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JAPAN NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. filed applications with Japan’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications seeking approval for an international call service based on a service agreement between NTT DoCoMo …

NEW YORK-As mergers among telecommunications giants tear around the track at breathtaking speed, it may seem that domestic deregulation, intended to promote competition, has instead achieved consolidation. However, a glance …

The industry’s first cellular phone manufacturer has become another casualty of the highly competitive handset business. Oki Telecom Inc. has ceased manufacturing, sales and marketing all mobile phones in the …

Israel Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the code-generation technology in Jerusalem-based Emultek Ltd.’s Rapid Plus software suite to build a fully functional Code Division Multiple Access cellular phone, said Emultek. …

CROWN COMMUNICATIONS John P. Kelly was named chief operating officer of Crown Communications, the domestic operating subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. Robert Crown will continue as president and chief …

As the digital revolution begins to move at a substantial pace, mobile phone manufacturers have some tough decisions to make. The demand for digital handsets is growing, especially in the …

MEXICO CITY-Northern Telecom Inc. has been chosen to supply the equipment and services for a Code Division Multiple Access fixed wireless access network in Mexico for freshman telecom provider Unefon. …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-With the popularity of Internet Protocol-based wireless networks for voice and data increasing, several vendors have announced products to meet this new demand. Motorola Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Data Solutions …

Northern Telecom Ltd. introduced the Nortel CDMA Minicell at June’s CDMA World Congress in Singapore. Nortel said the base station allows wireless service operators to tailor their networks to meet …

Brazil Brazilian B-band operator Americel will deploy Northern Telecom Ltd.’s (Nortel’s) Small Wireless Switch to fulfill its concession obligation of serving all state capitals in its coverage area within one …

The popularity of Internet Protocol (IP)-based wireless networks for voice and data has prompted several vendors to announced products to meet this new demand. Motorola Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Data Solutions …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom announced a plan to deploy a series of experimental third-generation wireless networks beginning in the fourth quarter in support of the International Telecommunication Union’s IMT-2000 initiative. Nortel plans …

CDMA Development Group SINGAPORE-The CDMA Development Group said cdmaOne networks today serve more than 12 million subscribers worldwide, putting the technology on track to reach 18 million subscribers by December. …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Telecommunications software company Global Mobility Systems Inc. announced it opened a regional office in Richardson, Texas. Dean Jordan was hired as senior sales technical analyst for GMS and bring …

Sprint PCS said it expects to spend up to $700 million during the next three years with Lucent Technologies Inc., which will supply equipment and services for the next phase …

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 …

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 …

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 …

OTTAWA-Canadian satellite operator Telesat and Northern Telecom Inc. announced an agreement to jointly develop a geostationary satellite system to deliver telephony services to underserved areas of the world. The next-generation …

OTTAWA-The Canadian wireless telecommunications industry is doing some important looking ahead, even though it still is preoccupied with rolling out the four competing national PCS services. Appearing on the horizon …

Northern Telecom Ltd. and Matra Communication launched a joint-venture subsidiary in France. Matra Nortel Communications will provide French customers with one-stop access to a range of integrated solutions, including multimedia …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The pace of liberalization in the Brazilian wireless markets has taken on new speed in the past two weeks following a judicial ruling grant-ing the region 2 B-band …

BEIJING-Northern Telecom Inc. said it won a contract, valued at about $61 million, to expand Hebei Post and Telecommunications Authority’s Global System for Mobile communications network into five more cities. …

BEIJING-Northern Telecom Ltd. said its focus at the 1998 Second China CDMA International Summit will be on third-generation wireless services. The summit, which opened March 23 and continued through March …

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. …