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 million customers during 1998, said Adriana Nugter, chairman of the GSM MoU Association, in...
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 North West Province. It is the first step in providing 145,000 rural South Africans...
Moffet, Larson & JohnsonMoffet, 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 provides the capability to transmit data from the GEN II series to the PathPro, the...
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 types in one second or less, said the company.Ericsson's LNP database solution contains both...
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 system, as well as operation and maintenance systems.The RAS 1000 connects subscribers to a fixed...
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 operator in the country offering digital wireless services. The carrier already has introduced digital...
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 users to access 800 MHz and 1900 MHz Code Division Multiple Access networks from a...
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 Inc., Aerial Communications, Airadigm Communications, DigiPH PCS, Conestoga Wireless and NPI Wireless. A subsidiary...
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 the contract at $50 million.When fully operational, the system is expected to support 100,000 subscribers.Ericsson...
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 move forward, and that the Rikers cannot seek either protection or damages through the...
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 manager. Howard "Skip" Speaks was promoted to Dalenstam's former position as executive vice president...
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 was awarded Portugal's third mobile license in November 1997, and plans to start commercial operations...
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 all workers-radio-frequency engineers, technicians, customer-service representatives and marketing professionals-will remain for several years, say most...
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 Ericsson. To support the expanding business in Panama, Ericsson has established Ericsson de Panama...
ITALYBusiness 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 is evolving into a hyper-market, with multiple global players and a strong `customer pull' for...
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 Advanced Mobile Phone Service and Code Division Multiple Access technologies to apply. Those companies...
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.The eight-year senior secured term loan received speculative grade ratings of B2 and B+ from,...
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 and accessories, closed the fourth quarter of its fiscal year Dec. 31 with $373.2 million...
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 many to lose their way.Reynolds has a long history in the communications industry. He...
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 to one analyst who tracks those stocks."Mobile is great, but it's getting hard to...
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 on March 30, Ramqvist is slated to replace Bjorn Svedberg, who is leaving the board...
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 is the largest contract it has signed in China.The expansion will be implemented during the...
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 members failed the day before to reach the 71-percent consensus vote required to approve...
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 prepayment of value-added features like fax, voice mail and short message service, whereas operators previously...
