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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-CTI Movil, a cellular network operator in Argentina, selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand its Advanced Mobile Phone Service network and install an online billing platform. Lucent values …

The end of the Cold War six years ago signaled the end of defense as a driver of technology creation. Engineers have since sought ways to apply defense designs to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-With the delivery of 3,000 base stations to Japanese cellular operator NTT DoCoMo, L.M. Ericsson’s base stations support more than 2 million subscribers in Japan. NTT DoCoMo has more …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. said it is syndicating about $1.1 billion of its $1.3 billion vendor credit facility with Sprint Spectrum L.P. through a group of major financial institutions. The syndication …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. increased its ownership in Portuguese cellular operator Telecel-Comunicacoes Pessoais from 39 percent to 51 percent, making it the majority shareholder. Telecel recently completed an initial public …

Less than a year since licenses were awarded, PCS is live in Canada. Microcell Telecommunications Inc. turned on its personal communications services network in Montreal and is offering service at …

WASHINGTON-If allowed to merge, British Telecommunications plc and MCI Communications Corp. promised to jump start local competition, keep interconnection prices low and promote the use of wireless technology for both …

Picture this. Down at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., the space shuttle Columbia sits on the launch pad. The astronauts have run tests for months in preparation …

220 MHz operator US MobilComm Inc. said the conversion to digital technology by Nextel Communications Inc. is offering MobilComm a tremendous opportunity to capture customers. US MobilComm recently rolled out …

L.M. Ericsson said Digital Tuka Kyushu ordered equipment, including AXE switching and radio base station infrastructure, to expand its Personal Digital Cellular mobile telephone system. Ericsson values the contract at …

LONDON-Frost & Sullivan has predicted the network operators sector of the European radio paging market will grow at a higher rate than the hardware sector. Revenues for the radio pager …

Only weeks since the tender deadline, the recipients of three nationwide personal communications services licenses in Chile are almost certain, based on preliminary ratings by government telecom authority Subtel, said …

Dialing 911 is an automatic response in a crisis. But what if the emergency call is placed on a cellular car phone and the signal drops? Mobile Security Communications Inc. …

PLEASANTON, Calif.-Pacific Bell Mobile Services will let its San Diego subscribers roam free of charge for the next six months in New York City, Honolulu, Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, …

Omnitel Pronto Italia, Italy’s privately owned GSM operator, said it has filed a lawsuit against state-owned Telecom Italia Mobile for $62.5 million with the court of appeals in Rome. Omnitel …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson will supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure to Telecel Comunicacoes Pessoais S.A. between 1997 and 1999 to expand its network in Portugal. Ericsson values the contract …

SmarTrunk Systems Inc. announced its ST-865KW2 SmarTrunk II trunking logic board, which offers advanced trunking features for Kenwood’s latest portable and mobile conventional radio models. The logic board enables radios …

Frankfurt, Germany-based Deutsche Telekom MobilNet GmbH (T-Mobil) bought 16 percent of personal communications services provider American Personal Communications’ share of its partnership in Sprint Spectrum; proceeds will be used to …

SkyTel Corp. introduced the SkyTel Messenger for Windows CE, a software messaging system developed by SkyTel in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. Jackson, Miss.-based SkyTel said the software messaging application, which …

“The debate on CDMA is over, folks,” declared Jerry Butters, an executive with Lucent Technologies Inc., last week when PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched 1900 MHz service in 11 major …

Using the existing Ardis two-way data network, ConectUS Wireless Communications of Thousand Oaks, Calif., plans to launch two-way nationwide messaging services next month, initially targeting business users. ConectUS is a …

Ameritech Corp. is considering selling its 24.5 percent interest in Polish analog operator Centertel because it has “diverging views on what [the operator’s] future should look like,” said Dennis LaComb, …

An independent Louisiana telephone company is among those launching the second wave of personal communications service systems in the country. Meretel Communications L.P. has received a multimillion loan from the …

Plantronics Inc. has taken one small step by expanding its existing headset business into the wireless market. The company first introduced communications headsets in 1962. Initially designed for airline pilots, …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility DCS says the new ergonomically designed, 1900 MHz phone it now offers will be more comfortable, easier to use and is “the phone people are calling for.” Northern …