BROWSING: fixed wireless

WASHINGTON-If allowed to merge, British Telecommunications plc and MCI Communications Corp. promised to jump start local competition, keep interconnection prices low and promote the use of wireless technology for both fixed and mobile global service, according to its application for a merger.The joint company,...

Hughes Network Systems Inc. aspires to accomplish a great deal more than just to supply $1 billion of network equipment to NextWave Telecom Inc."This goes beyond equipment supply. That's why we took the equity position," said Pradeep Kaul, executive vice president of Hughes Networks...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Dr. Nils Rydbeck, manager of Mobile Telephony research and development at Ericsson in the United States, was awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' Gold Medal for an outstanding contribution in the development of mobile telephones.The medal committee recognized Rydbeck for "significant...

JV Digital Cellular Communications of Ukraine Ltd. placed an order, valued at $30 million, for L.M. Ericsson's fixed Digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service/AMPS cellular network. Under the contract, Ericsson will install the network in Kiev, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Charkiv, Odessa and the peninsular Krim. The...

Motorola Inc.'s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group has signed a contract valued at more than $100 million to deploy a fixed wireless telephone network in the Philippines.Motorola said the network will supply service in the southern and western Mindanao regions, located in the southern...

PAIGNTON, U.K.-Northern Telecom Inc. will supply Proximity I fixed radio access network equipment and services to Ionica, a new national public telephone operator in the United Kingdom. Proximity wireless access products substitute radio for copper cable to connect customers' homes and businesses, reducing time...

NEW YORK-DSC Communications Corp., a major manufacturer of switches for wireless and wireline telecommunications, announced it anticipates posting disappointing revenues and earnings for the third quarter ending Sept. 30.The company expects total revenue for the quarter to be between $325 million and $335 million,...

NEW YORK-When it comes to bundling wireless and landline telephone services, AirTouch Communications Inc. will pursue two different strategies, one domestic and one European, key executives said at a Sept. 11 meeting with the Wall Street investment community.On the home front, "we plan to...

Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. has entered into an agreement with Paging Network Inc. to offer PageNet's wireless messaging services, including the company's line of alphanumeric and numeric pagers. PageNet will provide Comcast with customized equipment and other turnkey programs that can include pager leasing,...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Shanghai Posts & Telecommunications Administration have signed an agreement to trial Motorola's fixed wireless telephone system in Shanghai using Code Division Multiple Access technology.The CDMA digital wireless local loop system will operate at 1.9 GHz, said Motorola. The trial...

Phoenix Wireless Group has installed a wireless local loop network in Paraguay to provide rural dwellers in the town of Pirapou with basic telephone service.Communications access is limited in Paraguay, a country whose land mass is comparable in size to the state of California,...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Pertti Johansson is now senior vice president and general manager of Motorola Inc.'s International Cellular Infrastructure Division.Johansson joined Motorola in 1986 as director of International Cellular Operations and currently is responsible for sales, design, engineering and installation of cellular infrastructure equipment and...

L.M. Ericsson announced it will deliver a Global System for Mobile communications network, valued at $77 million, to the Indian cellular operator Birla Communications Ltd. Birla Communications is a joint venture between AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and the Indian company A.V. Birla Group. Its...

It has been about seven years since the disintegration of the Soviet empire. During that time, some former Eastern bloc countries have built a thriving telecommunications business despite obstacles.Cellular and wireless local loop services are being implemented as quick, economical alternatives to post-communist wireline...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced it has deployed its wireless local loop network in Benin, Africa, providing phone service for the first time to many remote customers.The network uses a narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service radio interface and was initially deployed...

VIENNA, Va.-Cable & Wireless Inc. has reached an agreement with MobileComm that will allow CWI to introduce CWI-branded paging service to its long-distance customers during this second quarter.CWI focuses on business customers in the United States, offering a combined portfolio of domestic and international...

So there they were on one panel, George Gilder, Nicholas Negroponte and Peter Huber-the creme de la creme of spectrum seers-brought before the Senate Commerce Committee last Thursday to enlighten lawmakers about how to reform the airwaves.Each had his own unique style, but the...

Fujian Posts and Telecommunications Administration of China will trial Motorola Inc.'s fixed wireless telephone system using Fujitsu Ltd.'s switching system, announced Motorola's Wireless Access Systems Division. The trial will be the first application in China of Motorola's Code Division Multiple Access digital wireless local...

The South African Police Services announced it has awarded Motorola Inc. and South Africa-based Alcom a contract for a SmartZone UHF two-way radio communications system. Motorola said the system will serve SAPS personnel working in Cape Town and the greater western Cape region. Alcom...

L.M. Ericsson announced it has won a contract from Telecel to provide Digital Cross Connect for Portugal's Global System for Mobile communications network. The DXX Digital Cross Connect system will enhance the network that covers most of Portugal, Ericsson said. The order comes to...

WASHINGTON-Regulatory parity and universal service participation were the two common issues addressed by those who submitted comments regarding the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to allow commercial mobile radio services operators to provide fixed local-loop services.Most advanced wireless carriers already have the right to provide...

This year promises to be a transition period for the Latin American wireless market, a year hosting key events necessary to drive the subscriber growth that is projected by the end of the decade.Impending introduction of competition in Brazil and Central America, as well...

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. announced it has planned a major restructuring program. The company said it will consolidate its manufacturing and engineering by transferring production from its Puerto Rico and Illinois manufacturing facilities to its Atlanta facility, substantially reducing fixed manufacturing costs.Telular said the...

Bell Atlantic International, through its 42 percent investment in Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V., is in the heart of negotiations with the Mexican government regarding Iusacell's license to operate a nationwide fixed wireless network.Meanwhile, Iusacell is gearing up to provide long-distance phone service throughout...