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XIAN, China-Northern Telecom Inc. won a contract to expand Shaanxi Provincial Telecommunications Administration’s Global System for Mobile communications cellular network. Nortel values the agreement at $22 million. Nortel supplied the …

SAN FRANCISCO-MobiFon, the Romanian cellular venture of Telesystem International Wireless of Canada and AirTouch Communications Inc., launched commercial service less than five months after receiving a license. The network uses …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. announced it has reached a roaming agreement with Eircell, a Global System for Mobile communications provider in Ireland. The launch of service with Eircell is …

The lack of certain infrastructure testing equipment will slow the rate at which many digital wireless telecommunications providers roll out service, says a Maryland-based test equipment manufacturer. “We’ll probably see …

Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group announced it is supplying its Sceptre chipsets for Blaupunkt’s new Radiophone device, a car stereo and cellular phone in one that will be available in …

The technology wars aren’t over until the new universal, third generation worldwide standard is developed. Two prominent institutions are pushing the development of such a standard-the International Telecommunication Union in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed two contracts with the Jiangsu Post & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communication System networks in China. Ericsson …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Siemens Stromberg-Carlson agreed to supply Global System for Mobile communications network equipment and services to DigiPH PCS Inc., which holds licenses in the Florida panhandle, southern Alabama and …

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Norway’s Ministry of Transport and Communications announced plans to award three national Digital Cellular System 1800 licenses, perhaps by this summer. However, the winners will not be required to build …

Avic Group International Inc. said it has formed a joint venture partnership with the Hebei Provincial Government in China to develop telecommunications projects in the province of Hebei. The joint …

NEW YORK-A happy marriage of convenience is taking place among billboard companies and wireless communications carriers looking for antenna sites. “It’s something that just seems to be coming around the …

NEW YORK-Celcore Inc. expects to begin shipping its new GlobalSwitch in April, which the Memphis, Tenn., computer hardware and software designer believes is the first Global System for Mobile communications …

KIEV, Ukraine (AP)-Ukraine expressed regret last week that Motorola Inc. dropped plans for a $500 million investment in a Global System for Mobile communications network. Motorola’s Network Management Group and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to release a public notice that will modify existing C-block personal communications services installment payment plan notes and security agreements by allowing one yearly …

Austria’s Ministry for Science and Transport announced a tender for a Digital Cellular System 1800 personal communications network license, according to the U.S. Embassy in Vienna. Interested parties that requested …

If you look at maps of the United States that depict the 1900 MHz coverage for the nation’s three primary digital standards, it appears each standard will cover a great …

NEW YORK-With just 0.04 mobile telephones per 100 people today, Russia is fertile ground for an expanding wireless industry, said Alexander Nyago, general director of AO North-West GSM, a St. …

A Minnesota cryptographer said the cellular industry knows the cryptographic algorithms used in U.S. cellular digital systems are inadequate and were watered down by U.S. military pressure-and the industry is …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson formed an alliance with Compaq to develop portable personal computers that will allow mobile users to access the Internet and corporate intranets, send faxes and e-mail, and …

RIGA, Latvia-Baltel Ltd., the second national mobile operator in Latvia, launched its Global System for Mobile communications network with switching, radio, transmission and microwave equipment provided by Northern Telecom Ltd. …

SAN FRANCISCO-The national Global System for Mobile communications network grew from 100,000 subscribers to 300,000 subscribers in the last five months, according to GSM North America. Six companies have launched …

The mobility service BellSouth Mobility Inc. intends to launch in its new D- and E-block markets not only fills in coverage gaps in the carrier’s existing cellular footprint, but boosts …

NEW YORK-As unlikely as it may seem at first glance today, an affinity marketing company and an airline reservation system offer a glimpse into the future landscape of the wireless …

NEW YORK-RAM Mobile Data USA L.P. is gearing up for a national rollout, starting in the New York City metropolitan area, of an interactive, two-way messaging service designed to compete …