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Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) now accounts for 31 percent of the world’s wireless market, and the GSM industry is well on course for the `”early achievement” of 100 …

JOHANNESBURG-Telkom SA, the national telecommunications provider in South Africa, formally has launched the nation’s first commercial digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) system at Sandfontein, a village near Rustenburg in 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 …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. demonstrated the capability of its local number portability database solution to provide range updates of up to 1,000 location routing number records and 2,000 global title translation …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it has signed a wireless local loop contract with Estonia Telephone Co. Ltd., valued at $18 million. The contract includes turnkey deliveries of Ericsson’s RAS 1000 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a $200 million framework agreement with Telecommunicaciones Movilnet in Venezuela to expand its wireless network using Time Division Multiple Access Interim-136 technology. Movilnet is the only …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. signed an agreement to supply Qualcomm Inc. with its patented interface card for Qualcomm’s fixed wireless terminals. Telular’s Borscht Daughter Card will enable Qualcomm’s fixed wireless …

Multinational Automated Clearing House U.S.A. said it signed agreements to provide roamer call data clearing services to Global System for Mobile service providers American Personal Communications, Powertel Inc., Microcell Connexions …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a contract to install a 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications system for Tatarian-American Investment in Finance, a mobile operator in Tatarstan, Russia. Ericsson values …

BALTIMORE-A judge handling the Pocket Communications Inc. bankruptcy case ruled Feb. 11 that a $1-billion lawsuit against Pocket principles Dan and Janis Riker filed by National Telecom PCS Inc. can …

RICHARDSON, Texas- Ericsson Inc. has created the Network Solutions division to develop products, solutions and services for the Internet, and has named Jan-Anders Dalenstam its executive vice president and general …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced a $100 million agreement with Optimus to supply switching and radio equipment for its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band wireless telephony network in Portugal. Optimus …

Companies in the wireless industry know good help is hard to find. As the industry continues to grow at an accelerated rate to keep pace with competition, the demand for …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson built the first phase of Cable & Wireless Panama’s digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service network infrastructure as part of a projected five-year investment in that company, said …

ITALY Business customers of Omnitel Pronto Italia now can call from Italy to Europe, the United States and Canada for the same price as local calls, announced Omnitel. “Italian telecommunications …

The Australian Communications Authority will auction 10 personal communications services licenses totaling 230 megahertz sometime in April, and the Australian Communications Authority is encouraging U.S. companies that currently use digital …

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Communications Services Inc. secured a $750 million bank credit facility, enough to replace $516 million in existing vendor financing commitments and to cover its 1998 capital expenditure needs. …

NEW YORK-It was a glowing quarter for Brightpoint Inc., Indianapolis, which reported significant increases in net sales, income and income per share. The company, a worldwide distributor of wireless handsets …

By focusing on technology strengths and weaknesses, industry veteran Kevin Reynolds believes his newly created consulting firm-PCS Maze Inc.-can safely guide a company through the technical labyrinth that causes so …

NEW YORK-While Asian troubles may obscure the big picture for awhile, international growth and the integration of wireless and wireline telephony will mean plenty of opportunities for wireless manufacturers, according …

L.M. Ericsson announced it appointed Sven-Christer Nilsson president and chief executive officer of the company, replacing Lars Ramqvist, who will become chairman of the board. Following the company’s annual meeting …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a contract valued at $369 million to expand Guangdong Mobile Communications Corp.’s 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications network, the company announced. Ericsson said this …

European Telecommunications Standards Institute members last week reached a consensus agreement for a third-generation mobile phone standard, incorporating two major proposals that were on the table. The agreement came after …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it launched a network function called PrePaid Calling Service for wireless networks that use Advanced Mobile Phone Service and digital-AMPS standards. Ericsson’s new service allows for …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed two agreements for mobile network expansions, valued at more than $44 million, with Central Japan Digital Phone Co. Ltd. The agreements include expansion of both the …