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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 …

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 …

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 …

OXFORD, England-Trunked radio networks are the poor relations of the European mobile community. PMR (Private Mobile Radio) and PAMR (Public Access Mobile Radio) networks are used widely in public-safety and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. experienced higher revenues and net income in all its business units during the first quarter ended March 31, reporting a slight overall revenue increase, from $2.7 billion …

Just as analysts had predicted, dual-mode/dual-band handsets are an important strategy for most U.S. personal communications services operators as they build out their networks. Yet some carriers are not actively …

Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group acquired Optimay GmbH, a privately held software-development company based in Munich, Germany. Optimay, which will become a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies International, develops software products …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. announced the company’s second roaming partnership in Lebanon, with Libancell. Omnipoint also initiated its second roaming partnership in Russia with MTS Moscow. The first Russian …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Norway’s mobile communications network operator NetCom GSM of Oslo awarded Siemens AG a contract valued at $21.8 million to expand and modernize its base stations in southern Norway. …

NEW YORK-Cellnet, a U.K. mobile phone network operator, has placed a contract with Nokia Telecommunications to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network. Nokia will supply equipment to cover …

Motorola Inc.’s announcement that its overall sales in China slowed during the first quarter doesn’t indicate this market is in any trouble, say analysts. China is still seen as one …

BOSTON-Sprint Spectrum L.P. said it launched Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services in Washington, D.C./Baltimore alongside the company’s Global System for Mobile communications network. Customers can trade in their …

Site Advantage Site Advantage Inc. introduced a snap-in cable hanger for coax cables. Features include a nose that provides holding strength while remaining easy to insert and a large gripping …

World Wireless Communications Inc. signed a development and license agreement with Panasonic, a unit of Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co. Ltd. According to the agreement, World Wireless is responsible for the …

Nine companies are set to bid in the Australian personal communications services spectrum auction April 14, amid uncertainties surrounding the auction process and an economic crisis gripping many nations in …

Cellnet, a United Kingdom-based cellular operator, selected Brite technology to deliver its traffic information services to its subscribers. Cellnet’s Traffic Line provides in-car traffic reports on a digital network direct …

Sweden Ortel Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Avitec AB, announced its MirrorCell family of products are being used in the Arlanda AB International Airport to provide wireless service in …

NEW YORK-It has been said that where you stand depends on where you sit. And so it was earlier this month when representatives of four wireless carriers and four equipment …

The recent merger activity involving second-tier cellular companies has touched off speculation about which companies may be next to tie the knot. Alltel Corp. and 3600 Communications Co. last week …

WASHINGTON-Major lenders to C-block personal communications services licensee Pocket Communications Inc. have struck a tentative deal with the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department to buy the bankrupt company’s …

PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. a $500 million three-year exclusive contract to supply personal communications services equipment and services for the next phase of its network development. …

China L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a $64 million contract with the Shanghai Posts & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band network. Ericsson said it …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Inc. introduced a complete antenna-to-microphone system solution for 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications, the first GSM products in its wireless telephony portfolio. Rockwell …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Northern Telecom Ltd. said it will invest $20 million in Interwave Communications International Ltd. in a strategic alliance to integrate Interwave’s radio and switching solutions into Nortel’s Global …

HANOVER, Germany-Nokia Corp. introduced three new handsets for the 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications market this week at the Cebit ’98 exhibition in Hanover, Germany. The Nokia 8810 …