Korean telephone service provider Shinsegi Telecomm Inc. awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. a contract to supply and install a Code Division Multiple Access-technology based cellular network in the southern cities of Pusan and Kyungnam. Lucent said it immediately will begin installing its 5ESS-2000 switch-based mobile switching center and 92 units of the base transceiver system. Service is scheduled to begin in December, according to Lucent, which values the contract at $71 million.
Skysat Communications Network Corp. said it will expand its telecommunications services to include wireless Internet services using its high altitude, geostationary airship. Together with Av-Intel Inc., Skysat said it plans to produce and commercially market a pre-production airship next year.
Several European and U.S. companies have formed the Mobile Data Initiative to promote new products and services that integrate mobile personal computers and Global System for Mobile communications phone technologies to provide mobile users with fast and reliable wireless access to corporate networks and the Internet. Founding members are Ericsson Radio Systems AB, Nokia Corp., Compaq, IBM Corp., Toshiba Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cellnet, DeTeMobil, Mannesmann, Telia and Vodata.
Motorola Inc.’s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group won a contract from Hutchison Telecom Ltd. to supply digital cellular system equipment for Hutchison’s personal communications services system in Hong Kong. Motorola said Hutchison ordered DCS 1800 base station equipment, which includes InCell 6, M-Cell 2 and M-Cell micro base site equipment and a D1800 switch, which will be manufactured by Siemens AG.
San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc. signed an agreement to provide Kyocera Corp. with an Interim Standard 95 Code Division Multiple Access technology license. Kyoto, Japan-based Kyocera is the founder of DDI Corp., one of Japan’s largest telecommunications carriers. Kyocera is the 14th Japanese manufacturer to license the CDMA standard from Qualcomm, the company said.
XL Computing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cycomm International Inc., announced it entered into a distribution agreement with Ericsson Inc. for its PCMobile line of ruggedized laptop computers. Under the agreement, Ericsson will be allowed to resell the complete product line of XL Computing, including the PCMobile and related hardware, software and peripherals. The company said it plans to offer PCMobile to the public safety and utility markets primarily in North America and Europe. The agreement also permits both companies to jointly market and sell their related data solutions to dispatch radio users.
