AirNet Communications Corp. entered an agreement with the Thomsen Group of Denmark, appointing Thomsen as AirNet’s authorized business representative in Denmark and certain Far Eastern countries. Thomsen will distribute AirNet’s wireless broadband software-based infrastructure equipment, base stations and systems for the wireless local loop, Digital Communication System 1800 and Global System for Mobile communications cellular markets. AirNet said it has signed similar agreements with Communications Technology Inc. of Seoul, Korea, and Comsyst of Sydney, Australia. AirNet, based in Melbourne, Fla., designs, manufactures and markets wireless infrastructure products.
Mobilkom Austria AG signed a supply agreement with Austria Telecom, Northern Telecom Inc.’s licensee, for Global System for Mobile Communications switching infrastructure to replace existing equipment and expand its GSM network from its current base of 250,000 subscribers. Nortel said it already has supplied two mobile switching centers to Mobilkom in Vienna and Graz. The new contract includes the installation of three additional MSCs into the Vienna, Innsbruck and Linz areas to replace existing installed equipment.
DSC Communications said it plans to open an operations facility in Drogheda, Ireland, approximately 25 miles north of Dublin. The facility will support DSC’s overall manufacturing program and is expected to bring more than 475 new jobs to the area during the next four years. The company said the Drogheda site is part of its ongoing global expansion plan, with manufacturing sites and sales offices already in place across Europe, Asia, South America, North America and Australia.
Glenayre Technologies Inc. said it has partnered with LG Electronics in a three-year, $20 million agreement to bring FLEX paging technology to South Korea. LGE has agreed to purchase more than 2000 units of Glenayre’s GL-T8531 high speed transmitters and GL-C2000 controllers. Glenayre said the agreement also includes the local manufacture and testing of high speed paging infrastructure.
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A. will deploy Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Mobile Phone Service network to serve more than 100,000 subscribers in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to a contract signed by Motorola’s Pan American Wireless Infrastructure division, the company will install its EMX 2500 mobile switch and its small-footprint ThinCell base stations to overlay the existing network. Motorola values the contract at $97 million. “Brazil is an extremely important cellular market, as indicated by its growth and continued demand for advanced communications,” said Jack Finlayson, corporate vice president and general manager of the Pan American Wireless Infrastructure division. “We are extremely pleased to be selected by Telesp to provide this network and bring top-quality cellular service to the people of Sao Paulo.”
