147 Million Subscribers Worldwide Access Advanced Wireless Services Using CDMA Technologies; The Number of CDMA2000 Users Reaches 33 Million.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003 The CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. Development Group (CDG (CDMA Development Group, Costa Mesa, CA, www.cdg.org) A membership organization founded in 1995 that promotes CDMA wireless systems worldwide. It is involved with developing new features and services and promoting standards that provide global compatibility and interoperability. ) (www.cdg.org) today reported that a record-breaking 12 million users signed up for CDMA services in the fourth quarter of 2002, bringing the total number of CDMA subscribers to nearly 147 million, including 33 million 3G CDMA2000 users. CDMA was the fastest-growing wireless technology in 2002, with a 32 percent increase in the subscriber base, compared with 24 percent for the overall industry. Today there are 130 CDMA networks in commercial operation on five continents. "CDMA continues to advance rapidly and this strong performance is indicative of the technology's leading position in the emerging markets for wireless voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , especially in key areas such as Asia and the Americas," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "The CDG expects to see this expansion continue, driven by tremendous demand for wireless services in India, China and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , additional deployments of CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO and growing consumer interest in 3G." With 89 million users, the Americas are the biggest market for CDMA. It continues to dominate North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with 62 million subscribers representing 44 percent of all users in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. The Caribbean and Latin America is one of the fastest-growing regions for CDMA; in the past year the subscriber base grew by 7 million to reach 27 million. There are 30 CDMA operators in the region and seven more are scheduled to launch next year. The expansion of CDMA in China contributed to significant gains in the Asia-Pacific region; more than 13 million CDMA subscribers were added in 2002. Asia has the highest proportion of 3G subscribers, driven mainly by the phenomenal success of CDMA2000 services in Korea and Japan. The CDMA industry is leading in 3G deployments and subscriber growth. There are 35 CDMA2000 1X and four CDMA2000 1xEV-DO commercial networks in Asia, North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Australia and Europe. CDMA2000 subscribers grew by more than 5 million in December 2002, adding an average of nearly 3 million users per month during the fourth quarter. 22 percent of CDMA subscribers are using CDMA2000 and in some markets such as Korea, more than 50 percent of cellular subscribers are 3G. Subscriber statistics and CDMA2000 deployment information are available on the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org. The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne(TM) and CDMA2000. The 110 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless operators and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA features and services, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , education and seminars, regulatory affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA-related matters. The subscriber numbers in this release are estimates provided by third parties on a quarterly basis and have not been independently verified by CDG. For more information about the CDG, contact Valerie Christopherson of the CDG News Bureau at 714/540-1030, ext. 14, e-mail vchristopherson@bockpr.com, or visit the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org. |
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