WASHINGTON, D.C.-The North American GSM Alliance L.L.C., a consortium of U.S. and Canadian GSM personal communications services carriers, filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission, saying a decision to disqualify regional mobile satellite systems would shortchange Global System for Mobile communications customers in...
WASHINGTON-A seemingly parochial fight between a small San Diego firm and two European manufacturing giants over next-generation wireless technology could foreshadow a larger confrontation between the United States and the European Union and offer a glimpse into a future where transnational companies dominate the...
VLSI Technology Inc. today announced it is shipping samples of its new Code Division Multiple Access chip solution, which it is calling the first real alternative to Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA chip products.The CDMA+ product is about the size of a dime and includes the...
ENCINITAS, Calif.-CommQuest Technologies said it has available a fully type-approved GSM solution for wireless handset manufacturers that meets the handset design requirements set by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.The handset manufacturing solution is designed to reduce development cycles and accelerate market entry for manufacturers...
NEW YORK-The GSM Alliance L.L.C. is stepping up marketing efforts with a brand-awareness campaign, including the widespread application of its logo, which is designed to convey the group's North American and international reach and its technical capabilities, said the association.Alliance members, in their effort...
Wideband cdmaOne will play a small part in the proposal Japan's standards body will submit to the International Telecommunications Union as a third-generation technology choice.The Association of Radio Businesses and Industries, ARIB, has been trying to converge wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology, based...
The Italian government said it plans to award the license for a third mobile phone service later this month.A spokeswoman for the communication regulatory agency said it expects to finish assessing the three bids by June 10 and likely name a winner by June...
WASHINGTON-While lawmakers and industry executives toiled last week through the minutia of competing third-generation wireless technologies, Qualcomm Inc. was laying the foundation to parlay an esoteric standards dispute into a major trade debate that would pit the United States against Europe in the not-too-distant...
WASHINGTON-Cellular and personal communications services subscribers are expected to more than double from 210.7 million at the end of 1997 to 450 million by the end of 2000, according to the Strategis Group's recent projections.By the end of 1997, the Asia-Pacific region pulled ahead...
NEW YORK-Bosch Telecom Inc., Dallas, unveiled the World 718 phone, calling it the first phone that can operate worldwide on Global System for Mobile communications 1900 and 900 networks.Audiovox Communications Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., will distribute the new phones in the United States and Canada....
SYDNEY, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority completed its personal communications services spectrum auction May 25, netting the government about $216.3 million for 211 of the 230 lots offered in the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bands.Auction winners included four new licensees: Hutchison Telephone Pty Ltd., AAPT...
Motorola Inc. said the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium elevated its Cellular Subscriber Sector from general member to board member of the organization. UWCC represents 106 telecommunications carriers and vendors to promote the use Time Division Multiple Access technology and UWC-136 digital air-interfaces complemented by...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Northern Telecom Ltd. signed a three-year supply agreement with MobilFon S.A. to expand the carrier's nationwide Global System for Mobile communications network in Romania, called Connex GSM.The agreement with MobilFon includes radio equipment, maintenance and operations systems as well as installation and support...
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute may be at a crossroads now that Qualcomm Inc. has outlined the terms under which it will grant intellectual property rights to wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology.ETSI in January chose W-CDMA technology, based on a Global System for...
Western Wireless International announced it began Global System for Mobile communications cellular service in Iceland through its TAL Ltd. partnership. The initial network covers about 70 percent of the Icelandic population.Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd. said it was selected by a South American communications services...
The SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. merger means two major cellular markets may be up for grabs.Both companies own cellular licenses in Chicago and St. Louis, Mo., as well as surrounding licenses in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. SBC will have to sell off...
NEW YORK-Omnipoint Corp. is going shopping for wireless licenses to enhance its value to prospective strategic partners and fill in gaps in the GSM North America Alliance's national footprint. The personal communications services carrier specifically is interested in Pocket Communications Inc.'s Chicago and Dallas...
MONTREAL-Microcell Labs-a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc.-and Northern Telecom Ltd. announced they plan to create a joint venture to offer wireless data applications globally.The venture will provide operators with the necessary bureau services, software and hardware to offer customers wireless Internet access,...
Brightpoint Inc. announced it extended for three years its agreement with Esat Digifone, a Global System for Mobile communications operator based in Dublin, Ireland. Brightpoint supplies Esat fulfillment and distribution services and wireless handsets and accessories from its new Dublin facility, said the company.The...
ISTANBUL-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced what it called the world's single-largest Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure contract to date.The company signed an exclusive $500 million contract with Telsim, a GSM operator in Turkey, to enhance the carrier's network countrywide. Motorola said it...
As standards bodies around the world study the possibility of harmonizing third-generation technology, the prospect has taken an ugly turn in the United States.While GSM-based wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology will be a key element in almost all proposals that will be submitted...
Trying to compete with satellite-industry giants, Celsat America Inc., a small, domestic player in the mobile satellite services arena, filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission opposing the allocation of any new spectrum to applicants that already have licenses."According to the FCC public notice,...
WARSAW, Poland-The GSM MoU Association and Japan's largest wireless communications operator, NTT DoCoMo, have signed an agreement regarding the development of third-generation mobile phone technology.The GSM MoU believes the agreement underlines the global scale of unification behind an evolved Global System for Mobile communications...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group was awarded two contracts, valued at about $105 million, by China's Hunan Posts and Telecommunications to expand Global System for Mobile communications networks in the Hunan Province.Under one contract, Motorola CIG will deploy additional M-Cell base stations,...
