2004

DALLAS-Citing a pending review of previously filed financial statements, MetroPCS Inc. said it is postponing its initial public offering, which was expected to raise approximately $500 million for the regional …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 24 GHz licenses started and ended last week after four rounds, netting more than $216,000 for seven licenses in the western United States. First …

Small wireless carriers want to offer their customers the same advanced services the big companies offer theirs. But since the economics of innovation are less favorable for small companies, it …

BEIJING-Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. said it was chosen by the International Telecommunication Union to draft two international standards aimed at shaping the world

TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile communication devices. A commercial product is …

WASHINGTON-Interoperability is not easy, but it is something that needs to happen and it is something Congress is concerned about, said Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House cybersecurity …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-In what may be a foretaste of a possible reorganization of the company, Motorola Inc. announced a new chief strategy officer and plans to retire up to $1.7 billion …

ROSEMENT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its field tests and research have proved that its Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology can provide future all-Internet Protocol mobile networks with user experience “previously thought …

Despite reports from most wireless carriers that they have seen little to no impact in customer churn related to the implementation of wireless local number portability in the top 100 …

Aggressive tactics from some device manufacturers and conservative moves by others are causing a shift in global handset market share, according to new research from IDC. According to IDC, Nokia …

Global Signal Inc. will acquire 235 wireless communications towers from private tower venture Lattice Communications L.L.C. for $115 million. The towers are primarily located in Indiana, Ohio, Alabama, Kansas and …

WASHINGTON-Even as mobility is seen as the greatest benefit to the next generation of the Internet, the wireless world is still trying to get up to speed with mobile use …

Siemens AG announced an organizational change following its quarterly financial results Thursday. The German-based supplier set up of a new business in the United States called Siemens Communications, which will …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc., which develops wireless location products and services, said it will use Siemens’ wireless GSM technology in its next-generation assisted global positioning system Locator Phone. The …

SHENZHEN, China-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has agreed to do away with its copyright lawsuit against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Both companies announced Sept. 30, 2003, a plan to review …

TOKYO-KDDI Corp. said it has partnered with Canada’s Bell Mobility Corp. for voice roaming. KDDI’s Global Passport international voice roaming service was available in 32 Canadian cities, and with the …

BOSTON-Companies that use mobile communications to manage in-the-field personnel are retaining more customers and operating more efficiently than competing firms, according to a report from the Aberdeen Group. According to …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said its net profit dropped 13 percent for the fiscal first quarter due to strong competition in the Japanese wireless market. DoCoMo posted a net profit of …

PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Motorola, Inc. has signed Brightpoint North America L.P. to provide logistics services for Motorola’s automotive division, the companies announced Thursday. Under terms of the agreement, Brightpoint’s services will include …

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has sold its Fraud Management Group to Subex Systems, an Indian software company for an undisclosed sum. This brings 30 new clients to Subex’s list of …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Continuing its marketing focus on the youth segment, T-Mobile USA Inc. reported its Gold Sponsorship of the 2004 Summer X Games in Los Angeles scheduled for next week, as …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Citing a further diversification of its business plans, enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. reported a drop in second-quarter revenues from $51 million last year to $43.5 …

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in London issued updated guidance on the use of mobile phones in hospitals. The report reinforces previous guidance that a total ban on …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-AccuWeather launched a premium short message service allowing mobile users to receive daily forecasts and severe weather alerts on their cell phones. The service-dubbed Messenger and developed by …

SAN FRANCISCO-The European directory-assistance market has a solid future provided mobile-phone subscribers are included, according to a new report by Visiongain Publishing titled “Mobile Directory Services 2004-2009.” “Visiongain believes that …