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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson was selected by Srinivas Cellcom Ltd., a Global System for Mobile communications operator in India, to build the largest mobile network ever to be rolled out in …

LONDON-Recently formed Belgian wireless communications company KPN Orange Belgium NV was awarded the third license to build and operate an 1800 MHz Global System for Mobile communications network in Belgium. …

ISSAQUAH, Wash.-Western Wireless International, through its majority ownership interest in Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd., was awarded a license to provide Global System for Mobile communications services in Ireland. As Ireland’s …

NEW YORK-After receiving “Big Daddy” T-shirts from BT Alex. Brown Inc. telecommunications analyst Jeffrey L. Hines June 10, top executives of four of the world’s largest wireless carriers offered an …

NEW YORK-BEA Systems Inc., a major player in providing mission-critical middleware solutions, announced BEA M3, which it said is the first and only production-ready Object Transaction Manager. Among other things, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The North American GSM Alliance L.L.C., a consortium of U.S. and Canadian GSM personal communications services carriers, filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission, saying a decision to …

WASHINGTON-A seemingly parochial fight between a small San Diego firm and two European manufacturing giants over next-generation wireless technology could foreshadow a larger confrontation between the United States and the …

VLSI Technology Inc. today announced it is shipping samples of its new Code Division Multiple Access chip solution, which it is calling the first real alternative to Qualcomm Inc.’s CDMA …

ENCINITAS, Calif.-CommQuest Technologies said it has available a fully type-approved GSM solution for wireless handset manufacturers that meets the handset design requirements set by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. The …

NEW YORK-The GSM Alliance L.L.C. is stepping up marketing efforts with a brand-awareness campaign, including the widespread application of its logo, which is designed to convey the group’s North American …

Wideband cdmaOne will play a small part in the proposal Japan’s standards body will submit to the International Telecommunications Union as a third-generation technology choice. The Association of Radio Businesses …

The Italian government said it plans to award the license for a third mobile phone service later this month. A spokeswoman for the communication regulatory agency said it expects to …

WASHINGTON-While lawmakers and industry executives toiled last week through the minutia of competing third-generation wireless technologies, Qualcomm Inc. was laying the foundation to parlay an esoteric standards dispute into a …

WASHINGTON-Cellular and personal communications services subscribers are expected to more than double from 210.7 million at the end of 1997 to 450 million by the end of 2000, according to …

NEW YORK-Bosch Telecom Inc., Dallas, unveiled the World 718 phone, calling it the first phone that can operate worldwide on Global System for Mobile communications 1900 and 900 networks. Audiovox …

SYDNEY, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority completed its personal communications services spectrum auction May 25, netting the government about $216.3 million for 211 of the 230 lots offered in the 800 …

Motorola Inc. said the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium elevated its Cellular Subscriber Sector from general member to board member of the organization. UWCC represents 106 telecommunications carriers and vendors to …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Northern Telecom Ltd. signed a three-year supply agreement with MobilFon S.A. to expand the carrier’s nationwide Global System for Mobile communications network in Romania, called Connex GSM. The agreement …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute may be at a crossroads now that Qualcomm Inc. has outlined the terms under which it will grant intellectual property rights to wideband Code Division …

Western Wireless International announced it began Global System for Mobile communications cellular service in Iceland through its TAL Ltd. partnership. The initial network covers about 70 percent of the Icelandic …

The SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. merger means two major cellular markets may be up for grabs. Both companies own cellular licenses in Chicago and St. Louis, Mo., as …

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Corp. is going shopping for wireless licenses to enhance its value to prospective strategic partners and fill in gaps in the GSM North America Alliance’s national footprint. The …

MONTREAL-Microcell Labs-a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc.-and Northern Telecom Ltd. announced they plan to create a joint venture to offer wireless data applications globally. The venture will provide …

Brightpoint Inc. announced it extended for three years its agreement with Esat Digifone, a Global System for Mobile communications operator based in Dublin, Ireland. Brightpoint supplies Esat fulfillment and distribution …

ISTANBUL-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced what it called the world’s single-largest Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure contract to date. The company signed an exclusive $500 million contract with …