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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-High on the agenda of issues raised by African ministers at Africa Telecom ’98 held here in May was using satellite technology for boosting African economies and low …

CHINA L.M. Ericsson signed a $50 million framework agreement to expand capacity on SmarTone’s Global System for Mobile communications network in Hong Kong during the next year. SmarTone acquired an …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Star Data Service, a joint venture between Itron Inc. and UK Data Collection Services Ltd., was approved as a meter data management agent in California. MDMA approval is required …

SINGAPORE-The International Telecommunication Union has some difficult work ahead of it to harmonize the various third-generation proposals standards bodies around the world will submit by tomorrow. While most of the …

MCI Communications Corp. apparently is selling cellular service to residential customers once again after customer service representatives had told potential customers MCI wasn’t taking on new cellular subscribers after June …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson was selected by Srinivas Cellcom Ltd., a Global System for Mobile communications operator in India, to build the largest mobile network ever to be rolled out in …

Peru PageMart Wireless Inc. teamed with Peruvian paging carrier Uniworld S.A., to make Peru the first South American market to join PageMart’s network. Service is expected to begin by the …

LONDON-Recently formed Belgian wireless communications company KPN Orange Belgium NV was awarded the third license to build and operate an 1800 MHz Global System for Mobile communications network in Belgium. …

Enhanced specialized mobile radio operator Nextel Communications Inc. is offering landline long-distance service to its existing customers in several markets. The nationwide carrier, which targets work groups because of its …

The Italian government named the Wind consortium the winning bidder for the country’s third mobile phone license, bringing to a close a tender process that began in the fall of …

MADRID-Spain’s incumbent mobile phone operators Telefonica and Airtel could have some competition soon, as the country prepares to award a third license this month. Involved in the auction is the …

NEW YORK-Telesystem International Wireless Inc., Montreal, scaled back but proceeded June 9 with its first stock sale in the United States. The carrier sold 6.75 million subordinated voting shares, down …

The Italian government said it plans to award the license for a third mobile phone service later this month. A spokeswoman for the communication regulatory agency said it expects to …

PRINCETON, N.J.-Intek Global Corp. announced it acquired privately held Mobile Data Solutions Inc., the operator of Data Express, in a move that added automatic vehicle-location to its list of services …

Conxus Communications Inc. said it completed a $100 million convertible senior subordinated note offering. Conxus plans to use proceeds from the private placement to fund network buildout, operating expenses, working …

WASHINGTON-While lawmakers and industry executives toiled last week through the minutia of competing third-generation wireless technologies, Qualcomm Inc. was laying the foundation to parlay an esoteric standards dispute into a …

Cable & Wireless Communications plc confirmed the company is in negotiations with four mobile telecommunications operators in the United Kingdom for the possible sale of its mobile services division. The …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-KPN Telecom, a national telecommunications operator in the Netherlands, formerly named PTT Telecom, said it selected software and services from Lightbridge Inc. in a proactive initiative to help the …

Omnipoint Communications Inc. signed its 50th international roaming agreement with Mobilkom Austria AG. The personal communications services provider subsequently entered into a roaming deal in the Slovak Republic with Global …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Northern Telecom Ltd. signed a three-year supply agreement with MobilFon S.A. to expand the carrier’s nationwide Global System for Mobile communications network in Romania, called Connex GSM. The agreement …

PHILADELPHIA-Less than two weeks after it purchased two 10-megahertz licenses in northern Mexico for $58 million, Iusacell began offering digital personal communications services. Bell Atlantic Corp. owns 42 percent of …

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 …

UNION CITY, Calif.-Diva Communications Inc. announced it signed a contract with South Park Telephone Co. to supply its Diva-2000 wireless local loop system that will provide basic telephone service to …

The number of digital wireless subscribers is expected to increase rapidly this year as more cellular carriers begin to push digital service aggressively. While many cellular carriers last year offered …

NUREMBERG, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it signed a contract valued at about $60 million to supply Global System for Mobile communications equipment to German cellular network operator T-Mobil, for its …