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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Synopsys Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc.'s microelectronics group have agreed to jointly develop hardware and software design tools and services for Global System for Mobile communications cellular telephone manufacturers. Synopsys will provide consulting services and the COSSAP electronic system design automation tools,...

Portugal's telecommunications authority, Instituto das Comunicacoes de Portugal, is expected to issue a mobile phone license at 1800 MHz, for service to begin next year.A Digital Cellular Services 1800 operator will be selected based on technical and financial abilities and the public interest, said...

German wireless phone operators continue to drop prices and restructure calling plans following the award of a fourth mobile phone license and growth in the consumer market.Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH, which operates the D2 Global System for Mobile communications 900 network, and E-Plus Mobilfunk, the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Northern Telecom Inc. will incorporate Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Modular Voice Processing system into its Global System for Mobile communications' wireless portfolio, announced Glenayre. The two companies have signed a master purchase agreement.The MVP system will enable Nortel's GSM customers to use applications such...

NEW YORK-The global market for cellular and personal communications services infrastructure is growing, according to research conducted by Northern Business Information Inc.Results of the study show the growth is driven by opportunities in developing markets and major PCS buildouts in the United States, the...

PAOLI, Pa.-Orga Card Systems Inc. announced it will debut several products supporting Global System for Mobile communications networks at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's Wireless '97 show this week in San Francisco.The company will be displaying its new Unix-based over-the-air Subscriber Identity Module data...

SAN FRANCISCO-Ortel Corp. has introduced a Code Division Multiple Access repeater, the first to meet the industry standard for CDMA, said the company.Ortel also announced its MirrorCell Select 4-Channel and MirrorCell Max 2-Channel High Power Repeater for Global System for Mobile communications networks.The CDMA...

Celcore Inc. introduced a Global System for Mobile communications system, designed specifically for emerging markets around the world-at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The system is built around a compact GlobalSwitch, which integrates the functions of the mobile switching center, base station...

The Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is close to officially introducing Code Division Multiple Access technology as a pocket telephone standard.The indication comes after the Japanese standardization body, the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, adopted and modified Interim Standard 95 for the...

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group introduced what it claims is the smallest and lightest digital microcellular base transceiver station at the GSM World Congress.The M-Cellcity weighs 66 pounds. It is 28 inches high, 20 inches wide and less than eight inches deep, the...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s International Cellular Infrastructure Group will expand the Global System for Mobile communications network in the United Arab Emirates for Etisalat.The expansion, which is scheduled to be completed by year end, includes Motorola's M-Cell GSM base stations and technical support for...

CORK, Ireland-Motorola Inc.'s GSM Products Division will hire 300 software engineers at its Global System for Mobile communications facility in Cork, Ireland. The expansion project is billed at more than $30 million, the company said.Earlier this month, the division announced 300 new jobs at...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-VLSI Technology Inc. and Wavecom S.A. said Swiss manufacturer Ascom is the first manufacturer to launch a handset based on the VLSI/Wavecom Global System for Mobile communications GTI2000 concept.GTI2000 integrates VLSI's silicon GSM baseband chipset with Wavecom's first generation GSM system design,...

If demand for dual-band handsets can be measured by vendor contracts, carriers must only now be finalizing plans for multi-frequency roaming.The industry's most prolific terminal manufacturers have yet to announce volume contracts for these expensive new phones, although some expect to have agreements in...

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. has introduced two models of its S2000 family of micro base transceiver stations.The models, introduced at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, offer Global System for Mobile communication digital wireless network operators up to a 50 percent reduction in cell...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-"Until a few weeks ago, I was under the impression that the outlook for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) was quite different than it is today," said investment banker Brad Peery at last week's TDMA Global Summit here."Qualcomm (Inc.) has done...

PICKERING, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. received consent from its noteholders for its wholly owned subsidiary, Clearnet PCS Inc., to borrow under vendor financing agreements to build out its personal communications services network.The company said financing of about $353 million will be provided by Lucent Technologies...

VimpelCommunications said shares of its common stock are authorized to trade on the Russian Trading System market, an online, screen-based trading system used by brokers in Moscow and throughout the Russian Federation. Dmitri Zimin, president and chief executive officer of VimpelCom, said the company...

FEBRUARY19 Auctions '97, by the Federal Communications Commission's Office of Communications Business Opportunities and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. Call Kim Sescoe at (202) 546-4356.19-21 The 1997 GSM World Congress, by IBC Technical Services Ltd. Le Palais Des Festivals, Cannes,...

As expected, the partnership of British Telecommunications plc and Viag AG, E2 Mobilfunk, received a license to operate a fourth mobile phone network in Germany.E2 Mobilfunk was the sole applicant for the Digital Cellular System 1800 personal communications network license.Luca Tassan, analyst with Strategis...

Philips Consumer Communications introduced its Fizz analog mobile phone at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Fizz phone offers 40 hours of standby time and 220 minutes of talk time with the extended battery option. It has a 26-character, three-line display, a notebook to store...

Marconi Instruments Inc. intends to offer products specifically for the U.S. market this year, beginning with a new a multisource signal generator that offers multiple radio frequency outputs in a single unit.The company calls the Model 2026 "a world first" because the unit combines...

NEW YORK-In its inaugural quarterly teleconference with the investment community, Omnipoint Corp. announced Jan. 31 the second straight year of losses but also numerous milestones passed en route to deployment of its personal communications services network.The Arlington, Va., company, which went public last year,...

Simmonds Capital Ltd. said its wholly owned subsidiary, Midland International Corp., sold an 80 percent controlling interest in its European business to an undisclosed buyer. The transaction includes a license to distribute Midland two-way radio products in Western Europe, Africa, India, the Middle East...