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MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communication Corp. signed a contract with OnQue Communications Inc. to supply Global System for Mobile communications wireless infrastructure equipment, which is earmarked for deployment in the Fort Smith …

United Kingdom L.M. Ericsson and U.K. operator One 2 One signed a $320 million contract under which Ericsson will supply radio base stations and base station controller equipment to expand …

Personal communications services operator Aerial Communications Inc. managed to decrease its historically high churn rate during the first quarter, but customer additions were less than expected. Aerial added 20,000 customers …

The world’s carriers are set to meet in Tokyo this week for another round of discussions on converging Code Division Multiple Access-based third-generation technology. The International Telecommunication Union adopted a …

The telecommunications authority in France is asking the mobile phone industry to comment on licensing procedures for third-generation mobile phone systems with the goal of issuing licenses by 2000. The …

Japan Conductus Inc. announced it shipped a 16-pole ClearSite wireless subsystem to a major Japanese cellular operator for performance testing. The system will be used for testing within Japanese frequency …

Unwired Planet Inc. last week filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock in June, and also announced the first …

The government of India last month revealed a new telecommunications policy that aims, among other things, to rectify issues surrounding licensees of basic and cellular services, to redefine the competitive …

While many major cities are supporting up to seven mobile phone operators, cellular carriers operating in small markets aren’t expected to face much competition for many years to come, say …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. announced its Interactive Paging Service customers now have four levels of operator service options through a deal with National Dispatch Center Inc. The standard operator …

CdmaOne vendors in China anxiously are awaiting official government word on whether China Unicom is allowed to deploy Interim Standard-95 technology. “It appears China Unicom has been told that they …

Although Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson announced resolutions to Code Division Multiple Access disputes and the standoff over third-generation intellectual property rights, the companies didn’t resolve key technical differences 3G …

Germany Siemens’ Information and Communication Networks Group, T-Mobil and Unwired Planet Inc. announced they will participate in a field trial to integrate Wireless Application Protocol compatible software from Unwired Planet …

The cry “paging is dead” began once digital cellular and personal communications services providers obtained the ability to offer paging services on their networks and handsets. However, while paging carriers …

What exactly is Nextel Communications Inc.? The simple definition of an enhanced specialized mobile radio operator using integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network technology catering to business users who need private-dispatch functions …

NEW YORK-Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless Inc. has wandered far from its home base and original paging strategy as it pursues emerging opportunities in developed and developing markets in Europe, Latin …

Several class-action lawsuits have be filed by various law firms representing shareholders of Orbital Sciences Corp., claiming the company overstated both revenues and earnings. Orbital Sciences is the parent company …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said it is underwriting a $10 million capital increase in Celcaribe S.A., its cellular operator in the northern region of Colombia, and purchasing an additional …

The Federal Communications Commission could rule today on whether Leap Wireless International Inc. is qualified to own C-and F-block personal communications services licenses and bid in tomorrow’s reauction of C-block …

CHICAGO-Personal communications services operator Aerial Communications Inc. announced its board of directors approved a tax settlement agreement with Telephone and Data Systems Inc. TDS owns 82.3 percent of Aerial. The …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has opened a wideband Code Division Multiple Access demonstration center in Stockholm, Sweden, where operators and others can experience third-generation services in a high bandwidth …

DENVER-Telecom Italia Spa has received permission from its board of directors to merge with its mobile phone operator subsidiary, Telecom Italia Mobile, as a defensive measure against a hostile takeover …

OTTAWA, Ontario-Nortel Networks said it has developed and demonstrated an order of magnitude increase in the coverage radius of 800 MHz cdmaOne base stations to improve the economics of rural …

Intelligent roaming is guaranteed to change the face of the wireless industry, and smaller carriers that have built their businesses on making money from roaming better pay attention, say experts. …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. lawyer Thomas Cullen, attempting to convince U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan last Friday to accept the dispatch giant’s request to vacate a 1995 antitrust consent decree, …