Yearly Archives: 1996

ERICSSON EXPANSION WORTH $65M IN CHINA

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...

FIRMS UNVEIL CELLULAR HOOKUPS TO HIGH-SPEED DATA NETWORKS

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...

PIN NUMBER REQUIRED BY SNET CUSTOMERS

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,...

GLOBALSTAR IS OFFERED BY PAKISTAN COMPANY

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...

WORLD BRIEFS

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...

INTERCEL COMPLETES IPO, RAISING $115M FOR PCS

InterCel Inc. has amplified its ability to penetrate the personal communications services business by successfully completing a $315 million combined offering of stock and...

NEC INTRODUCES PHS HANDSET, GARNERS LATIN AMERICAN DEALS

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...

CALIFORNIA LICENSEE COULD FACE RE VOCATION OF TWO-WAY PERMITS

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...

MOTOROLA TO SUPPLY AFRICAN GSM SYSTEM

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...

VIEWPOINT

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

STUDY SAYS CELLULAR TO TOP 100M USERS

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...

EXTERNAL AUDIO PORT HAS BROAD PURPOSE

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...

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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...

CDMA RECEIVES A COOL RECEPTION IN SOUTH KOREA

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

CARRIERS TO INTRODUCE COMPETITION TO ARGENTINA’S CELLULAR MARKET

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...

PRIVATIZATION MAY HELP BOOST LAG GING CENTRAL AMERICAN MARKET

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...

CDPD STILL A HARD SELL FOR VEN DORS, BUT APPLICATIONS SHOW PROMISE

Just as Cellular Digital Packet Data has been slow to take off in the United States, it looks like it will take a little...

COLOMBIA BOASTS HIGH CELLULAR PENETRATION AND DIGITAL GROWTH

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...

LOW PENETRATION FIGURES DEMON STRATE PAGING MARKET POTENTIAL

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

CALLING PARTY PAYS RAISES CELLULAR USE, SAY CARRIERS

"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,...

LATIN AMERICA LICENSING DELAYS STALL PCS DEPLOYMENT IN REGION

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

TELCEL NOTES 30 PERCENT GROWTH DESPITE WEAK MEXICAN ECONOMY

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...

CONSORTIA IN BRAZIL PREP TO BID ON UPCOMING CELLULAR LICENSES

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...
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