May 2005

NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access launch until next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world’s bleeding edge of wireless. DoCoMo’s announcement …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-A Delaware jury awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. $274,990 in damages in the company’s patent battle with Extreme Networks. The jury ruled Extreme Networks violated one of Lucent’s patents. …

SINGAPORE-Electronics manufacturer Flextronics announced Chief Operating Officer Michael McNamara will helm the company following the retirement of its current chief executive officer next year. The news comes as Flextronics plans …

WASHINGTON-Public-interest groups interested in getting the attention of the Federal Communications Commission should take a hint from the American Family Association. AFA and two other family-interest groups met May 9 …

Following is a roundup of wireless companies that received ratings changes from financial services companies this week. JP Morgan lowered its rating on SpectraLink from neutral to underweight. The firm …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. signed an agreement to sell its 34.75-percent equity ownership in Israeli wireless carrier Cellcom to Discount Investment Corp. for $625 million. Discount Investment currently holds a 25-percent interest …

CHICAGO-Astellia, which provides wireless network performance optimization products, said it signed a deal with a U.S. wireless operator through the company’s recently launched U.S. subsidiary. The company will provide its …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Body Shop, which sells skin and hair care products, launched a national wireless phone collection and recycling program along with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the …

HOUSTON-MindWireless, which provides cellular program management and optimization services, said it added a procurement function to its wireless billing management offerings. The Web-based feature allows companies to track employee purchases …

SAN FRANCISCO-Parsons Corp., which provides technical and management solutions for industries including wireless telecom, announced it has acquired The Alaris Group L.L.C., which provides wireless site development services. Based in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a UMTS license agreement with Sagem that calls for Ericsson Mobile Platforms to supply its U100 platform to Sagem for its 3G/W-CDMA devices. “This is an …

WASHINGTON-Members of the House Commerce Committee led by Reps. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), co-chairs of the Congressional E911 Caucus, urged congressional appropriators Tuesday to fully fund E911 …

WASHINGTON-The Rural Cellular Association told the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Wednesday that the Federal Communications Commission in a recent report to Congress underestimated and poorly reflected the efforts of Tier …

WASHINGTON-The Missouri Senate approved legislation setting a 5-percent cap on wireless taxes, while putting an end to a slew of lawsuits filed by cities to recover back taxes from mobile-phone …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint announced it will sell the advanced MM-A800 by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a 2-megapixel camera phone, for $350 with a rebate. The sliding-style phone will be available …

SAN DIEGO-The Rural Telecommunications Group Inc. (RTG) is partnering with One Voice Technologies Inc. to offer enhanced mobile services such as group conference calling and voice dialing. The association of …

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a surprisingly strong 957,000 net customer additions for the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the nearly 1.2 million customers the carrier added …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said its AirCard 775 wireless wide area network card is now available from Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp. for use on the company’s newly launched EDGE network …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-Video game publisher Nival Interactive has acquired controlling interest in Targem Games, a Russian publisher of titles for PCs and mobile handsets. The acquisition will allow Nival to …

NEW YORK-Internet search giant Google acquired Dodgeball.com, a popular SMS-based, location-specific social networking service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dodgeball.com allows users to “check in” at specific locations-a …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will complete the sale of its 20-percent stake in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Ltd. to Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. June 23, nearly two years earlier than …

BERLIN-Nokia Corp. released its new Local Business Connectivity product, which the company said will allow businesses to manage applications and services for their Nokia smart phones. The company also announced …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced it purchased a $200 million controlling interest in TerreStar Networks Inc., a company building a mobile satellite network. Motient now owns 61 percent …

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 results that included strong customer growth and improving financial metrics. The carrier said it added 29,000 subscribers during the final …

WASHINGTON-The Chicago City Council voted to prohibit drivers from using hand-held mobile phones, an action that could to lead to a push for a statewide ban in Illinois. The handheld …