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TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. announced it expanded and strengthened its distribution and presence across Canada through several transactions, as well as introduced international calling rates for its Cantel AT&T Pay As …

China Metawave Communications Corp. announced it entered into an agreement with Shanghai Post & Telecommunications Administration and Shanghai New Globe Co. to develop and test a Metawave smart-antenna system for …

STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. announced it signed a contract with German operator Deutsche Telekom MobilNet to implement General Packet Radio Service into T-Mobil’s Global System for Mobile communications network. The technology will …

The third-generation technology debate is beginning to have a negative impact on the valuation of the world’s largest wireless carrier, Japan’s NTT Mobile Communications, which plans to become the first …

Africa Telecel said it has selected Nortel Networks to supply Global System for Mobile communication systems for its emerging markets in Zambia, the Central African Republic, Burundi and a fourth …

The 3G debate these days could be characterized as a global poker game-no one is quite sure who’s bluffing, who holds the winning cards or who plans to fold. Whether …

BEIJING-Chinese officials may be close to deciding how to split up China Telecom, the government-run telecommunications company. Chinese newspapers last week reported that a plan to split the company into …

OSLO, Norway-The Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications Odd Einar Dorum and the Swedish Minister of Industry Bjorn Rosengren have signed a letter of intent to merge Norway’s Telenor and …

Sprint Corp.’s PCS Group added about 830,000 subscribers during the fourth quarter, positioning itself to top the industry in customers additions for the second consecutive quarter. Though most carriers are …

The union of AirTouch Communications Inc. and Vodafone plc could be a pinnacle event in the third-generation technology debate, industry experts say. The new company’s economic decisions could weigh heavily …

The reauction of C-block personal communications services spectrum is expected to be a dismal affair in March, and most small entrepreneurial businesses-which the auction was designed for-are likely to forgo …

A clash between cellular operator Western Wireless Corp. and a rural telephone company in North Dakota could set a precedent with the Federal Communications Commission concerning wireless competition with landline …

FORT LEE, N.J.-MobileMedia Communications Inc., dba MobileComm, announced it is offering e-mail delivery service and single-number access for its local wireless-messaging subscribers. MobileComm said its e-mail delivery service forwards e-mail …

The International Telecommunication Union said it may look for a way to work around the intellectual-property-right stalemate caused by Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson over third-generation technology. Fabio Leite, counselor …

WASHINGTON-Rothschild Inc. this week will learn whether bulk bidders can top the $54 million fetched from bidders for Geotek Communications Inc.’s 900 MHz specialized mobile radio licenses in a bankruptcy …

Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. is offering high-speed Internet services to businesses in the Phoenix metropolitan area. More than 25 companies in the Phoenix area have signed contracts with ART. The …

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell has announced plans to obtain about $60 million in equity infusions from its two major shareholders, Bell Atlantic Corp. and the Peralta Group, during the next several …

Canada Cell-Loc Inc. announced it expects to receive funding from the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program to assist in continued research and development of a Code …

The introduction of digital phone technology has changed dramatically the landscape of wireless communications across the globe and put the heat on the global paging industry. Paging’s old advantages of …

LONDON-The Middle East wireless sector continues to show positive signs, with several major contracts awarded and plenty of healthy GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) activity over the past year. …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The European paging industry entered 1998 with the loud disclaimer that it had, at long last, found its high-growth niche in mobile communications. With reports they had managed …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Competition in the South African wireless telecommunications sector is likely to be fierce this year, with two new cellular operators scheduled to enter the arena. This will delve …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-A seasonal increase in demand caused by an influx of visitors is a familiar phenomenon to many cellular network operators. But the increased demand is rarely overwhelming and …

BEIJING-“The investigation into China Unicom’s unprincipled and wrong foreign fund-raising practices has been completed,” Wang Jianzhou, director of the planning department of the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII), announced …

WASHINGTON-The story of the calling party pays (CPP) system for cellular service in Latin America has been a successful one for almost everyone involved, expect paging operators. The messaging sector …