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RURAL WIRELESS GROUP TESTING DUAL-MODE SERVICE FOR PCS USERS: INTELLIGENCE IN THE SWITCH, NOT THE PHONE

NEW YORK-The Wireless Alliance L.L.C. is testing a dual-mode service that would allow callers to dial one phone number to reach customers on either their cellular or personal communications services handsets.Under the plan, incoming calls will "group ring" both phones. If neither is answered,...

NORTEL TO EQUIP TELSTRA SYSTEM

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra, an Australian telecom company, announced it selected Northern Telecom Inc. as its preferred digital fixed wireless access network infrastructure equipment and services provider, with plans to deploy 350 of its base stations over the next three years.The carrier already has begun commercial...

ORDER INPUT BOOSTS NORTEL’S EARNINGS

TORONTO-Northern Telecom Ltd. reported a 37-percent increase in net earnings to $153 million, or 59 cents per share, compared with $112 million, or 43 cents per share, reported last year in its third quarter financial results.The Canadian company pointed to its increased order input...

TELUS TO USE NORTEL CDMA IN ALBERTA

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada-Telus Mobility-a subsidiary of Canada's Telus Corp.-announced plans to expand its cellular, paging and private radio systems business by offering advanced digital personal communications services in Alberta sometime next year.The Calgary-based company said it will use a cdmaOne Code Division Multiple Access...

MOTOROLA AND NORTEL TO EQUIP SPRINT

KANSAS CITY-Sprint Corp. announced it selected Motorola Inc. and Northern Telecom Inc. to supply Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services equipment and services in the markets for which the company acquired licenses in the D- and E-block PCS auction.Motorola will provide about 60...

PENN STATE ALLIANCE LAUNCHES A DIGITAL WIRELESS STUDY NETWORK

NEW YORK-Pennsylvania State University, Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. and Northern Telecom have launched a campus-wide network that is the basis for a joint effort of at least four years to study digital wireless information technology."No one has ever assembled such a diverse team to...

NORTEL WINS MTS’ CDMA CONTRACT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba-MTS Mobility, a wireless service provider in Manitoba, Canada, signed a four-year supply agreement with Northern Telecom Ltd. for Interim Standard 95 Code Division Multiple Access cellular network equipment and services. Nortel values the agreement at $16 million.MTS Mobility's network is scheduled to...

WORLD BRIEFS

Globe Telecom selected Nokia Corp. to supply infrastructure equipment and wireless local loop subscriber terminals for a fixed telephone project in the Philippines. Nokia's Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure and PremiCell WLL equipment will be used in the initial phase of trial applications...

WORLD BRIEFS

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, with options for deliveries totaling $152 million, said the company. Bo Stokholm, vice president...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

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 1 million consumers in a 31-county area in the two states. Cellular One's offering...

WORLD BRIEFS

Globalstar L.P. announced at a signing ceremony it has placed purchase orders by the partners that comprise Globalstar's limited partnership for 35 Globalstar gateways to be installed around the world. The contracts, totaling approximately $275 million, represent a further commitment by the Globalstar partners...

WORLD BRIEFS

Telecel-Zambia announced plans to launch a Code Division Multiple Access system next week in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia. The initial launch will cover 450 customers, and a broader launch a month later will provide service to the general public. The company said...

GUYANA TELEPHONE OFFERS WLL SERVICE

GEORGETOWN, Guyana-Guyana Telephone & Telegraph said it launched the first fixed wireless access network in the Anna Regina area of the Caribbean.The system uses Northern Telecom Ltd.'s Proximity product to supplement a rural analog switch, housed in an Anna Regina exchange, which was incapable...

PEOPLE

The Federal Communications Commission announced three appointments in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. David Horowitz was named chief of the Private Wireless Division of the Bureau, which he joined in 1995 as deputy chief. He joined the commission in 1998 as a staff attorney with...

NORTEL TO EXPAND CHINESE NETWORK

XIAN, China-Northern Telecom Inc. won a contract to expand Shaanxi Provincial Telecommunications Administration's Global System for Mobile communications cellular network. Nortel values the agreement at $22 million.Nortel supplied the existing Shaanxi GSM network in 1995. The company will add DMS-MSC digital switching equipment and...

SCOTTISHTELECOM CONTRACTS FOR WLL

PAIGNTON, United Kingdom-ScottishTelecom awarded a contract to Northern Telecom Ltd. for Nortel's Proximity fixed wireless access equipment and services designed for use in the 3.4 GHz to 3.5 GHz band. The companies value the contract at $145 million.ScottishTelecom launched commercial service in Edinburgh using...

WORLD BRIEFS

Avic Group International Inc. said it has formed a joint venture partnership with the Hebei Provincial Government in China to develop telecommunications projects in the province of Hebei. The joint venture expands on Avic's commitment with the Hebei government to build a 70,000 subscriber...

FCC TO CHANGE C-BLOCK SCHEDULE: POCKET ADMITS STRUGGLE TO KEEP AFLOAT

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to release a public notice that will modify existing C-block personal communications services installment payment plan notes and security agreements by allowing one yearly payment instead of four quarterly payments. At press time, the document was expected to...

NACT CONTINUES AHEAD TO EXPLOIT SWITCH NICHE

NEW YORK-With an initial public offering just completed and a move to larger facilities in Provo, Utah, imminent, NACT Telecommunications Inc. is moving ahead at full throttle to exploit its switch niche.Formerly known as National Applied Computer Technologies, the company began operations in Orem,...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

E.F. Johnson Co. and Motorola Inc.'s Land Mobile Products sector said they will submit a proposal to build a new digital, trunked 800 MHz public safety radio system for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. E.F. Johnson said the Metropolitan Radio Board, a group of public...

WORLD BRIEFS

Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with Beijing Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network in Beijing. Nokia values the agreement at $50 million. Nokia said it will provide its DX 200 mobile switching centers, base station controllers, base stations and...

PRODUCTS

ACT Communications Inc. developed two personal communications services and cellular protection products. The ACT 452-120-400L is a two-line, single phase surge arrestor that provides all-mode protection. The company said it is ideal for cabinet and PCS applications. It is rated to withstand up to...

`RELIGIOUS’ TECHNOLOGY WARS CONTINUE AS TDMA SEEKS CONVERTS

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-"Until a few weeks ago, I was under the impression that the outlook for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) was quite different than it is today," said investment banker Brad Peery at last week's TDMA Global Summit here."Qualcomm (Inc.) has done...

CANADIAN CARRIER TO LAUNCH CDMA

BURNABY, B.C.-BC TEL Mobility announced plans to launch digital 800 MHz service based on Code Division Multiple Access technology in British Columbia, Canada, early next month.The company completed field trials of Northern Telecom Ltd.'s network in September. Nortel has a five-year $80 million agreement...