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United Kingdom L.M. Ericsson and U.K. operator One 2 One signed a $320 million contract under which Ericsson will supply radio base stations and base station controller equipment to expand …

Bell Atlantic Mobile announced a new flat-rate price plan for wireless Internet access based on its AirBridge Internet Access service. For $25 a month, customers receive unlimited e-mail access and …

MADRID-Telefonica and IBM Corp. announced an agreement under which the companies will create digital media solutions for Telefonica’s Internet protocol-based networks in the Spanish and Latin American markets, as well …

Sprint PCS Sprint PCS named Steve Geldmacher president of its new north central region. Prior to this position, Geldmacher was area vice president for north Texas and Oklahoma. He joined …

NEW YORK-Because of strong demand for its debt, AT&T Corp. increased to a record-setting $8 billion the size of its global bond offering before selling the issue March 23. The …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. announced the D5361, a single-chip radio-frequency solution for the Personal Digital Cellular standard, which will be manufactured by IBM for DSPC using IBM’s Silicon Germanium technology. …

FORT WORTH, Texas-The Sabre Group announced it is working with IBM Corp. and Nokia Corp. to create a real-time, interactive flight schedule service for Wireless Application Protocol phones. With it, …

NEW YORK-RadiSys closed March 1 on a $28 million purchase of IBM Corp.’s Arctic business, the first of up to 10 acquisitions the Hillsboro, Ore., company plans during the next …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-AT&T Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc., among others, have joined to create a standard that will allow users to access Web-based information via mobile or landline …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-Several technology companies announced they have created an alliance to develop an interface connecting consumer and small-business appliances to Internet services, called the Open Service Gateway specification. Its backers …

EAST FISHKILL, N.Y.-A new chip technology developed by IBM Corp. could lead to smaller electronic devices, including cellular phones and personal computers, said the company. The semiconductor technology IBM developed …

Power Products Power Products Unlimited Inc. selected Ken Donofrio as its new marketing director. He will orchestrate all aspects of the company’s marketing and carrier services program. Donofrio previously was …

NEW YORK-With more than 7,700 transactions valued at $1.2 trillion announced, the domestic mergers and acquisitions market for 1998 crushed by 84 percent its previous record of $650.7 billion, set …

NEW YORK-Sun Microsystems Inc., the Palo Alto, Calif., computer hardware and software giant, announced the availability of a new suite of products and services to serve the telecommunications industry. “Moving …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-In an agreement with IBM’s software group, Motorola Worldwide Data Solutions Division said it now will be able to offer IBM’s eNetwork Emulator Express, eNetwork Web Express and eNetwork …

PREFERRED NETWORKS Preferred Networks Inc. announced its founder, president and director, Michael Saner, will retire Dec. 31. Saner previously held upper-management positions at several paging companies, such as Paging Services …

PageMart Wireless Inc. reported the Synapse Pager Card production delays have been worked out and shipments are underway in the volume expected. PageMart began shipping units in July, but reported …

The mere idea it may one day be possible to connect computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices to share voice and data transmissions without the need for cables has …

MONTREAL-Telet S.A., the B-band affiliate of Telesystem International Wireless Inc., said it awarded L.M. Ericsson a three-year contract to supply its cellular network in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which …

IBM Corp.’s Microelectronics Division last week introduced its first standard, high-volume chip based on the company’s silicon germanium manufacturing process. The company said the new standard chips can be used …

INTERDIGITAL Gerard Pepenella was hired by InterDigital Communications Corp. as vice president and general manager of broadband Code Division Multiple Access technology. He will collaborate with Gary Lomp, chief technology …

FORT LEE, N.J.-MobileMedia Corp., dba MobileComm, was selected as the preferred U.S. paging service provider of IBM Corp. MobileComm will sign up all IBM employees in the United States who …

AvantGo Inc. released a new solution designed to extend enterprise and Web-based applications to handheld computers, allowing companies to deploy corporate applications to mobile devices that are compatible with their …

NEW YORK-By incorporating Silicon Germanium into its components for wireless handsets, CommQuest Technologies, Encinitas, Calif., announced Sept. 14 it has advanced significantly toward its goal of offering a Global System …

CHICAGO-Ameritech Cellular Services and IBM Corp. announced they have agreed that IBM will offer Ameritech’s wireless data communications as part of IBM customers’ systems integration projects. Under terms of the …