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by Reily Gregson September 1, 1998
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L.M. Ericsson

Argentina. With Telecom Personal to expand its D-AMPS/AMPS network.

Value: up to US$77 million

Argentina. With Telefonica Comunicaciones Personales to expand its D-AMPS IS-136/AMPS network.

Value: US$45 million

Bosnia. With PTT Bosnia and Herzegovina for 30,000 GSM mobile lines (and fixed equipment).

Value: US$59 million

Chile. With CTC-Startel for expanding its D-AMPS IS-136 network.

Value: US$31.5 million

Finland. With Kuopio Telephone Co. for a turnkey GSM 1800 network.

Value: Undisclosed

Italy. With Wind for a GSM dualband 900 network.

Value: Undisclosed

Mexico. With Telcel for a D-AMPS IS-136 1900 MHz network and to expand its 800 MHz analog network.

Value: US$300 million

Russia. With Vostok Mobile for a D-AMPS IS-136 network.

Value: Undisclosed

Spain. With Retevision Movil S.A. for part of a turnkey GSM 1800 network.

Value: US$340 million

West Bank and Gaza. With Paltel for a turnkey GSM network.

Value: US$40 million

Lucent

Technologies Inc.

Brazil. With Telesp for a CDMA overlay project.

Value: US$10 million

Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). With Cote d’Ivoire Telecom to supply TDMA wireless access systems.

Value: Undisclosed

Saudi Arabia. With Saudi Telecommunications Co. to expand its GSM network.

Value: US$699 million

Taiwan. With KG Telecom and Tuntex for GSM 1800 network expansions.

Value: US$70 million

Venezuela. With Telcel to upgrade its network from analog to CDMA.

Value: US$100 jillion

Motorola Inc.

Brazil. With GlobalTelecom for a dual-mode CDMA/analog system.

Value: US$220 million

China. With Beijing Telecommunications Administration to expand its GSM 900 network and to install a GSM 1800 dual-band network.

Value: US$28 million

Dominican Republic. With Tricom S.A. for WLL and PCS equipment.

Value: US$52 million (first phase)

Egypt. With Mobinil for a turnkey GSM 900 network.

Value: US$60 million

Peru. With Telefonica del Peru for a CDMA network expansion.

Value: US$350 million

NEC Corp.

Mongolia. With Mobicom Corp. for a fixed wireless network.

Value: US$2.77 million

Russia. With Elektrosviaz for a fixed wireless network.

Value: US$3.5 million

Nokia

China. With Beijing Telecommunications Administration to expand its GSM network.

Value: US$56 million

Czech Republic. With EuroTel Praha for a GSM 900 network expansion.

Value: about US$200 million

Finland. With Oulun Puhelin Oy for a GSM 1800 network.

Value: Undisclosed

Philippines. With Globe Telecom for expanding its GSM-based Handyphone system.

Value: US$25 million

Russia. With North-West GSM to expand its GSM 900 network in St. Petersburg.

Value: Undisclosed

Singapore. With MobileOne for a GSM 900 network expansion.

US$30 million

Venezuela. With Corporacion Digitel C.A. for a turnkey GSM 900 network.

Value: US$105 million

Northern Telecom Ltd.

Hong Kong. With Sunday with expand its GSM network.

Value: US$64 million

Mexico. With Unefon for a CDMA fixed wireless access network.

Value: US$700 million

Turkey. With Turk Telekom for a fixed wireless access network.

Value: US$20 million

Qualcomm Inc.

India. With Shyam Telelink for a CDMA WLL network.

Value: US$45 million

Siemens A.G.

Greenland. With Tele Greenland for a GSM network.

Value: Undisclosed

Spain. With Retevision Movil S.A. for GSM 1800 equipment.

Value: US$335.8 million

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