PCTEL makes acquisition

BLOOMINGDALE - PCTEL Inc., a propagation and optimization solutions company for the wireless industry, announced Wednesday that it acquired Sparco Technologies Inc., a San Antonio, Texas,-based company that specializes in selling value-added WLAN products and services to the enterprise, education, hospitality, and health care markets.

In 2009, Sparco generated approximately $2.8 million in revenue.

PCTEL will pay $2.4 million for Sparco and will integrate the Sparco operations into its Antenna Products Group.