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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, …

Originally aimed at the on-the-go businessman, the paging industry is now aiming its product toward a new set of users-the on-the-go teen-ager. Studies show that the young adult market is …

NEW YORK-Iridium World Communications Ltd., which plans to launch a satellite-based global telephone and paging service, went public June 10, raising $240 million in an offering of 12 million shares …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Conxus Communications Inc. completed a $35 million private equity placement to fund continued network buildout of its narrowband personal communications services network. Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. served as …

The privatization of Brazil’s cellular telephone industry appears to have moved forward in recent weeks with the announcement of the sale of the country’s first B-band concession. But while one …

Benbow PCS Ventures Inc., of which Arch Communications Group Inc. owns 49.9 percent, plans to acquire Page Call Inc., allowing Benbow to compete nationwide in narrowband personal communications services. Eureka, …

Southern California’s emergence as a burgeoning wireless hub was reinforced when yet another new telecom company, Kokusai Communications Systems Inc., opened its world headquarters last month in San Diego. Kokusai …

NEC Corp.’s Wireless Message Terminals division recently reduced its sales staff, an action the company and some carriers say reflects the paging industry’s changing structure. “We’re changing internally to better …

SINGAPORE-An air of triumph permeated last week’s second annual CDMA World Congress as the supporters of Code Division Multiple Access celebrated the past year’s network launches, announced a unified branding …

Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group and Coral Systems Inc. reached an agreement to allow Motorola to offer its customers Coral Systems’ FraudBuster fraud management system as part of its IN2 …

GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. has signed a contract for its wireless prepaid calling service with Cellular One of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, which will offer the service to more than …

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 …

New lawsuit filed on Motorola patents Motorola Inc. last week filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. in San Diego federal court, claiming all of Qualcomm’s wireless phones …

Noise/Com Inc. introduced its BS-800 Dual Interference Signal Generators to aid in interference testing of Code Division Multiple Access and Time Division Multiple Access base stations. The products include two …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Pyramid Communications recently purchased the Nextel Communications Service Shop in Greenwood, S.C., and the Nextel Communications Sales and Service Shop in Albermarle, N.C. Both stores provide a full …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-Motorola Inc. will begin transferring its select service accounts in its South Florida market to Signal Communications Service Inc., the only authorized Motorola service station in South Florida. …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group won a contract to expand the analog cellular Total Access Communications System in China’s Shandong province. Motorola values the contract at more than …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc.’s Communication Test Equipment division and Grayson Electronics, a division of Allen Telecom, Inc., have announced a collaboration that will focus on Grayson’s drive test technology and the …

After experiencing continual poor financial results, American Paging Inc. announced last month it would halt spending on narrowband personal communications services development to fix its core business. The company also …

Coherent Communications Systems Corp. announced its chief financial officer, Michael Gendron, has left the company to pursue other interests. Gendron’s responsibilities will be assumed by Joan Cominski, corporate controller, while …

Groups led by AT&T Corp. and Telia of Sweden are among those that recently purchased bidding packages from the Argentine government, which plans to award two 1900 MHz personal communications …

WASHINGTON-In a January 1993 article, a year-and-a-half before joining the Federal Communications Commission, then-attorney Rachelle Chong laid out what has turned out to be a model defense of cellular phone-cancer …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton last week said he will renew most-favored-nation trade status for China, kicking off a fierce debate in Congress on the world’s potentially biggest wireless growth market. “I believe …

German cellular service provider T-Mobil awarded a contract to Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand T-Mobil’s Global System for Mobile communications network. Lucent values the agreement at more than $30 million. …

MINNEAPOLIS-Nextel Communications Inc. launched its integrated digital wireless communications network in Minneapolis. Nextel customers can use their Nextel PowerFone in Nextel markets throughout the United states without paying roaming fees, …