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by Reily Gregson September 1, 2000
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Ericsson

Canada. With Microcell Connexions for a GPRS network.

Value: Undisclosed

China. With China Unicom for GSM expansions in Jilin, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces.

Value: US$176 million

Laos. With Lao Telecommunications Co. for GSM switching.

Value: US$1.2 million

Mexico. With Pegaso for

CDMA equipment for its PCS network.

Value: US$200 million

Turkey. With Turkcell for a GPRS network upgrade.

Value: Undisclosed

HuAweI Technology

Laos. With Lao Telecommunications Co. for a GSM upgrade.

Value: US$800,000

Lucent

China. With Liaoning Unicom, a subsidiary of China Unicom, in Shenyang to boost the capacity of its network to more than 1.2 million subscribers.

Value: Undisclosed

United States. With TeleCorp PCS for a TDMA network expansion and five-year contract extension.

Value: US$350 million

Motorola

China. With China Unicom for GSM 900 network expansions in three provinces.

Value: US$190 million

China. With Zhejiang Mobile Communications for a GSM 1800 network.

Value: US$60 million

China. With China Unicom for seven network expansion contracts.

Value: US$258 million

Indonesia. With Telkomsel for a GSM upgrade.

Value: US$27 million

NEC

Thailand. With the Communications Authority of Thailand for expansion of CAT’s current 800 MHz CDMA network.

Value: Undisclosed

Nokia

Australia. With Cable & Wireless Optus for a GPRS network.

Value: Undisclosed

Belgium. With Mobistar for a GPRS core network.

Value: Undisclosed

China. With Zhejiang Mobile Communications for a GSM 1800 network.

Value: US$60 million

Iran. With Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) for a GSM expansion in Tehran.

Value: Undisclosed

Italy. With Blu for GPRS infrastructure.

Value: Undisclosed

New Zealand. With Vodafone New Zealand for a GPRS network.

Value: Undisclosed

Philippines. With Smart Communications for expansion of its nationwide GSM network.

Value: US$300 million

Portugal. With Optimus for a GPRS network.

Value: Undisclosed

Singapore. With M1 for a GSM network upgrade and expansion.

Value: US$40 million

Taiwan. With Chunghwa Telecom for a GPRS network.

Value: Undisclosed

Siemens

Norway. With NetCom for a GPRS network.

Value: Undisclosed

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