March 10, 1997

Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with Beijing Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network in Beijing. Nokia values the agreement at $50 million. Nokia said it will provide its DX 200 mobile switching centers, base station …

GERMANTOWN, Md.-Hughes Network Systems Inc. won the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium’s technology award at the consortium’s summit in Orlando last month. Hughes received the Outstanding Innovation Award for its demonstrations of Interim Standard 136 features and benefits using the GMH …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-GTE Wireless announced it has expanded its digital wireless network to include San Francisco’s East Bay. The company’s digital wireless service now is available in the majority of the San Francisco Bay area, with plans to expand to …

WASHINGTON-Vice President Gore’s major-and questionably legal-role in Clinton administration fund raising raises more questions about whether telecommunications and trade policies continue to be compromised by campaign contributions from donors seeking a lane on the Information Superhighway. Gore, the most influential …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Western Multiplex division introduced the third generation of its LYNX family of radios designed for temporary or permanent connections often used as an alternative to leased lines or 38 GHz microwave for `last-mile’ applications. The LYNX.sc …

SAN FRANCISCO-Coherent Communications Systems Corp. announced the launch of its new network management system. The Coherent Monitoring, Observation and Response system (c/mor), makes possible remote monitoring and configuration of Coherent echo cancellers located throughout a customer’s network. The c/mor system …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Personal Communications Industry Association as part of the festivities surrounding the annual Eugene Bowler Award ceremony scheduled for April 29. At press time, this year’s Bowler Award recipient …