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Motorola Inc.’s announcement that its overall sales in China slowed during the first quarter doesn’t indicate this market is in any trouble, say analysts. China is still seen as one …

While the world continues to debate the mechanics of third-generation technology, many industry watchers wonder what business case, if any, this new technology will have for carriers. The International Telecommunications …

Teligent Inc. selected Architel Systems Corp.’s Automatic Service Activation Program to provide service activation and network configuration of its voice and data services, Architel said. The Vienna, Va.-based telecommunications company …

Site Advantage Site Advantage Inc. introduced a snap-in cable hanger for coax cables. Features include a nose that provides holding strength while remaining easy to insert and a large gripping …

AUTHENTIX NETWORK INC. William W. Erdman was named president and chief executive officer of Authentix Network Inc., a company offering enhanced roaming solutions to wireless service providers. Erdman was one …

World Wireless Communications Inc. signed a development and license agreement with Panasonic, a unit of Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co. Ltd. According to the agreement, World Wireless is responsible for the …

CHICAGO-The status of Motorola Inc. has been the hot topic of the week. Again. First, reports surfaced that the vendor was preparing a corporate restructuring that would separate its various …

WASHINGTON-Unless it receives as-yet-undefined “higher and better alternatives” from potential buyers who would like to purchase the Dallas and Chicago C-block licenses from bankrupt Pocket Communications Inc., a group of …

Further extending its reach into the wireless industry, Sun Microsystems Inc. announced it has signed an agreement giving L.M. Ericsson license to use and distribute its PersonalJava platform and Java …

Sweden Ortel Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Avitec AB, announced its MirrorCell family of products are being used in the Arlanda AB International Airport to provide wireless service in …

NEW YORK-It has been said that where you stand depends on where you sit. And so it was earlier this month when representatives of four wireless carriers and four equipment …

CONCORD, Mass.-Psion Dacom, a global manufacturer of PC Card communications products, announced it obtained a license for L.M. Ericsson’s new cellular data interface. Psion and Ericsson’s Mobile Communications Division based …

WASHINGTON-Major lenders to C-block personal communications services licensee Pocket Communications Inc. have struck a tentative deal with the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department to buy the bankrupt company’s …

China L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a $64 million contract with the Shanghai Posts & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band network. Ericsson said it …

Vendors and carriers have renewed hope that the world could have one standard in place for third-generation systems, but Europe holds one of the keys in making it a reality. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it received a contract valued at more than $60 million to expand a Global System for Mobile communications network in Serbia, Republic of Yugoslavia. Under terms …

BALTIMORE-Pacific Eagle Investments Ltd., Masa Telecom Inc., Ericsson Inc. and Siemens Telecom Networks-collective creditors to bankrupt C-block personal communications services licensee Pocket Communications Inc.-have withdrawn a lawsuit filed in U.S. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH signed contracts totaling $165 million for Ericsson to continue supplying infrastructure to expand further Mannesmann’s network, said Ericsson. The contracts cover base stations, …

A new group consisting of personal computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics companies is developing a protocol for wirelessly connecting home appliances to PCs. The Home Radio Frequency Working Group’s mission …

Due to an editing error, the comments of an unidentified California paging reseller in the Feb. 23 “WireLink extensions benefit resellers” story were incorrectly attributed to WireLink Communications Inc. President …

NEW YORK-Although his company recently completed field trials with Qualcomm Inc., Vodafone Group plc Chief Executive Officer Chris Gent believes next-generation wireless technology, rather than Code Division Multiple Access technology, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson was awarded a contract to provide turn-key solutions for a second expansion phase of the Global System for Mobile communications network in Morocco, said the company. The …

Ericsson forms office mobility unit ATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace. Ericsson said the …

OXFORD, England-The European Commission has threatened five European countries with legal action over their failure to award DCS 1800 licenses. Belgium, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands and Spain all missed the …

The new GSM licensee in Israel, Partner Communications Co., signed a letter of intent with L.M. Ericsson for the supply of equipment for the operator, a joint venture between Hutchison …