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VODAFONE FIELD TRIAL TESTS CDMA-GSM

NEWBURY, U.K.-Vodafone Group plc and Qualcomm Inc. said they will conduct a field trial in the United Kingdom starting the fourth quarter to demonstrate how Code Division Multiple Access wireless access technology can be integrated into a Global System for Mobile communications network.The companies...

MOTOROLA’S LLOYD PREDICTS THAT PAGING WILL SEND A GLOBAL MARKET MESSAGE

After three years in Motorola Inc.'s Information Systems Group and 23 years with the company, Frank Lloyd has returned to paging, his mind set on growing international markets and advancing voice paging and two-way messaging.Lloyd is senior vice president and general manager of Motorola's...

NOKIA PICKS CISCO FOR ACCESS SERVER

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Telecommunications selected Cisco Systems Inc.'s Cisco AS5200 universal access server, which routes digital cellular phone calls directly to data networks and the Internet.Nokia's decision was based in part on Cisco's addition of support of the V.110 rate adaption protocol, which enables...

MILLICOM STARTS SERVICE IN ESTONIA

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. launched cellular service in Estonia.Ritabell Co. Ltd., the company that holds the cellular license, is owned 48 percent by Millicom. Ritabell began service under the Q GSM brand name in four major cities including Tallinn.

GSM ROAMING PACTS NIX NEED FOR UNIVERSAL PHONE

"The market for universal phones may prove more limited than trade hyperbole suggests," argues one analyst in response to industry buzz about satellite-based global telephone service-fueled by the successful launch May 5 of the first group of Iridium Inc. satellites."Extolled by the Iridium satellite...

METROMEDIA COMES BACK TO WIRELESS BUT AVOIDS THE U.S. MARKET

When billionaire John Kluge of Metromedia International Group Inc. sold his company's film and television properties last month, he said the transaction would allow Metromedia to focus on its new mobile phone and paging ventures in Eastern Europe and the Far East.This will be...

OMNIPOINT USERS TO ROAM IN FRANCE

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-New Jersey-based personal communications services carrier Omnipoint Communications Inc. has entered into a partnership agreement with France Telecom that will allow Omnipoint customers to begin operational roaming while traveling in France.Omnipoint said France Telecom is its eighth international partner.Omnipoint and France Telecom...

SAN FRANCISCO GETS GSM PCS SYSTEM

RICHARDSON, Texas-Pacific Bell Mobile Services launched its personal communications services network in San Francisco using Global System for Mobile communications technology. Ericsson Inc. supplied the GSM equipment and phones.Bo Hedfors, president and chief executive officer of Ericsson Inc., said the launch is Pac Bell's...

PACIFIC BELL INTROS PCS IN BAY AREA

SAN FRANCISCO-Pacific Bell Mobile Services launched its personal communications services network in the San Francisco Bay area.The network uses Global System for Mobile communications technology. Each phone includes a GSM smart chip, which stores a subscriber's PCS telephone number, calling plan and speed dialing...

STILL DECRYING IS-95 STANDARD, ERICSSON SEEKS W-CDMA MARKET

Swedish telecommunications giant L.M. Ericsson is promoting the application of wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology, and recently announced a partnership with Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corp. of Japan to develop commercial uses for W-CDMA.The announcement has raised a few eyebrows for a number...

WORLD BRIEFS

China will have more than 20 million cellular subscribers by 2000, predicts a report released by International Technology Consultants Inc., titled Wireless Communications Markets: China. By 2000, China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications plans to install 150 million switching lines and only 105 million main...

NOKIA PREMIERES SMART MESSAGING

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Mobile Phones introduced a service that allows direct Internet access from standard Global System for Mobile communications cellular phones."The main idea behind Smart Messaging is to combine Internet access with wireless telephony in a seamless manner," said Mikko Terho, vice president of...

D.C. NOTES

The cellular industry joined Ellen and the Clinton administration last week, volunteering to come out as a consumer advocate.That's right, CTIA joined the fight against aggressive driving-this coming from the people who champion the car phones that irresponsible drivers cradle between head and shoulders...

GEOWORKS EXPANDS NOKIA RELATIONSHIP

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks will expand its cooperation with Nokia to provide packaged content and services for Smart Messaging, the Nokia-developed Global System for Mobile communications wireless service architecture announced last month at the CeBIT '97 technology fair.Geoworks will provide wireless services using Nokia's newly proposed...

ALABAMA TELEPHONE COMPANIES ARM THEMSELVES WITH WIRELESS

A C-block enterprise created by two Alabama telephone companies is methodically slipping into position to rival big-name wireless players in the Gulf Coast area.The telephone companies believe if they are going to lose landline customers to wireless offerings, they want to lose business to...

ERICSSON TO EXPAND NETWORKS IN CHINA

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed two contracts to expand Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications System mobile networks in the Hebei province of China. The company values the contracts with Hebei Post & Telecommunications Administration at $71 million.The first contract, which accounts...

WORLD BRIEFS

NEC Corp. won contracts for two transmission projects in Costa Rica in conjunction with Intituto Costarricense de Electricidad. One project calls for NEC to supply a 2 GHz/8 Mbps digital microwave radio system for rural districts of Costa Rica. The other calls for NEC...

ROMANIAN VENTURE LAUNCHES SERVICE

SAN FRANCISCO-MobiFon, the Romanian cellular venture of Telesystem International Wireless of Canada and AirTouch Communications Inc., launched commercial service less than five months after receiving a license.The network uses Global System for Mobile communications technology. Service is available in Bucharest and eight major cities,...

NORTEL TO EXPAND CHINESE NETWORK

XIAN, China-Northern Telecom Inc. won a contract to expand Shaanxi Provincial Telecommunications Administration's Global System for Mobile communications cellular network. Nortel values the agreement at $22 million.Nortel supplied the existing Shaanxi GSM network in 1995. The company will add DMS-MSC digital switching equipment and...

LUCENT TO SUPPLY CHIPSETS FOR CAR STEREO AND PHONE IN ONE UNIT

Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Microelectronics Group announced it is supplying its Sceptre chipsets for Blaupunkt's new Radiophone device, a car stereo and cellular phone in one that will be available in Europe during the third quarter, said Lucent.The initial release of Radiophone will operate using...

EQUIPMENT SHORTAGE UNDERMINES DIGITAL NETWORK TESTING EFFORTS

The lack of certain infrastructure testing equipment will slow the rate at which many digital wireless telecommunications providers roll out service, says a Maryland-based test equipment manufacturer."We'll probably see mass deployments (of digital services) come together at a slower pace than they potentially could...

OMNIPOINT MAKES IRISH ROAMING PACT

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. announced it has reached a roaming agreement with Eircell, a Global System for Mobile communications provider in Ireland. The launch of service with Eircell is Omnipoint's fifth active international roaming pact in less than three months, the company said.Omnipoint...

DIGIPH CONTRACTS WITH SIEMENS

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Siemens Stromberg-Carlson agreed to supply Global System for Mobile communications network equipment and services to DigiPH PCS Inc., which holds licenses in the Florida panhandle, southern Alabama and parts of Mississippi. Siemens values the agreement at $74.9 million.Installation of the system will...

ERICSSON INKS DEALS FOR CHINESE NETS

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed two contracts with the Jiangsu Post & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communication System networks in China.Ericsson values the contract for GSM equipment at $60 million. The equipment is part of the...