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Alcatel Telecom will acquire DSC Communications Corp. in a stock-for-stock transaction, according to a definitive agreement announced by the companies last week. The deal is thought to give Paris-based Alcatel …

Everyone in Hollywood has one. Writers have one. Even some pets have one. So isn’t it about time your pager gets one, too? An agent, someone-or something-acts on your behalf, …

Motorola Inc. said the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium elevated its Cellular Subscriber Sector from general member to board member of the organization. UWCC represents 106 telecommunications carriers and vendors to …

They say a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a lesson paging carriers learned in a painful way last Tuesday evening when an estimated 90 percent of …

Several leading telecommunications and computer industry companies last week announced a technology platform that would allow all types of mobile devices to communicate with each other without cable connections. Companies …

Telco Systems Inc., Norwood, Mass., is scheduled to announce Tuesday it has integrated High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line technology from PairGain Technologies Inc., Tustin, Calif., into its access platform-an upgrade the …

APEX, N.C.-SmartLink Development L.P. said it signed a letter of intent with King Communications International Ltd., which would combine the businesses of the two companies concurrent with a private financing …

SAN DIEGO-ComStream opened an office in Singapore to serve as the regional sales headquarters for its Satellite Products Division. Singapore’s central Asia-Pacific location, a strong technology base and well-developed infrastructure …

Becker/Jani Inc. A log periodic dipole antenna, the Celwave Maximizer model APL 926513, was introduced for Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications systems. The antenna offers a …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced two of Japan’s leading cellular service providers have selected it to deploy a trial of a third-generation wideband cdmaOne system. DDI and …

Creativity is becoming key for wireless carriers trying to build out their networks amidst resistance from local municipalities that in some cases have gone as far as placing moratoria on …

China L.M. Ericsson signed four Global System for Mobile communications contracts in China, which the company values at a total of $756 million. Ericsson will expand existing GSM networks in …

NEW YORK-France Telecom Inc. is putting the finishing touches on elaborate preparations that began three years ago for France 98, the month-long World Cup soccer tournament coming up this summer. …

TOKYO-The number of Personal Handy Phone System (PHS) subscribers in Japan has decreased for six straight months since last October. Suffering from a total of 590 billion yen (US$4.42 billion) …

LAS VEGAS-Sierra Wireless Inc. introduced a new type of wireless data modem at the International Wireless Communications Expo in Las Vegas last week that combines Circuit Switched Cellular and Cellular …

WASHINGTON-For the second time in as many weeks, the National Park Service has returned an antenna-siting application to a wireless carrier as incomplete and in doing so may have unwittingly …

Motorola Inc.’s Semiconductor Products Sector will make its DSP56652 chip available to the open market, representing the first generally available product based on Motorola’s dual-core architecture, said the company. The …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will provide Tele Danmark a full turnkey solution for a Global System for Mobile communications 1800 MHz network in The Netherlands. Tele Danmark currently is …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-LGC Wireless received patent approval for its LGCell distributed antenna system, which allows cellular and personal communications services carriers to provide in-building services. “We have been notified that …

Wireless Turn-Key Services Inc., a new company based in Long Beach, Calif., introduced a system designed to replace fiber-optic cable for local telephone companies and competitive local exchange carriers, including …

Responding to concerns by radio astronomers that its transmission signals will overpower those from the distant celestial objects they track, Iridium L.L.C. has moved forward with a series of compromise …

CHICAGO-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it completed its $100 million acquisition of Ardis last week, creating what it called the first fully-deployed, integrated terrestrial/satellite network for two-way wireless data services. …

AUTHENTIX NETWORK INC. William W. Erdman was named president and chief executive officer of Authentix Network Inc., a company offering enhanced roaming solutions to wireless service providers. Erdman was one …

CHICAGO-The status of Motorola Inc. has been the hot topic of the week. Again. First, reports surfaced that the vendor was preparing a corporate restructuring that would separate its various …

MOSCOW-The Radio Paging Group of Metromedia International Telecommunications Inc. agreed to become a co-owner of Russian paging company ZAO Mobile TeleCom by acquiring shares held by the company’s western partner. …