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NovAtel Plans Ultra Small Cell Phone by 1999
Calgary based NovAtel Communications aims to develop a wristwatch sized cellular phone by the end of the decade. A $5 million Calgary research program funded by federal, provincial and city officials will advance the project with $2 million from Western Economic Diversification and $1 million from the Communications Department. The firm, part of Alberta Government Telephones, employs 1,500 in Canada with Calgary hosting 900, and sees 100 million cellular users by decade end.
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NovAtel
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