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The European paging industry got up in 1999 to an unpleasant wake-up call: A small consulting firm published in January a report, financed by the European Commission, which prophesied paging …

Alcatel Austria. With Tele.ring for its new GSM 1800 network. Value: US$298 million Ericsson Brazil. With Telecom Italia Mobile to expand its TDMA network. Value: US$100 million China. With China …

BEIJING-China’s telecom scene is in flux. China Telecom is to split into four parts, which will compete in two year’s time. China Unicom took over four experimental CDMA networks from …

TORONTO-You could call it short-term pain for long-term gain. At least that’s what the Canadian wireless carriers must be hoping. They’re rapidly winning new customers, but at a cost to …

WASHINGTON-An International Telecommunication Union task group in June in Beijing approved a carrier-crafted plan to harmonize competing U.S. and European CDMA technologies for Internet-friendly third-generation mobile phones, paving the way …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nigeria has the potential of more than 5 million wireless subscribers and shows all the signs of becoming another wireless phenomenon in Africa. Looking at hard facts, this …

LONDON-The main trends in the Middle East wireless industry for the current year were highlighted back in March with calls from senior industry professionals for greater private-sector participation and the …

Albania Albania said it plans to issue a public tender to sell a majority stake in Albanian Mobile Communications, the sole cellular provider in the country. The government also plans …

Eight consortia are officially in the running for the third cellular license in South Africa. A ninth, Zintatu Communication Power, was disqualified. The eight consortia are Telenor/Telia; Nextcom Cellular (Pty) …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The phenomenal growth of cellular services around the world has created problems for operators as their networks become increasingly congested, encouraging companies to develop technologies and systems to increase …

AUSTRALIA Telstra will extend its CDMA network in Australia to include country locations currently covered by its GSM network but lacking in analog coverage, said the company. Hutchison Telecoms in …

L.M. Ericsson wants the industry to know it plans to become a formidable contender in the cdmaOne infrastructure business. It’s been more than a month since the company completed its …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The GSM Association appointed Robert G. Conway its new director general. Conway was the former head of global business development for Motorola Inc.’s International Network Ventures Group, and he …

NEW YORK-Ericsson Mobile Phones, Research Triangle Park, N.C., introduced a suite of new handsets June 21 at MobileFocus ’99 that the company plans to offer for sale later this year …

NEW YORK-3Com Corp. introduced a wireless modem PC card, called the 3Com Megahertz 56K Global GSM & Cellular Modem PC Card, which connects laptop computers to Global System for Mobile …

Last week proved a significantly productive one for wireless data service bureau provider Saraide.com as the company acquired a value-added service provider in Europe and received a $5.5 million investment …

SAN FRANCISCO-Telstra Corp. Ltd. in Australia will extend its Code Division Multiple Access mobile phone network to include country locations currently covered by Telstra’s Global System for Mobile communications network, …

The future is convergence. The future is data. The future is 3G. Now that the Operators Harmonization Group has approved a plan to harmonize wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology …

HONG KONG-China United Telecommunications Corp.’s plan to deploy Code Division Multiple Access technology ensures its survival into the next generation and creates momentum for cdmaOne technology throughout the Asia-Pacific region, …

China Unicom, which received the go-ahead from the Chinese government earlier this year to deploy cdmaOne technology, will gain control of four experimental Code Division Multiple Access networks operated by …

SWINDON, U.K.-Motorola Inc. said it achieved the world’s first voice call over Global System for Mobile communications connected Internet Protocol technology. Motorola gave the demonstration at a conference in London, …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service, London, assigned a speculative grade rating of Ba3 to Orange plc’s planned private placement of $562 million in 10-year senior notes. “The Ba3 rating factors in …

The Semiconductor Industry Association said it is encouraged by President Clinton’s decision to extend Normal Trade Relations with China for another year, and it urged Congress to support the measure. …

Sprint PCS announced it will stop operating its Global System for Mobile communications network in Washington, D.C., by the end of the year, ending months of speculation and denials from …

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles, part of the Telefonica Group S.A., Madrid, Spain, announced it gained 822,487 new customers during the first quarter of this year, more than triple the net additions …