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by Reily Gregson July 1, 1998
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Belgium. With KPN-Orange Belgium N.V. for a DCS 1800 network.

Value: US$269 million

Brazil. With ATL-Algar Telecom Leste S.A. for a TDMA network.

Value: up to US$350 million

Ecuador. Five-year contract with BellSouth Ecuador to upgrade its AMPS network to TDMA IS-136.

Value: more than US$250 million

Egypt. Contract from Misrfone to deliver a 900 MHz GSM network.

Value: US$100 million

Hong Kong. With SmarTone for GSM equipment to expand network capacity.

Value: US$50 million

India. With Srinivas Cellcom Ltd. to build a GSM network.

Value: not disclosed

The Netherlands. With Telfort, the country’s third mobile operator, to deliver a turnkey nationwide GSM network.

Value: more than US$200 million

Portugal. With Telecel for a GSM 900 dual-band solution to extend the carrier’s existing GSM 900 network. Plus new intelligent functions.

Value: US$40 million

Russia. With VimpelCom to expand the carrier’s AMPS network.

Value: US$22 million

South Africa. With Mobile Telephone Networks to expand the carrier’s GSM network.

Value: US$200 million.

Lucent Technologies Inc.

Costa Rica. With Costarricense de Electricidad to expand its TDMA network in rural areas.

Value: US$5.5 million

United States. With Sprint PCS to supply CDMA equipment for the next phase of the carrier’s network expansion.

Value: up to $700 million

Motorola Inc.

Bangladesh. With Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd. to deliver a CDMA network in Dhaka and Chittagong.

Value: US$21 million

China. With China Eastern Communications Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Technical Import and Export. For GSM infrastructure.

Value: US$210 million

China. With Shanxi province. For GSM infrastructure.

Value: US$21 million

China. With Zhejiang Posts and Telecommunications Administration. For GSM infrastructure.

Value: US$115 million

Democratic Republic of Congo. With Telecel Congo Sprl. to add CDMA infrastructure to the carrier’s existing analog network.

Value: not disclosed.

Northern Telecom Ltd.

China. With China Unicom to expand the carrier’s existing GSM network in Chongqing and also for a new GSM network in Shandong.

Value: US$10 million

Mexico. With SPC for a

CDMA fixed wireless network, according to an recent article in the Financial Times.

Value: US$590 million

Turkey. With Turk Telekom for Proximity fixed wireless equipment.

Value: US$20 million

Siemens A.G.

China. Contract with the Chinese Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) to expand the Chinese long-distance mobile network.

Value: US$52.5 million

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