January 2004

NTT DoCoMo Inc., which owns a 16-percent stake in AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said it has agreed to a temporary waiver of its consultation rights under its investor agreement in …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments signaled the chip industry’s assured return to good times with a net profit of $512 million, or 29 cents per share, in the fourth quarter. This trumps the …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. announced it will sell $225 million principal amount of 7.5-percent senior notes due 2012 through an institutional private placement. Net proceeds are expected to be approximately $221.7 …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will supply a third-generation UMTS network for Polish operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. The agreement also includes UMTS handsets. The value of the deal was not …

LONDON-GSM operators will count 1 billion users by the end of the first quarter 2004, according to predictions from the GSM Association. More than 180 million GSM users were added …

EVANSTON, Ill.-Mobile marketing company Vibes Media released its new iRadio product, which the company said allows radio stations to conduct interactive polls and campaigns using text messaging. The company said …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted just more than 1 million net subscriber additions during the fourth quarter of 2003, surpassing the 670,000 customers the carrier added during the third quarter of …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. received the most consumer complaints registered with the Federal Communications Commission during the third quarter of last year according to a report from the Wall Street …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said it has unveiled a micro-size electronic component known as film bulk resonator duplexer for handsets, data cards and other wireless products. The company said …

BOISE, Idaho-The wireless enterprise market continues its march with Extended Systems announcing an expanded agreement with European operator Orange to offer wireless e-mail services to Orange subscribers. Under the new …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said it scored $907 million in its recent public offering, with shares selling at $78.25 per share. Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill Lynch …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s admission that it was looking at strategic alternatives for its operations is expected to have broad implications for the carrier’s direct and indirect dealer agents. Analysts …

Most of the world’s top mobile-phone makers celebrated major fourth-quarter victories, with record numbers of shipments and revenues boosted by the holiday season, but those in the industry expect the …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003, which was a 6-percent improvement compared with the $1.1 billion the company reported for …

T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its America Online Inc. instant-messaging service in favor of a more open, standards-based offering. The carrier signed a deal with IM company Oz Communications to …

One day soon, perhaps after Justice Antonin Scalia and Vice President Cheney return from their next weekend hunting trip, the Supreme Court will be asked to take an antenna-siting case. …

The sale of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is unlikely to have a long-term negative effect on the tower industry, according to tower companies and analysts in the space, who this …

ATHENS, Greece-Greek mobile operator Stet Hellas Telecommunications reported it will launch commercial third-generation services Tuesday. Two Nokia UMTS handsets-the 6650 and 7600-along with the Motorola A835 and the Siemens U15 …

Going by the quarterly reports of major vendors, wireless equipment business is whirring back to favor. Putting panic behind them, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. recorded solid growth, while …

Although mobile-phone marketing is relatively new in the United States, a new survey of more than 400 marketers reports that a majority already highly rate its potential as a marketing …

Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia …

WASHINGTON-The experience of the wireless industry as it grew from an elite service to mass-market acceptance shows both the benefits and challenges of a light regulatory touch, acknowledged FCC Commissioner …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake approved a request to drop a brain-cancer lawsuit filed by Atlanta’s Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett, who died in November 2002, alleged …

The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of …

WASHINGTON-Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smart-phone batteries. …