Carriers

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-The wireless industry posted a 3-percent year-over-year drop in customer satisfaction, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index ranking released by the Stephen M. Ross Business School at …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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-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 …

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 …

Motorola Inc. said the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a $2.13 billion judgment against the Uzan family in a long-running dispute between the company and the Turkish family that included charges …

The day was marked by several mergers around the world in the mobile content space, an area that seems to be consolidating at an even faster clip than other areas …

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 …

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” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

RealNetworks Inc. announced plans to join the crowded mobile gaming playground, acquiring European publisher Mr. Goodliving for $15 million in cash. A 40-person company based in Helsinki, Finland, Mr. Goodliving …

DALLAS-I can see Homer Simpson peering out of the phone in Martyn Gregory’s hand. The animated “Simpsons” TV star is trying desperately to jump off a burning oil tower and …

WASHINGTON-Public-interest groups interested in getting the attention of the Federal Communications Commission should take a hint from the American Family Association, which scored met with eight key staffers from the …

With three months of financial and operational performance on the books, 2005 is setting up as another strong year for the wireless industry. Analysts noted that first-quarter results have shown …

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

Nextel Communications Inc. threw its hat into the public Wi-Fi space with the launch of its commonly named WiFi HotSpot service. The carrier has previously stayed out of the public …

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 …

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 …

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 …