on any of our personnel. We also have no covenants against competition or
nonsolicitation agreements with certain of our key employees. The loss of one or more of our key
employees or our inability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel could negatively
impact our ability to design, develop and commercialize our products and technology.
Covenants in the indenture governing our 7% Senior Secured Notes and the terms of our
Redeemable Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock impose operating and financial restrictions
on us.
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Covenants in the indenture governing our 7% Senior Secured Notes, as amended, and the terms of
our Redeemable Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock impose operating and financial
restrictions on us. These restrictions prohibit or limit our ability, and the ability of our
subsidiaries, to, among other things;
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A breach of any covenants contained in the indenture could result in a default under our 7%
Senior Secured Notes. If we are unable to repay or refinance those amounts, the holders of our 7%
Senior Secured Notes could proceed against the assets pledged to secure these obligations, which
include a substantial portion of our spectrum assets and substantially all of our other assets. In
addition, with few exceptions, we will be required to redeem our 7% Senior Secured Notes with the
net proceeds of any significant asset sales. We would be required to pay a premium of 105% of the
principal amount if such redemption occurred prior to July 2009 and a premium of 102% of the
principal amount if such redemption occurred subsequent to July 2009. In addition, if we consummate
asset sales with more than $500.0 million in net proceeds, and holders of more than 25% of our
Series A Preferred Stock object to the sale, we must offer to redeem our outstanding shares of
Redeemable Series A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock to the extent of such proceeds. Accordingly,
proceeds from asset sales will not be available for our cash needs or business purposes.
These restrictions may limit our ability to obtain additional financing, withstand downturns
in our business and take advantage of business opportunities. Moreover, we may seek additional debt
financing on terms that include more restrictive covenants, may require repayment on an accelerated
schedule or may impose other obligations that limit our ability to grow our business, acquire
needed assets, or take other actions we might otherwise consider appropriate or desirable.
Certain of our marketable securities recently failed to trade at auctions, which may result in
future impairment charges to a portion or all of such investments.
At June 28, 2008, we held auction rate securities with an aggregate carrying value of $25.9
million. In order to fund our ongoing operations, we have directed our investment portfolio
managers to liquidate our auction rate securities and reinvest in more liquid, less risky
investments. However, due to recent weakness in the auction markets, we have been unable to
liquidate our remaining auction rate securities.
Considering our inability to sell our remaining auction rate securities at auction, the recent
deterioration of overall market conditions and our near-term liquidity needs, we concluded that the
decline in the fair value of our auction rate securities was other-than-temporary. Accordingly, we
wrote-down our auction rate securities to their estimated fair value during the six months ended
June 28, 2008 and recognized a charge of $1.4 million, which is included in other income (expense),
net, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
Risks Relating to Government Regulation
Government regulation could adversely impact our development of wireless broadband products
and services, our offering of products and services to consumers, and our business prospects.
The regulatory environment in which we operate is subject to significant change, the results
and timing of which are uncertain. The FCC has jurisdiction over the grant, renewal, lease,
assignment and sale of our domestic wireless licenses, the use of wireless spectrum to provide
communications services, and the resolution of interference between users of various spectrum
bands. Other aspects of our business, including construction and operation of our wireless systems,
and the offering of communications services, are regulated by the FCC and other federal, state and
local governmental authorities. States may exercise authority over such things as billing practices
and consumer-related issues.
Various governmental authorities could adopt regulations or take other actions that would
adversely affect the value of our assets, increase our costs of doing business, and impact our
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our activities, including changes in how wireless, mobile, and IP-enabled services are
regulated, changes in the allocation of available spectrum by the United States and/or exclusion or
limitation of our technology or products by a government or standards body, could have a material
adverse effect on our business, operating results, liquidity and financial position.
Changes in legislation or regulations may affect our ability to conduct our business or reduce
our profitability.
Future legislative, judicial or other regulatory actions could have a negative effect on our
business. Some legislation and regulations applicable to the wireless broadband business, including
how IP-enabled services are regulated, are the subject of ongoing judicial proceedings, legislative
hearings and administrative proceedings that could change the manner in which our industry is
regulated and the manner in which we operate. We cannot predict the outcome of any of these
proceedings or their potential impact on our business.
If, as a result of regulatory changes, we become subject to general common carrier rules and
regulations applicable to telecommunications service providers, commercial mobile radio service
providers offering certain switched services on a common carrier basis, and/or enhanced service
providers, including providers of interconnected VoIP service, at the federal level or in
individual states, we may incur significant administrative, litigation and compliance costs, or we
may have to restructure our service offerings, exit certain markets or raise the price of our
services, any of which could cause our services to be less attractive to customers. In addition,
future regulatory developments could increase our cost of doing business and limit our growth.
We may not have complete control over our transition of BRS and EBS spectrum, which could
impact compliance with FCC rules.
The FCCs rules require transition of BRS and EBS spectrum to the new band plan on a Basic
Trading Area (BTA) basis. See Government Regulation-BRS-EBS License Conditions. We do not hold
all of the BRS and EBS spectrum in the BTAs in which we hold spectrum. Consequently, we will need
to coordinate with other BRS and EBS licensees in order to transition spectrum we hold or lease.
Disagreements with other BRS or EBS licensees about how the spectrum should be transitioned may
delay our efforts to transition spectrum, could result in increased costs to transition the
spectrum, and could impact our efforts to comply with applicable FCC rules. The FCC rules permit us
to self-transition to the reconfigured band plan if other spectrum holders in our BTAs do not
timely transition their spectrum.
Our use of EBS spectrum is subject to privately negotiated lease agreements. Changes in FCC
rules governing such lease agreements, contractual disputes with EBS licensees, or failures by EBS
licensees to comply with FCC rules could impact our use of the spectrum.
All commercial enterprises are restricted from holding licenses for EBS spectrum. Eligibility
for EBS spectrum is limited to accredited educational institutions, governmental organizations
engaged in the formal education of enrolled students (e.g., school districts), and nonprofit
organizations whose purposes are educational. Access to EBS spectrum can only be gained by
commercial enterprises through privately-negotiated EBS lease agreements. FCC regulation of EBS
leases, private interpretation of EBS lease terms, private contractual disputes, and failure of an
EBS licensee to comply with FCC regulations all could impact our use of EBS spectrum and the value
of our leased EBS spectrum. The FCC rules permit EBS licensees to enter into lease agreements with
a maximum term of 30 years; lease agreements with terms longer than 15 years must contain a right
of review by the EBS licensee every five years beginning in year 15. The right of review must
afford the EBS licensee with an opportunity to review its educational use requirements in light of
changes in educational needs, technology, and other relevant factors and to obtain access to such
additional services, capacity, support, and/or equipment as the parties shall agree upon in the
spectrum leasing arrangement to advance the EBS licensees educational mission. A spectrum leasing
arrangement may include any mutually agreeable terms designed to accommodate changes in the EBS
licensees educational use requirements and the commercial lessees wireless broadband operations.
In addition, the terms of EBS lease agreements are subject to contract interpretation and disputes
could arise with EBS licensees. There can be no assurance that EBS leases will continue for the
full lease term, or be extended beyond the current term, or be renewed or extended on terms that
are satisfactory to us. Similarly, since we are not eligible to hold EBS licenses, we must rely on
EBS licensees with whom we contract to comply with FCC rules. The failure of an EBS licensee from
whom we lease spectrum to comply with the terms of their FCC authorization or FCC rules could
result in termination, forfeiture or non-renewal of their authorization, which would negatively
impact the amount of spectrum available for our use.
If we do not comply with build-out requirements relating to our domestic and international
spectrum licenses, such licenses could be subject to forfeiture.
Certain build-out or substantial service requirements apply to our licensed wireless
spectrum, which generally must be satisfied as a condition of license renewal. In particular, the
renewal deadline and the substantial service build-out deadline for our domestic WCS spectrum is
July 21, 2010; for our domestic BRS and EBS spectrum, the substantial service
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build-out deadline is May 1, 2011; and for our domestic AWS spectrum, the substantial service
build-out deadline is December 18, 2021. Failure to make the substantial service demonstration
domestically, without seeking and obtaining an extension from the FCC, would result in license
forfeiture. We also have certain build-out requirements internationally beginning in 2008, and
failure to make those service demonstrations could also result in license forfeiture.
We have no guarantee that the licenses we hold or lease will be renewed.
The FCC generally grants wireless licenses for terms of ten or 15 years, which are subject to
renewal and revocation. FCC rules require all wireless licensees to comply with applicable FCC
rules and policies and the Communications Act in order to retain their licenses. For example,
licensees must meet certain construction requirements, including making substantial service
demonstrations, in order to retain and renew FCC licenses. Failure to comply with FCC requirements
with respect to any license could result in revocation or non-renewal of a license. In general,
most wireless licensees who meet their construction and/or substantial service requirements are
afforded a renewal expectancy, however, all FCC license renewals can be challenged in various
ways, regardless of whether such challenges have any legal merit. Under FCC rules, licenses
continue in effect during the pendency of timely filed renewal applications. Challenges to license
renewals, while uncommon, may impact the timing of renewal grants and may impose legal costs.
Accordingly, there is no guarantee that licenses we hold or lease will remain in full force and
effect or be renewed.
We hold 30 licenses issued by the FCC for WCS spectrum. Renewal applications for all 2.3 GHz
WCS licenses, including those issued to us, were due to be filed with the FCC on July 21, 2007. We
filed our WCS renewal applications on April 23, 2007. Under FCC rules, licenses continue in effect
during the pendency of timely file renewal applications. At least three parties about which we are
aware made filings purporting to be competing applications in response to the renewal
applications we filed, AT&T and perhaps others. The basis on which the third-party filings were
made was the alleged failure of WCS licensees to deploy service on WCS spectrum and satisfy
substantial service requirements by July 21, 2007. However, on December 1, 2006, the FCC issued a
waiver order extending the substantial service deadline for WCS licensees to July 21, 2010. The
FCCs rules contain no procedures for processing competing applications filed for WCS spectrum
and it has not made any of the third-party filings available in the public record or accepted them
for filing. We have no knowledge of the status of these filings and cannot predict how the FCC may
address them or how these filings may impact our renewal applications.
Interference could negatively impact our use of wireless spectrum we hold, lease or use.
Under applicable FCC rules, users of wireless spectrum must comply with technical rules that
are intended to eliminate or diminish harmful radiofrequency interference between wireless users.
Licensed spectrum is generally entitled to interference protection, subject to technical rules
applicable to the radio service, while unlicensed spectrum has no interference protection rights
and must accept interference caused by other users.
Wireless devices utilizing WCS, BRS and EBS spectrum may be susceptible to interference from
Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS).
Since 1997, the FCC has considered a proposal to permanently authorize terrestrial repeaters
for SDARS operations adjacent to the C and D blocks of the WCS band. The FCC has permitted a large
number of these SDARS terrestrial repeaters to operate on a special temporary authorization since
2001. Permanently authorizing SDARS repeaters adjacent to the WCS band could cause interference to
WCS, BRS and EBS receivers. The extent of the interference from SDARS repeaters is unclear and is
subject to the FCCs final resolution of pending proceedings. Because WCS C and D block licenses
are adjacent to the SDARS spectrum, the potential for interference to this spectrum is of greatest
concern. There is a lesser magnitude concern regarding interference from SDARS to WCS A and B block
licenses, and BRS and EBS licenses. Central to the FCCs evaluation of this proposal has been the
technical specifications for the operation of such repeaters. SDARS licensees are seeking rule
changes that would both unfavorably alter WCS technical operating requirements and permit all
existing SDARS repeaters to continue to operate at their current operating parameters. Through
their representative association, the WCS Coalition, the majority of affected WCS licensees,
including NextWave, also have proposed technical rules for SDARS terrestrial repeaters and WCS
operations to the FCC. Final technical rules will determine the potential interference conditions
and requirements for mitigation. If SDARS repeaters result in interference to our WCS, BRS or EBS
spectrum, our ability to realize value from this spectrum may be impaired.
Increasing regulation of the tower industry may make it difficult to deploy new towers and
antenna facilities.
The FCC, together with the FAA, regulates tower marking and lighting. In addition, tower
construction and deployment of antenna facilities is impacted by federal, state and local statutes
addressing zoning, environmental protection and historic preservation. The FCC adopted significant
changes to its rules governing historic preservation review of new tower projects, which makes it
more difficult and expensive to deploy towers and antenna facilities. The
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FCC also is considering changes to its rules regarding when routine environmental evaluations
will be required to determine compliance of antenna facilities with its radiofrequency radiation
exposure limits. If adopted, these regulations could make it more difficult to deploy facilities.
In addition, the FAA has proposed modifications to its rules that would impose certain notification
requirements upon entities seeking to (i) construct or modify any tower or transmitting structure
located within certain proximity parameters of any airport or heliport, and/or (ii) construct or
modify transmission facilities using the 2500-2700 MHz radiofrequency band, which encompasses
virtually all of the BRS/EBS frequency band. If adopted, these requirements could impose new
administrative burdens upon use of BRS/EBS spectrum.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
ITEM 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
None.
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Jack Rosen |
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William J. Jones Ph.D. |
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PROPOSAL II. A proposal to approve the issuance of up to 7.5 million shares of our common
stock to the former stockholders of IPWireless, Inc. and participants in the IPWireless Employee
Incentive Plan in respect of any future earn-out payments under the merger agreement pursuant to
which NextWave acquired IPWireless was approved by 98,616,360 affirmative votes vs. 783,383
negative votes with 56,763 abstentions.
PROPOSAL III. A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst and Young LLP as independent
registered public accounting firm to audit the consolidated financial statements of NextWave and
its subsidiaries for the year ended December 28, 2008 was approved by 116,292,023 affirmative votes
vs. 60,902 negative votes with 62,881 abstentions.
(d) Not applicable.
ITEM 5. Other Information
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On August 7, 2008, NextWave executed
a binding term sheet for the issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value per share, in the amount
of $100.0 million. The shares will be issued in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Regulation D thereof. The securities will be convertible into shares
of common stock of NextWave at a conversion price based on an average trading price formulation set forth in the term sheet. NextWaves objective is to consummate the funding for the junior preferred stock transaction in September
2008. There can be no assurance at this time that NextWave will successfully complete such financing.
While this additional financing, if obtained, would alleviate
NextWaves near-term working capital deficiencies and provide us
with sufficient working capital to continue as a going concern. NextWave anticipates that
the financing may include equity conversion features and warrant
coverage that may be dilutive to
existing stockholders. |
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The securities issued pursuant to the private placement will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
will be issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, pursuant to Regulation D thereof, and may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
This information shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such jurisdiction.
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(b) |
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None. |
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ITEM 6. Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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31.1
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Allen Salmasi. |
31.2
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for George C. Alex. |
32.1
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Allen Salmasi. |
32.2
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for George C. Alex. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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NEXTWAVE WIRELESS INC.
(Registrant) |
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August 7, 2008
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By: /s/ George C. Alex |
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(Date)
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George C. Alex |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
31.1
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Allen Salmasi. |
31.2
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for George C. Alex. |
32.1
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Allen Salmasi. |
32.2
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for George C. Alex. |