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STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract to extend the length of a deal to manage Telecom New Zealand’s TDMA network to 2007. “The agreement represents a managed services …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to extend the length of a deal to manage Telecom New Zealand’s TDMA network to 2007. “The agreement represents a managed services contract …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Kyocera Wireless entered the Chilean cellular market as a terminal provider for the Smartcom PCS network. Smartcom is the first South American operator outside Brazil to launch a …

LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois, United States-Motorola said it signed a licensing agreement with Latin American distributor Brightstar. The agreement allows Brightstar to develop, manufacture, distribute and sell CDMA and TDMA 800 MHz …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-A strong discussion has started in Argentina about what platforms will prevail in Latin America. On the one hand, the 3G Americas organization maintains that GSM will be …

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BEACHWOOD, OHIO-Centennial Communications Corp. signed an agreement with Grayson Wireless to purchase Grayson’s network-based Geometrix wireless 911 caller location systems for Centennial’s U.S. TDMA and analog wireless network. Grayson said …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-Uzbek TDMA carrier Uzdunrobita respected its promised schedule and launched a GSM 900/1800 MHz network in the third quarter of 2002. Uzdunrobita received a GSM license in March 2002 …

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has signed a $29 million contract to supply TDMA equipment to operator ICE for short message service, circuit-switched data and international roaming. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson announced it will supply BellSouth’s Panama affiliate with a cdma2000 1x overlay for the operator’s nationwide TDMA network, including network equipment, services and Sony Ericsson handsets. The news …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson announced it will supply BellSouth’s Panama affiliate with a CDMA2000 1x overlay for the operator’s nationwide TDMA network including network equipment, services and Sony Ericsson handsets. The news …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it will be the sole supplier of equipment and services for a GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 800 MHz network in Panama. Cable & Wireless will be …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to eliminate approximately 2,500 to 3,000 jobs in a reorganization the carrier said would better serve customers in today’s segmented marketplace. The cuts are expected to …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-The Intelligent Network-based “Prepaid Solution” of Comverse has secured approval for interoperability with Nortel Networks’ IS-41P, a proprietary IN signaling protocol for CDMA and TDMA mobile switches. Comverse, a …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. announced it will ship five components to a top-tier handset manufacturer for use in a high-volume TDMA handset. “These production shipments expand our long-standing relationship …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it has completed its $1.9 billion purchase of local telephone properties in Kentucky from Verizon Communications Inc. and its $1.6 billion dollar purchase of CenturyTel …

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. shareholders approved the company’s $1.7 billion stock-for-stock sell to Verizon Communications Inc. The deal, which was originally negotiated in November 2000, is expected to close next …

WOBURN, Mass.-Cingular Wireless signed a multi-year contract with Boston Communications Group Inc. to expand its implementation of BCGI’s prepaid wireless service offering in all of Cingular’s TDMA markets nationwide. BCGI …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand-Telecom New Zealand’s mobile subsidiary signed an agreement with Korea’s LG Telecom to jointly develop new CDMA 1x services. Telecom New Zealand will launch its 1x network this …

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DALLAS-Edge Wireless L.L.C., a member of the AT&T Wireless network, signed a three-year contract with Nortel Networks to upgrade its current TDMA network to GSM/GPRS. The $18.5 million contract calls …

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WASHINGTON—AT&T Wireless has agreed to make a $100,000 “voluntary” contribution to the U.S. Treasury in exchange for the Federal Communications Commission ending its investigation into whether the carrier violated rules …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan—Ericsson signed a contract to supply a GSM 1800 MHz network to the Uzdunrobita carrier, which operates TDMA technology and has recently received a GSM 900/1800 MHz license for …