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MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communication Corp. signed a contract with OnQue Communications Inc. to supply Global System for Mobile communications wireless infrastructure equipment, which is earmarked for deployment in the Fort Smith and Russellville, Ark., basic trading areas. AirNet said it will …

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 One 2 One’s Global System for Mobile communications network. Canada …

Personal communications services operator Aerial Communications Inc. managed to decrease its historically high churn rate during the first quarter, but customer additions were less than expected. Aerial added 20,000 customers during the first quarter, ending the quarter with 330,000 subscribers. …

The world’s carriers are set to meet in Tokyo this week for another round of discussions on converging Code Division Multiple Access-based third-generation technology. The International Telecommunication Union adopted a framework in March resulting in a single flexible standard with …

The telecommunications authority in France is asking the mobile phone industry to comment on licensing procedures for third-generation mobile phone systems with the goal of issuing licenses by 2000. The French telecommunications regulatory authority said comments on the matter are …

Japan Conductus Inc. announced it shipped a 16-pole ClearSite wireless subsystem to a major Japanese cellular operator for performance testing. The system will be used for testing within Japanese frequency bands for potential field deployment. SENEGAL SENTELgsm launched Global System …

Unwired Planet Inc. last week filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock in June, and also announced the first commercial launch of its technology by a Global System for …

The government of India last month revealed a new telecommunications policy that aims, among other things, to rectify issues surrounding licensees of basic and cellular services, to redefine the competitive nature of the country’s telecom industry and to strengthen its …

While many major cities are supporting up to seven mobile phone operators, cellular carriers operating in small markets aren’t expected to face much competition for many years to come, say analysts. According to Chris Larsen, senior wireless analyst with Prudential …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. announced its Interactive Paging Service customers now have four levels of operator service options through a deal with National Dispatch Center Inc. The standard operator dispatch service lets users receive messages via a nationwide 800 …

CdmaOne vendors in China anxiously are awaiting official government word on whether China Unicom is allowed to deploy Interim Standard-95 technology. “It appears China Unicom has been told that they can proceed with their plans to deploy a CDMA network …

Although Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson announced resolutions to Code Division Multiple Access disputes and the standoff over third-generation intellectual property rights, the companies didn’t resolve key technical differences 3G parties have tried to resolve for more than a year. …

Germany Siemens’ Information and Communication Networks Group, T-Mobil and Unwired Planet Inc. announced they will participate in a field trial to integrate Wireless Application Protocol compatible software from Unwired Planet into Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure. Under the agreement, …

The cry “paging is dead” began once digital cellular and personal communications services providers obtained the ability to offer paging services on their networks and handsets. However, while paging carriers are struggling with certain problems, messaging competition from voice operators …

What exactly is Nextel Communications Inc.? The simple definition of an enhanced specialized mobile radio operator using integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network technology catering to business users who need private-dispatch functions as well as cellular-like service no longer tells the entire …

NEW YORK-Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless Inc. has wandered far from its home base and original paging strategy as it pursues emerging opportunities in developed and developing markets in Europe, Latin America and Asia. “We like to say that only crazy …

Several class-action lawsuits have be filed by various law firms representing shareholders of Orbital Sciences Corp., claiming the company overstated both revenues and earnings. Orbital Sciences is the parent company of Orbcomm Global L.P., a low-earth-orbit satellite operator providing data …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said it is underwriting a $10 million capital increase in Celcaribe S.A., its cellular operator in the northern region of Colombia, and purchasing an additional 2.5-percent stake in Telefonica Celular de Bolivia S.A., its cellular …

The Federal Communications Commission could rule today on whether Leap Wireless International Inc. is qualified to own C-and F-block personal communications services licenses and bid in tomorrow’s reauction of C-block spectrum. Leap’s U.S. subsidiary, Cricket Communications, launched service last week …

CHICAGO-Personal communications services operator Aerial Communications Inc. announced its board of directors approved a tax settlement agreement with Telephone and Data Systems Inc. TDS owns 82.3 percent of Aerial. The agreement called for TDS to pay $114.5 million to Aerial …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has opened a wideband Code Division Multiple Access demonstration center in Stockholm, Sweden, where operators and others can experience third-generation services in a high bandwidth environment. Ericsson, along with Swedish operator Telia, also launched the …

DENVER-Telecom Italia Spa has received permission from its board of directors to merge with its mobile phone operator subsidiary, Telecom Italia Mobile, as a defensive measure against a hostile takeover bid from rival Olivetti Spa, according to Italian news agencies. …

OTTAWA, Ontario-Nortel Networks said it has developed and demonstrated an order of magnitude increase in the coverage radius of 800 MHz cdmaOne base stations to improve the economics of rural cellular service. In a series of tests conducted at its …

Intelligent roaming is guaranteed to change the face of the wireless industry, and smaller carriers that have built their businesses on making money from roaming better pay attention, say experts. “Intelligent roaming opens up competition, and will require carriers to …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. lawyer Thomas Cullen, attempting to convince U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan last Friday to accept the dispatch giant’s request to vacate a 1995 antitrust consent decree, argued 900 MHz is not the best spectrum for specialized …