GSMA

As standards bodies around the world study the possibility of harmonizing third-generation technology, the prospect has taken an ugly turn in the United States. While GSM-based wideband Code Division Multiple …

Trying to compete with satellite-industry giants, Celsat America Inc., a small, domestic player in the mobile satellite services arena, filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission opposing the allocation of …

WARSAW, Poland-The GSM MoU Association and Japan’s largest wireless communications operator, NTT DoCoMo, have signed an agreement regarding the development of third-generation mobile phone technology. The GSM MoU believes the …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group was awarded two contracts, valued at about $105 million, by China’s Hunan Posts and Telecommunications to expand Global System for Mobile communications networks …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Connie Morella (R-Md.), chairwoman of the House Science subcommittee on technology, is pressing the Clinton administration for support to prevent U.S. companies from being unfairly muscled out of the …

China L.M. Ericsson signed four Global System for Mobile communications contracts in China, which the company values at a total of $756 million. Ericsson will expand existing GSM networks in …

The European wireless community has been reasonably successful at being able to feel superior to its U.S. counterparts. Europe has a unified digital standard. It offers short message services. It …

HONG KONG Hong Kong’s SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. announced agreements with Star Telecom International Holdings Ltd. and Telecom Service Ltd. to acquire P Plus Communications Ltd., a PCS operator, for …

MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian government has called an urgent review to end speculation about the future of analog mobile phone coverage in regional and remote areas of the country. The analog …

DENMARK Mobilix, a France Telecom subsidiary, has begun offering services on its DCS 1800 network. GERMANY Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group acquired Optimay GmbH, a privately held software-development company based …

OXFORD, England-Japan’s largest wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo, has allied itself closely with the GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) operator camp. The company signed a cooperation agreement-covering technology developments for …

Four of the larger SMR (Specialized Mobile Radio) operators in the United States have merged to create what should be the nation’s largest 220 MHz SMR provider. The combination of …

The product photograph titled, “GSM Network in a Box,” published on page 41 of the March/April 1998 issue of Global Wireless actually shows the complete InterWAVE Communications International Ltd. product …

MACH India Pvt Ltd. entered into a contract with Bharti Cellular of India to offer cellular clearinghouse services for the country. The agreement includes MACH Data, the clearing service for …

China Telecom (Hong Kong) in late April announced the purchase of Jiangsu Mobile Communication for US$2.9 billion. China Telecom said the purchase gives it close to 4.8 million cellular subscribers …

BEIJING-In the wireless world, China no longer is a forgotten backwater, but is rapidly moving to center stage. According to the new Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the country had …

6th Annual Asia GSM Summit 18-21 May Hong Kong Institute for International Research Tel: (+852) 2586-1777 Fax: (+852) 2507-5666 www.iir.com.hk Canadian Wireless 1998 20-22 May Toronto, Canada Canadian Wireless Telecommunications …

Croatia has announced a tender to construct and operate a nationwide GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) network. Bids were due 15 April. A consortium led by ABN Amro Bank …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Australia’s long-awaited PCS spectrum auctions began at the tail end of April with nine bidders vying for 230 lots in the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum bands. Marking …

LONDON-After years of uncertainty and confusion, the Russian wireless telecommunications market finally seems set to come out of hibernation and deliver what investors and analysts have been expecting for some …

MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority has released a report on the technical options for implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Australia. The report recognizes the biggest challenge is choosing the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Egypt will work together with South Africa in both the private and public sector to provide telecommunications aid to the African continent, announced Hosni Mubarak, President of the …

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 …

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 …