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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Inc. announced it will establish a research and development center in Japan to focus on Wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology and Japanese personal digital communication systems. Japan …

Personal communications services operators Western Wireless and Aerial Communications Inc. each launched a service last week that will allow subscribers to receive e-mail messages using their PCS phones. Western Wireless …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Triton PCS formed a joint venture agreement that will expand AT&T’s digital coverage in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, the Washington-Baltimore corridor and Georgia. The …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Inc. announced it signed its first Global System for Mobile communications contract in Central Asia with Daewoo Central Paging Cooperation, a wholly owned subsidiary of South Korea-based Daewoo, …

Rank Company Name 1996 Revenues (000) 1 Matsushita Electric Inds. Co. Ltd. $63,192,000 2 NEC Corp. $41,174,000 3 Motorola Inc. $27,973,000 4 Lucent Technologies Inc. $23,286,000 5 Ericsson (L.M.) Telephone …

Rank Company Name 1996 Net Income (000) 1 Motorola Inc. $1,154,000 2 Lucent Technologies Inc. $1,054,000 3 Ericsson (L.M.) Telephone $1,034,152 4 NEC Corp. $718,000 5 Nokia Corp. $654,460 6 …

At an unprecedented gathering earlier this month, a number of prominent specialized mobile radio equipment suppliers temporarily set aside competitive interests to draft a historic action plan. Their goal: selecting …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Wuhan Research Institute established a joint venture company in China to develop, manufacture and market synchronous digital hierarchy transport network systems for the Chinese market. Production …

Editor’s note: On the previous page are five charts ranking major telecommunications vendors according to revenues, net income, percentage change in revenues from 1995 to 1996, percentage change in income …

1996 1995 Rank/Company Name % Change Revenues (000) Revenues (000) 1 DSP Communications Inc. 117.53% $88,899 $40,867 2 Qualcomm Inc. 110.51% $813,850 $386,612 3 WinStar Communications Inc. 104.35% $68,048 $33,300 …

Rank Company Name % Change 1996 1995 Net Income(000) Net Income (000) 1 Datamarine International Inc. 136.91% $751 $317 2 Specialty Teleconstructors 136.47% $804 $340 3 Brite Voice Systems Inc. …

RANK/COMPANY NAME TOTAL RETURN 1 Brightpoint Inc. 259.88% 2 Tellabs Inc. 169.96% 3 Specialty Teleconstructors 150.00% 4 ADC Telecommunications Inc. 149.00% 5 WinStar Communications, Inc. 132.53% 6 Andrew Corp. 128.50% …

SINGAPORE-Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson are submitting a statement to the Association of Radio Industries and Business, the Japanese standardization body, backing the proposal of NTT DoCoMo in support of …

Lucent Technologies Inc., the equipment division spun off by AT&T Corp. last year, and Netherlands-based Philips Electronics N.V., one of the world’s largest electronic companies, announced plans to combine their …

BALTIMORE-Major investor and creditor Pacific Eagle Investments Ltd. has pledged another $5 million infusion to Pocket Communications Inc. to keep the C-block personal communications services licensee going until mid-December. This …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The wireless infrastructure market grew 63 percent to $5.3 billion last year, driven largely by the increased spending of personal communications services companies, according to research compiled by …

L.M. Ericsson signed a contract to supply a Digital Cellular System 1800 network in Denmark for Telia Mobile AB. Ericsson values the first phase of the project at $49 million, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Ericsson Inc. settled one of several lawsuits pending between the two companies. The agreement, filed June 6 in federal court, resolves the patent infringement lawsuit Qualcomm …

In a number of “hot” markets around the country, a tidal wave of demand for new personal communications services is swamping some companies’ customer service departments-forcing scores of would-be customers …

NEW YORK-Competition from personal communications services companies in the United States is proving to be good news for wireless carriers and their stocks, David A. Freedman, managing director of Bear …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s plan for a digital personal communications services nationwide network has finally kicked off. After receiving its long-awaited shipment of dual-band, dual-mode handsets from Ericsson Inc. last …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. will conduct the first disaster recovery test of its Emergency Response Unit, an emergency replacement vehicle designed to ensure continuous, high-quality communications in adverse conditions. The unit …

NEC America Inc. in June will demonstrate its total network solution for utility network applications at the Utilities Telecommunications Council national convention in Portland, Ore. The demonstration will include four …

CLARKSBURG, Md.-Ericsson Ltd. awarded a contract to Comsat Laboratories to develop a high penetration notification subsystem for ICO Global Communications Ltd., which is developing a handheld satellite phone service. Comsat …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it received an order from Russia’s Vimpel Communications for equipment to expand the operator’s Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone Service network. Ericsson values the contract at $54 million. …