BASINGTOKES, England-Dolphin Telecom, Basingstokes, England, has launched commercially its enhanced specialized mobile radio service in the United Kingdom.
A subsidiary of Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless Inc., Dolphin said it started taking deliveries of handsets early this month from its two suppliers, Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp.
Dolphin began signing up ESMR customers in the United Kingdom last week.
Meanwhile, the construction of its ESMR network in France is under way, and Dolphin plans a limited commercial service launch in that country by year-end.
It also intends to roll out commercial ESMR service in Germany by mid-2000, followed by Belgium and Portugal later that year.
