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by Reily Gregson July 1, 1999
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Alcatel

Austria. With Tele.ring for its new GSM 1800 network.

Value: US$298 million

Ericsson

Brazil. With Telecom Italia Mobile to expand its TDMA network.

Value: US$100 million

China. With China Telecom (Hong Kong) Ltd. for GSM equipment to expand its network in Guangdong province.

Value: US$290 million

Finland. With Sonera for a GPRS system.

Value: Undisclosed

Japan. With Digital Phone Group to expand and upgrade its PDC networks.

Value: US$175 million

South Africa. WIth MTN for a GSM Pro network.

Value: US$25 million

Sultanate of Oman. With the General Telecommunications Organization to expand its GSM system.

Value: US$33 million

United States. With BellSouth Cellular Corp. for infrastructure equipment.

Value: $750 million

Motorola

Brazil. With Telesp Celular for CDMA equipment and 1 million handsets.

Value: nearly US$400 million

Singapore. With M1 to upgrade its CDMA network.

Value: US$8.8 million

Nokia

China. With Zhejiang Mobile Communications to expand its GSM network.

Value: US$30 million

China. With Yunnan Post and Telecommunication Administration to expand its GSM network.

Value: US$170 million

Poland. With PTK Centertel to extend their long-term frame agreement for GSM equipment.

Value: US$56.7 million

Russia. with VimpelCom to supply GSM 900 equipment to cover regions in Central Russia.

Value: Undisclosed.

Nortel

Australia. WIth Cable & Wireless Optus to deploy a GPRS network solution.

Value: US$33 million

Brazil. With Norte Brasil Telecom to build a TDMA network in the Amazon region.

Value: US$60 million

Canada. With Bell Mobility to expand the capacity and coverage of its CDMA network in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Value: US$200 million

Canada. With Microcell Connexions to supply network infrastructure and services for its GSM 1900 network.

Value: US$60 million

Chile. With BellSouth Chile to expand its TDMA network.

Value: US$90 million

China. With Shaanxi Telecom Great Wall for CDMA equipment.

Value: US$10 million

China. With Liaoning Mobile Communications Ltd. and the Guizhou telecom Administration to expand their GSM networks.

Value: US$ 35 million.

Haiti. With Haitel to supply a CDMA network.

Value: US$86 million

United States. With Sprint PCS for cdmaOne equipment and services.

Value: US$520 million

Siemens

China. With Liaoning Mobile Communication to construct a GSM 1800 network in the province of Liaoning.

Value: US$52.7 million

China. With China Unicom in Shanghai and Fujian to expand their networks.

Value: US$33.2 million

Kuwait. With National Mobile Telecommunication Co. to build a GSM 900 network.

Value: US$55.3 million

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