May 2005

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. appointed Ed Colligan as its chief executive officer. Colligan has served as the company’s interim CEO since February. “Ed has been a driving force for innovation in …

Alcatel shook off the last of its mobile-phone operations by selling its stake in the mobile-phone joint venture it formed last year with Chinese electronics company TCL Communication Technology Holdings …

WASHINGTON-Nine wireless carriers said they will send text messages to people who opt in to receive Amber Alerts over their cell phones in the culmination of a movement CTIA President …

Regional wireless operator Centennial Communications Corp. said it expanded its Midwest footprint into Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich. Centennial acquired the 10-megahertz of spectrum used for the expansion from AT&T …

WASHINGTON-Legal challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s new wireless truth-in-billing rules appear likely to be heard in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Last month, the court …

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Horizon PCS Inc. said it added 800 customers during the first quarter of this year, which included 2,400 net customer additions and 1,600 customers it …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it was selected by Vivo, the largest mobile operator in Brazil, to manage Vivo’s field operations in more than 2,000 sites in the states of Distrito …

Mobile TV got another boost from SmartVideo Technologies Inc., which announced an advertising-supported streaming music video service for mobile-phone users. The service will feature videos culled from Digital Music Video …

WASHINGTON-A newly published study says the risk for brain tumors is higher for digital mobile-phone subscribers in rural areas than for those living in cities, but Swedish researchers urge caution …

BOSTON-Mobile marketing company m-Qube said it has teamed with Nestle Nesquick for an integrated mobile promotion to attract teen-agers and young adults. The promotion includes an instant-win game that allows …

NAGS HEAD, N.C.-Verizon Wireless said it is investing $14 million to expand its network into the Outer Banks and surrounding areas of northeastern North Carolina. The expansion includes Elizabeth City, …

WARREN, N.J.-Prepaid mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. launched a new pricing plan that the company said was geared toward its higher-usage subscribers. The new plan allows subscribers …

LONDON-Marconi Corp. announced a distribution agreement with Chinese supplier Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. that will see the two companies resell part of each other’s product portfolios. The news follows an …

WASHINGTON-When the Community Technology Centers’ Network officially began its ambitious campaign in late March to persuade federal regulators to force Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. to divest “sufficient spectrum” …

BOSTON-Verizon Wireless trumped all other telecommunications providers in the latest online customer respect survey conducted by research and consulting firm The Customer Respect Group. TCRG said the index was a …

Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless Inc.’ board of directors said it is separating the roles of chair and chief executive officer and replacing the lead independent director position with a non-executive …

SAN FRANCISCO-The number of mobile subscribers in China is expected to grow to 580 million by the end of 2010, according to a new report form Visiongain. The study, “The …

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 …

WASHINGTON-While wireless carriers had years to deploy enhanced 911 services (and still missed the mark), Voice over Internet Protocol carriers are expected to have only until fall if rules proposed …

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 …

SiRF Technology Holdings this week plans to unveil a global positioning system-enabled system-on-a-chip (SoC) it said will make automotive navigation and telematics systems more affordable for consumers. The product, dubbed …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network launch until sometime later next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world’s bleeding …

To better understand the wireless gaming phenomenon, I recently plunked over $20 of my hard-earned money to install Bejeweled! on my phone. It was a tough assignment, but I took …

BEIJING-KongZhong Corp. will acquire Chinese mobile game publisher Tianjin Mammoth Technology Co., the companies said Friday. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in June, were not disclosed. …

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 …