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SAN DIEGO—LG InfoComm announced Dan Gralak has been appointed vice president of sales and will take over LG’s sales operations, distribution strategies and branding opportunities. “Dan’s experience in the telecom …

CANNES, France—The mobile industry put on a brave face last week at the annual 3GSM World Congress here, with few signs of the financial downturn the industry is currently enduring …

TORONTO—Microcell Connexions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications, signed a three-year GSM supply agreement with Nortel Networks valued at approximately $100 million for upgrades to its Canadian wireless network. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—A new Swedish company announced its formation to vie for the fourth GSM license that Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS plans to award by mid-2002. Edge Mobile said it will …

BEND, Ore.—Edge Wireless L.L.C. announced it is offering its customers Airbiquity Inc.’s global positioning system accessory, which is compatible with Nokia handsets, in an effort to comply with Phase II …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has signed an agreement to license its mobile technology to Samsung in return for a royalty payment and reciprocal license to Ericsson. The deal covers Ericsson’s …

LONDON-In an effort to ensure the delivery of audio and visual content over its forthcoming third-generation network, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd. announced a deal with broadcast management company BBC Technology …

DENVER, United States—Nothing demonstrates that the sun will eventually set on TDMA technology as strongly as the decision by its supreme advocates, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC), to dissolve …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium says it has dissolved its operations, having concluded its five-year program in support of TDMA, WIN and EDGE technologies. A yet-unnamed group will carry …

1. Jan. 29 Re-auction brings in record $17B to FCC After 101 rounds and $16.85 billion, the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 422 personal communications services licenses ended last Friday. …

A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies such as GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA. …

IDT Corp., a familiar face in the wireless broadband industry as the former suitor of Teligent Inc., successfully bid $42.5 million for Winstar Communications Inc. after several tumultuous days of …

MENLO PARK, California, United States—interWAVE Communications signed a distribution agreement with Global Telephone & Telecommunications, a Belgium satellite and last-mile integrator, to deploy GSM cellular networks with satellite backhaul throughout …

A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies such as GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA. …

CHICAGO—AT&T Wireless said it expects to spend an additional $1 billion upgrading its current network to W-CDMA on top of the $2.5 billion the carrier planned to spend on moving …

BELLEVUE, Washington, United States—The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) said TDMA subscribers have increased 53 percent during the past 12 months, reaching 82.1 million subscribers by 1 October, 2001. “The …

REDMOND, Washington, United States—Nokia and AT&T Wireless Services reported the completion of the first live Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) data call using GSM/EDGE technology and a live …

ATLANTA, United States—U.S. operator Cingular Wireless announced it will begin upgrading its current TDMA and analog network to General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) packet data and GSM voice technology. Cingular …

NEW YORK-Calling it “the most well-known secret in corporate America,” Stephen Carter, president and chief executive officer of Cingular Wireless, said the nation’s second-largest mobile operator will overlay all its …

TORONTO-As the handset manufacturing business gets tougher because of declining demand, more phone makers are looking at joint ventures as their economic salvation and perhaps their best strategy to catch …

Alcatel China. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile. Value: US$70 million Malaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing GSM 1800 MHz …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson has agreed to expand VoiceStream’s national GSM wireless network and deploy EDGE infrastructure in a deal that could exceed $300 million over a three-year period, according to …

NEW YORK—Ericsson received mixed reviews this week from Moody’s Investors Service, which confirmed the company’s investment-grade A3 long-term debt ratings, but changed the ratings outlook to negative from stable. “The …

DENVER, United States-Nearly 10 years after the introduction of cellular services in West Africa, the number of mobile subscribers has increased to such an extent that it is rapidly becoming …