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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it received an order from Russia’s Vimpel Communications for equipment to expand the operator’s Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone Service network. Ericsson values the contract at $54 million. …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,-Kenan Systems Corp. has introduced Arbor/OM, the first UNIX-based order entry and management system designed to support service providers in the converging communications industries worldwide, including wireline and wireless …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. initiated commercial roaming operations with Portuguese wireless operator Telecel S.A. The launch of roaming with Telecel via Subscriber Identity Module card technology makes a ninth …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. only now is receiving the dual-band handsets necessary to make its vision of a Digital PCS nationwide network a reality. “Things will start happening pretty quickly,” …

This week Southwestern Bell telephone company will be the first company to launch a Time Division Multiple Access network at 1900 MHz when it turns on service in Tulsa, Okla. …

When billionaire John Kluge of Metromedia International Group Inc. sold his company’s film and television properties last month, he said the transaction would allow Metromedia to focus on its new …

Metrica says it holds the sole championship title in its corner of the global telecom industry, network performance management. The United States is especially promising right now for its business, …

A specialized mobile radio operator is making plans to offer a pager that operates at 220 MHz. Angell Communications Inc. announced Wings 220, a single line numeric pager that has …

Canada’s Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission opened the market for local phone service last week, which has wireless players ecstatic. The CRTC has “issued a strong endorsement of the role wireless …

LAS VEGAS-Specialized mobile radio operator Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. said its network is commercially operational in Charlotte, N.C., Mankato, Minn., and Augusta, Ga. The three new markets cover a population …

During the last year, industry has unveiled a host of new gadgets for advanced alphanumeric paging, voice paging and messaging services. SkyTel Corp. currently is marketing its SkyWriter two-way service …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications Inc. is launching service in Green Bay, Wis., and opening a retail store in the Bay Park Square Mall. Airadigm’s service is branded Einstein PCS. The …

NEW YORK-Comcast Cellular Holdings Inc., a newly formed holding company, plans to sell privately $900 million in senior unsecured notes that will be used to help repay the outstanding debt …

DENVER-Personal communications services operator Western Wireless Corp. launched its VoiceStream service last Thursday in Denver, promising rates at least 20 percent lower than AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s digital cellular rates. …

AMMAN, Jordan-Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group said Jordan Radio Paging adopted the FLEX protocol as the standard to expand its paging system. Jordan Radio Paging, a privately owned paging company, …

WASHINGTON-A 44-member group with rural cellular applications pending at the Federal Communications Commission petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit April 17 to mandate lotteries …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. acquired a 49 percent equity interest in Corporacion Nacional de Radiodeterminacion, a Mexican company that has been the exclusive operator and distributor of Qualcomm’s OmniTracs two-way mobile …

Wireless pricing in competitive markets with at least one personal communications services operator on average is 18 percent lower than in markets with no PCS competitors, reported the Yankee Group. …

Tough competition from other operators has led to increased costs for cellular carrier Palmer Wireless Inc., fueling speculation that the carrier is up for sale. Fort Myers, Fla.-based Palmer won’t …

Amid the sagging stocks and belt-tightening that characterizes today’s paging industry, one private company maintains rapid growth and is venturing into new markets. New York-based Affordable Message Center, a wholesaler …

A new market research study released by Bellcore indicates interest in cellular and paging grows substantially when prospective subscribers learn about calling party pays services. Interest in calling party pays …

U S West Media Group and AirTouch Communications Inc. have signed a letter of intent that allows AirTouch to gain total ownership of U S West Media Group’s domestic cellular …

Ireland’s second mobile phone operator has launched service with two compact packages and a goal of acquiring 50,000 customers by the end of the year. Dublin-based Esat Digifone had hoped …

The Federal Communications Commission released a hearing order to allow an administrative judge to examine whether paging operator MobileMedia Corp. is fit to hold its licenses. The Order to Show …

Total Access Communications, a wireless operator in Thailand, has relatively strong credit protection measures due to low levels of wired and wireless penetration and heavy demand for telecommunications services, according …