1996

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Company Ltd. said it has signed a Global System for Mobile communications digital network expansion contract with Jiangsu Posts and Telecommunications Administration in the Jiangsu province of China. …

Two long-distance telephone service rivals have announced initiatives to provide wireless data access to their high-speed transmission networks. MCI Telecommunications Corp. said it will implement circuit-switched cellular access to its …

New Haven, Conn.-SNET Mobility Inc., under the Cellular One brand, introduced a personal identification number fraud protection program in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass. SNET said the program requires …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan-Hasan Associates Ltd., a Pakistani telecommunications company, and Hyundai/Dacom, a consortium in Korea formed between Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd., Dacom Corp. and Hyundai Corp., have formed a new …

L.M. Ericsson said it has received an order to supply switches and base stations to Westel 900 GSM to expand the carrier’s Global System for Mobile communications network in Hungary. …

InterCel Inc. has amplified its ability to penetrate the personal communications services business by successfully completing a $315 million combined offering of stock and debt, buying out its partners in …

NEC Corp. is marketing a new Personal Handyphone System terminal for Japan and other markets under the Juwacky brand name. Juwacky is priced at about $400, and NEC said it …

WASHINGTON-The ongoing case between California two-way licensee James A. Kay Jr. and the Federal Communications Commission could be solved within the next several weeks if an administrative law judge decides …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Division said it is supplying digital Global System for Mobile communications cellular phone equipment to Tanzania and Lesotho, Africa. Motorola said it recently …

To borrow an adage from the real estate business, the most important rule in the wireless communications industry is going to be brand name, brand name, brand name. In the …

WASHINGTON-A new study published by Economic & Management Consultants International Inc. says worldwide cellular demand will break the 100 million subscriber mark this year. The publication, “World Cellular Markets: 1996,” …

Dear Editor: You recently published a letter from James Valentine that misstates a newly adopted CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association) certification standard for portable phone handsets. In his letter, Mr. …

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The telecom reform bill has passed Congress and should soon be signed by President Clinton. The country is embarking upon a brave new world of increased competition-at least in the …

A cellular network using Code Division Multiple Access technology is live in South Korea, but so far enduring only a lukewarm reception. Current analog operator Korea Mobile Telecommunications Corp. introduced …

This year will bring competition to Argentina’s interior cellular market, now served only by Compania de Telefonos del Interior under a two-year exclusive license. Owned by GTE Corp., AT&T Corp. …

Central America’s cellular market, although smaller and representing somewhat riskier investment than other parts of Latin America, remains largely untapped and is expected to present a bundle of cellular opportunities …

Just as Cellular Digital Packet Data has been slow to take off in the United States, it looks like it will take a little pushing and shoving for the technology …

Colombia continues to be a top performer in the Latin American cellular arena, with the highest digital growth and high overall cellular penetration. As part of its licensing process, the …

Although paging has existed for decades in major Latin American and Caribbean countries, developments during the past few years have placed these markets on an unprecedented growth path. If paging …

“Calling party pays” cellular, already a reality in Europe, Japan and Australia, is a growing trend throughout Latin America. In most places in Latin America, the cellular subscriber still pays …

Despite strong initial efforts on the part of Chilean, Argentine and Mexican regulators, implementing personal communications services in Latin America will fall a little short of earlier bullish expectations. At …

Despite overall slow growth in the Mexican cellular market due to the economic crisis in 1995, Telcel posted a 30.6 percent increase in subscribers for the year. As the largest …

The impending liberalization of Brazil’s cellular services sector has attracted interest from a host of global carriers clamoring to position themselves in the region’s fastest growing telecom services sector. The …

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