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ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. announced its billing and customer care system was chosen as Telecom Italia Mobile’s international telecom billing solution. As a member of the Telecom Italia Group, TIM is …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group said its new Global System for Mobile communications handset design cuts development time by about 60 percent. Taiwan-based GVC Corp., Lucent’s first GSM Reference …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Four companies have entered a joint venture to supply value-added data services such as location-related services and e-commerce banking and ticketing services. Omnipoint Communications Inc., Microcell Capital Inc., …

NEW YORK-For consumers, the important news out of a Motorola Inc. press conference July 21 is the broad suite of new wireless telecommunications devices the industry heavyweight debuted. For other …

Some U.S. GSM and TDMA operators are irked at Qualcomm Inc. and its lobbying efforts within the U.S. government to frame the third-generation issue as a trade issue with Europe. …

Signing one of its largest ever pacts, CommQuest Technologies Inc. said it will supply its GSM-XL chipset to Audiovox Communications Corp. for a new Global System for Mobile communications handset. …

NEW YORK-Orange Communications SA said it awarded a contract, valued at $460 million, to a partnership of Nokia Corp. and Ascom AG to deliver a Global System for Mobile Communications …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Low-tier mobile phone service in Taiwan was opened to competition by the country’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications, with a tender announcement expected by December and commercial service rollout …

LUXEMBOURG-SENTELgsm, a company owned 75 percent by Millicom International Cellular S.A., was awarded a 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications license covering all of The Republic of Senegal. Located …

The success of the personal communications services industry has astounded industry analysts, PCS company executives and cellular carriers alike. The PCS industry is about two years old and already has …

The personal communications services industry emerged almost unscathed in its quest for automatic roaming agreements with analog cellular carriers. Last year’s lawsuit, which subsequently was dropped, brought by AT&T Wireless …

Analysts are indicating now is the time to buy some cheap Canadian wireless stocks, as the mobile phone market finally has rebounded from its 1997 growth slump. BT Alex.Brown Inc. …

Global System for Mobile communications operators in Europe soon could face a formidable opponent for commercial business accounts if Canada’s Telesystem International Wireless Inc. follows through with its plans. The …

Irwin Jacobs, chairman of Qualcomm Inc., fought a David and Goliath battle during the 1980s to get Code Division Multiple Access technology accepted by the U.S. wireless establishment. Having accomplished …

As the digital revolution begins to move at a substantial pace, mobile phone manufacturers have some tough decisions to make. The demand for digital handsets is growing, especially in the …

Though most are based on some form of wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology, the proposals submitted to the International Telecommunication Union last month suggest a tough road toward achieving …

MALAYSIA-Tecnomen Malaysia announced it signed a contract to deliver a multimessaging system for an 1800 MHz Global System for Mobile communications network owned by its subsidiary Telekom Cellular. Under the …

NEW YORK-Teleglobe Inc., Montreal, has been on the move in a big way lately. The company announced July 6 it has so far provided 100 Global System for Mobile communications …

WASHINGTON-As U.S. and European wireless firms accuse each other of gaming the standards-setting process for third-generation wireless technology, it turns out the high-powered Qualcomm Inc. lobbyist playing the trade card …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-With the popularity of Internet Protocol-based wireless networks for voice and data increasing, several vendors have announced products to meet this new demand. Motorola Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Data Solutions …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced plans to introduce late next year a phone with roaming capability on Global System for Mobile communications 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, digital Advanced Mobile Phone …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Investment in the telecommunications sector is an urgent priority for Central and Eastern European countries. Financial management consultant Price Waterhouse examined in a recent report the challenges of …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The imminent explosion of the mobile data market has been like a constant companion for the past 12 years. The technology driving this supposed market expansion may have …

In an article on China, “The Promise Land,” page 33, in the May-June issue of Global Wireless, Great Dragon Telecommunications (GDT) of China was listed as having developed a GSM …

L.M. Ericsson 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 …