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The first GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) network in Zambia is scheduled to be commercial at the end of October. At its launch, Zambia will join more than 20 …

The Australian Communications Authority has invited applications for an auction of previously unsold 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz PCS spectrum. Bids closed on 31 August for the partial privatization of …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The licensing of two additional cellular carriers in South Africa will represent the biggest opportunity for black empowerment in Africa-and for some, the last chance to become involved …

SAO PAULO-Telefonica del Peru ordered the first phase of a digital cellular network expansion from Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group designed to extend service beyond the capital city of Lima …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-ARM Ltd. announced it will support the newly formed Symbian joint venture recently created by L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and Psion. Symbian was established to create …

Signing one of its largest ever pacts, CommQuest Technologies Inc. said it will supply its GSM-XL chipset to Audiovox Communications Corp. for a new Global System for Mobile communications handset. …

WASHINGTON-Mexico will receive US$1.06 billion, plus value-added tax, for Personal Communications Services (PCS) and Wireless Local Loop (WLL) spectrum auctioned in a six-month process completed 8 May. The Sistemas Profesionales …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The debate of issuing a third or fourth cellular license in South Africa is gaining momentum, with the industry pressuring the government to speed up the tendering process …

MCI Communications Corp. apparently is selling cellular service to residential customers once again after customer service representatives had told potential customers MCI wasn’t taking on new cellular subscribers after June …

MADRID-Spain’s incumbent mobile phone operators Telefonica and Airtel could have some competition soon, as the country prepares to award a third license this month. Involved in the auction is the …

VLSI Technology Inc. today announced it is shipping samples of its new Code Division Multiple Access chip solution, which it is calling the first real alternative to Qualcomm Inc.’s CDMA …

Boulder, Colo., is set to become a test bed for recently licensed Local Multipoint Distribution Services systems under the direction of the National Wireless Electronic Systems Testbed. N-WEST is a …

WASHINGTON-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) last week said a select committee, patterned after the 1973 Watergate panel, will be formed to investigate alleged satellite technology transfers from U.S. wireless companies …

Becker/Jani Inc. A log periodic dipole antenna, the Celwave Maximizer model APL 926513, was introduced for Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications systems. The antenna offers a …

Creativity is becoming key for wireless carriers trying to build out their networks amidst resistance from local municipalities that in some cases have gone as far as placing moratoria on …

WASHINGTON-While Calling Party Pays (CPP) has become a huge success in most of Latin America, the CPP concept recently took a new twist in Chile when Startel SA, the wireless …

The Inmarsat Council reached an agreement to privatize Inmarsat with a target date of 1 January 1999. According to Inmarsat, its signatories, parties and management have worked together for three …

WASHINGTON-The heat is up again in Latin America, and it has nothing to do with El Nino. The region’s unmet demand for services and high potential for growth have called …

Murder and espionage claims in recent months have brought to the forefront the issue of safety of wireless industry personnel working abroad. Two weeks ago, Ricardo Periera, 41, Glenayre Technologies …

HOUSTON-The State of New York awarded Crown Castle International Corp. a contract to manage existing towers and construct new towers for the state. Crown Castle formed a new company called …

WASHINGTON-The General Accounting Office told Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) last week the Federal Communications Commission’s move to the Portals “is in the best financial interest of the …

Moffet, Larson & Johnson Moffet, Larson & Johnson Inc. announced the integration of Comarco Wireless Technologies’ Network Evaluation System tool NES-250 with the PathPro drive-test post-processing module, PathView. The integration …

1. Jan. 6 NextWave awarded its PCS permits In a decision almost surely headed for the appeals court, the Federal Communications Commission last Friday conditionally awarded NextWave Personal Communications Inc. …

Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group announced that the Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union approved its FLEX paging protocol as an international paging standard. The Geneva-based organization’s ITU-R …

WASHINGTON-The lawyer for embattled Portals developer Franklin Haney told the House Commerce Committee his client will comply with any subpoena to defend a $1 million payment to lobbyist Peter Knight …