WASHINGTON-The Brazilian government is moving ahead with the privatization of Telebr

The annual growth rate of worldwide subscribers using Time Division Multiple Access Technology is expected to increase more than 100 percent this year, according to figures released recently by the …

OXFORD, England-Tele-communications development boosts economic growth. Or is it the other way around? Economists have argued for decades about the exact nature of the relationship. What is not in dispute …

PRINCETON, New Jersey, United States-United States-based Intek Global Corp. announced its Linear Modulation Technology subsidiary entered into a five-year technology, development and supply agreement from Nokia Telecommunications, a unit of …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Tele-communications and Computer Sciences Corp. formed an alliance to offer value-added services to Nokia’s infrastructure clients, including mobile and fixed wireless carriers, announced Nokia. The companies intend to …

BEIJING-The Chinese Ministry of Information Industry 22 April announced the first domestically designed and manufactured digital mobile telecommunications equipment has been connected to the local network in Shanghai. The ministry …

TOKYO-NEC Corp. and United Kingdom-based ERA Technology Ltd. signed a joint-venture agreement to design and develop next-generation wireless network infrastructure based on the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) standard, said …

The Inmarsat Council reached an agreement to privatize Inmarsat with a target date of 1 January 1999. According to Inmarsat, its signatories, parties and management have worked together for three …

CASABLANCA, Morocco-For Morocco, 29 June 1997 marked a point of no return for the country’s telecommunications industry-a turning point that changed forever the way telephony is looked at in the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Africa was in danger of failing to provide basic telecommunications services by the beginning of the millennium if it did not receive the help of foreign investors and …

WASHINGTON-The heat is up again in Latin America, and it has nothing to do with El Nino. The region’s unmet demand for services and high potential for growth have called …

ARGENTINA U.S.-based DSC Communications Corp. announced it signed an agreement with Movicom to deliver and deploy its CTC421 Intelligent Digital Trunk Optimizer for expanding the carrier’s network capacity. BOLIVIA SR …

BALTIMORE, United States-Millions of hearing-aid wearers in Europe and throughout the world could benefit from work underway in the United States on a national standard intended to eliminate interference from …

Nokia GSM phones Nokia Corp. introduced three new GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) phones operating on the 900 MHz frequency band. The Nokia 8810 has a protective slide cover …

DENVER, United States-If all goes as planned, the world could have as many as 10 mobile satellite communications (MSS) systems operating in the next five years. By 2002, the MSS …

DENVER, Colorado, United States-A ruling from a U.S. federal bankruptcy court may have set a dangerous precedent for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and further muddied the waters for C-block …

WARSAW, Poland-Four satellite network operators joined the GSM MoU Association during its annual meeting in April in Warsaw, Poland, according to the group. Globalstar L.P., Iridium L.L.C., ICO Global Communications …

Loral Space & Communications said it will increase its ownership in Globalstar L.P. to 42 percent, establish a US$210 million fund to reinvest in the mobile satellite service project and …

DALLAS-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s net income dropped 77 percent in the first quarter, but the company announced several new contracts. Glenayre reported net income of $3.2 million, or 5 cents per …

The story on Rock Creek Park antenna siting in the April 10 issue (page 3) misidentified the companies of two executives. Maureen Kane is the manager of site acquisition for …