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PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. a $500 million three-year exclusive contract to supply personal communications services equipment and services for the next phase of its network development. …

China L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a $64 million contract with the Shanghai Posts & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band network. Ericsson said it …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd. announced SingTel Paging launched commercial two-way paging and telemetry data service in Singapore using the Nexus system. SingTel is upgrading its one-way system, which …

Vendors and carriers have renewed hope that the world could have one standard in place for third-generation systems, but Europe holds one of the keys in making it a reality. …

Argentine President Carlos Menem last week announced a telecommunications liberalization plan that would give American wireless companies broader access to the Argentine telecommunications market. Under the president’s executive decree, Argentina’s …

While it may be clear that the use of wireless phones is prohibited aboard commercial aircraft, many private pilots in a recent survey indicated they have made calls from their …

Superconducting Core Technologies Inc. has ended commercial distribution of its cryoelectronic receiver front-end products for the mobile wireless base station market, igniting questions of whether superconductor companies targeting the wireless …

NEW YORK-Nextel International Inc., Seattle, plans to sell $300 million in 10-year senior discount notes to help with expansion plans, including construction of its integrated Dispatch Enhanced Networks in Argentina, …

A new group consisting of personal computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics companies is developing a protocol for wirelessly connecting home appliances to PCs. The Home Radio Frequency Working Group’s mission …

The United Kingdom continues to dominate news related to Trans European Trunked Radio technology, as a company there recently took steps to offer the first and only commercially available network …

Blaming weakened Asian currencies, Motorola Inc. warned investors that its first-quarter earnings will be well below expectations. The largest shortfall will come from the company’s semiconductor business, where the Consumer …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-The Cellular Infrastructure Group of Motorola Inc. said it successfully completed hand-over tests between Global System for Mobile communications 900 MHz and 1800 MHz dual-band cellular systems currently …

RESTON, Va.-The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of control of Ardis Co.’s wireless data network from Motorola Inc. to American Mobile Satellite Corp., following a $100-million cash and stock …

NORTHBROOK, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its Albuquerque Ceramic Products Operation will incrementally reduce its workforce by about 20 percent. The plant produces ceramic components for radios, cellular phones and other electronic …

NEW YORK-Philips Consumer Communications L.L.P., has embarked on plans at home and abroad to market aggressively its new ISIS Advanced Mobile Phone Service/Narrowband Analog Mobile Phone Service handsets. The Dallas-based …

PRINCETON, N.J.-Nearing completion of an intense three-year effort with major equipment manufacturers and European regulators, Intek Global Corp. said its proprietary linear modulation technology complies with the Europe-wide narrowband specification …

Ericsson forms office mobility unit ATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace. Ericsson said the …

ATLANTA-Spyglass Inc. and Fujitsu Software Corp. both have joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, the companies announced at CTIA’s Wireless 98 trade show. Founded by L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc., Nokia …

ATLANTA-While it’s evident most of the world’s standards bodies will adopt some form of Code Division Multiple Access technology for next- generation systems, the CDMA Development Group said it is …

ATLANTA-PrairieComm Inc. last week introduced itself to the wireless industry with a big splash by announcing agreements with two industry heavyweights-Qualcomm Inc. and Motorola Inc. The three-year-old company, which has …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group said it signed a $38 million contract to expand the Global System for Mobile communications network in Jahra and Kuwait City, Kuwait. The …

Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group is struggling to keep PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. from giving future contracts to another vendor for more personal communications services equipment. PrimeCo reportedly is dissatisfied …

OXFORD, England-The European Commission has threatened five European countries with legal action over their failure to award DCS 1800 licenses. Belgium, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands and Spain all missed the …

The transformation of Russia’s paging industry took a major step in late January when modest operator Multi-Page merged into industry giant Segol RadioPage Inc. According to the terms of the …

Further developments in the B-band auction for cellular licenses in Brazil continue to be stymied, while the June privatization auction date set for government-owned Telebr