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by Reily Gregson March 1, 2001
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Alcatel

Egypt. With MobiNil for an extension of its GSM network.

Value: US$37.1 million

France. With Cegetel for the supply of a UMTS network.

Value: Undisclosed

Ericsson

Canada. With Rogers AT&T Wireless for a 3G network, including a complete GSM/GPRS network infrastructure and migrating the network to EDGE and UMTS.

Value: Undisclosed

Portugal. With Optimus for UMTS infrastructure for southern Portugal.

Value: Undisclosed

Portugal. With TMN for UMTS radio access network equipment.

Value: Undisclosed

Taiwan. With FarEasTone Telecommunications to develop the operator’s GSM/GPRS mobile network.

Value: US$325 million

Turkey. With Turkcell to upgrade its GSM system infrastructure to expand geographically and offer increased capacity in high-density areas.

Value: US$400 million

Lucent

United States. With Nextel Communications for high-capacity gateway switches for Nextel’s digital wireless network.

Value: Undisclosed

Motorola

Malaysia. With Maxis Communications to increase network capacity and enhance the national GSM network and for a GPRS network overlay.

Value: US$130 million

Morocco. With Maroc Telecom to install GSM infrastructure solutions in Marrakech and Agadir in southern Morocco.

Value: Undisclosed

Nokia

Austria. With One for a 3G system for the introduction of new mobile Internet services.

Value: Undisclosed

Bolivia. With Nuevatel to deploy a GPRS core network.

Value: Undisclosed

China. With Shanxi Mobile Communications to supply a GSM 900 MHz expansion, increasing capacity by 230,000 subscribers.

Value: Undisclosed

China. With Heilongjiang Mobile Communications for its GSM 1800 MHz network in Qiqihaer city.

Value: Undisclosed

France. With Cegetel SFR for a 3G packet core network to develop UMTS in France.

Value: Undisclosed

Norway. With NetCom for its 3G W-CDMA radio access.

Value: Undisclosed

Norway. With Telenor for radio equipment for development of a UMTS network.

Value: Undisclosed

Norway and Finland. With Telia for delivery of – 3G W-CDMA radio access equipment in Norway and Finland.

Value: Undisclosed

Poland. With PTK Centertel for a GSM and GPRS mobile network.

Value: US$200 million

Thailand. With Total Access Communications for expansion of its GSM network.

Value: US$150 million

Venezuela. With Digicel to deliver a GSM 900 MHz network expansion to increase its coverage to 75 percent of the region.

Value: US$50 million

Nortel Networks

China. With China Unicom for expansion of existing GSM 900 MHz networks in Zhejiang and Heilongjiang provinces and Ningbo.

Value: US$32 million

China. With China Mobile Communications for expansion of its GSM 900 MHz dual-band digital cellular network in Shaanxi province.

Value: US$130 million

China. With Xinjiang Mobile Communications for the fifth-phase expansion of its GSM 900 MHz wireless network.

Value: Undisclosed

France. With Cegetel for infrastructure equipment and services for buildout of a UMTS network in Paris.

Value: Undisclosed

Pakistan. With Ufone for the first portion of a GSM 900 MHz network in Islamabad.

Value: US$50 million

Siemens

China. With Shanghai Mobile Communications for expansion of its GSM mobile network.

Value: e125 million (US$117 million)

Norway and Finland. With Telia for delivery of 3G W-CDMA radio access equipment in Norway and Finland.

Value: Undisclosed

Portugal. With Telecomunicacoes Moviles Nacionais for nationwide multimedia UMTS technology.

Value: Undisclosed

Portugal. With OniWay for a UMTS network.

Value: Undisclosed

Russia. With Telecominvest Group for GSM 900 MHz equipment and network construction in the North Caucasian region of Russia.

Value: US$50 million

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