global mobile

“We are on the verge of completing a massive system that has been 10 years in the making,” remarked Dr. Edward Staiano, vice chairman and chief executive officer of Iridium …

China L.M. Ericsson signed four Global System for Mobile communications contracts in China, which the company values at a total of $756 million. Ericsson will expand existing GSM networks in …

DENVER, United States-If all goes as planned, the world could have as many as 10 mobile satellite communications (MSS) systems operating in the next five years. By 2002, the MSS …

Worldwide mobile telephony subscriber numbers will climb at triple the compound annual growth rate expected from the landline side between 1996 and 2002, according to a recently published report from …

NEW YORK-U.S. Digital Communications Inc., Calabasas, Calif., is a classic example in action of the old saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” After seven years of …

WASHINGTON-The United States failed once again to secure spectrum below 1 GHz for little low-earth-orbit satellites at the World Radio Conference in Geneva, but succeeded in acquiring 100 megahertz worldwide …

The wireless data industry has long been considered the most optimistic bunch in the world of wireless. Each year, it seemed, was going to be “the year” the technology would …

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it signed a contract with Intermediate Circular Orbit Global Communications of the United Kingdom to supply 2 million Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The United States is honing preparations to press for additional global mobile satellite spectrum at the World Radiocommunication Conference this fall in Geneva, but prospects appear more promising for big …

NEW YORK-South Korea’s telecommunications marketplace is in the throes of a gradual but deliberate deregulation that is presenting opportunities and challenges for SK Telecom Co. Ltd., the largest wireless carrier. …

NEW YORK-The successful launch May 5 of the first six of 55 planned Iridium Inc. low-earth-orbit satellites is a good omen for the fledgling global mobile satellite service industry. The …

NEW YORK-Some 32 nations, companies and professional organizations have become initial signatories of an agreement to facilitate deployment of new global satellite systems by joining the International Telecommunication Union Memorandum …

Globalstar Canada was granted approval by Industry Canada to provide mobile wireless services throughout Canada using the Globalstar satellite-based telecommunications system. It is the first big low-earth-orbit license to be …

NEW YORK-Iridium L.L.C., which plans to launch a satellite-based global telephone service, last week registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an application to take the company public. Iridium, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-ICO Global Communications, a global mobile satellite communications company, awarded a contract to a consortium consisting of L.M. Ericsson, Hughes Network Systems Inc. and NEC Corp. The consortium will …

Siemens Components Inc. introduced its Model CMY210, a GaAs MMIC that can be used for designing cellular or personal communications services handsets based on Time Division Multiple Access or Code …

LONDON-The global mobile phone industry will grow almost 227 percent by 2000 and most growth in developing countries will be driven by domestic consumer demand, according to research conducted by …

NOVEMBER 18 Local Number Portability: Implementation Strategies, by Bellcore. Washington, D.C. (800) 521-CORE. 18-19 Wireless Billing 1996, by the International Quality and Productivity Center. The Hyatt Arlington at Washington’s Key …

WASHINGTON-Having spent the better part of the 104th Congress reforming domestic telecommunications policy, lawmakers gave notice last week of their intention to make international satellite competition the top priority when …

MUNICH-Siemens AG won contracts worth $64.7 million from the Iridium mobile phone network. Siemens said that Motorola Inc., which founded and leads the Iridium project, placed an order for 12 …