ADVISORY/Leading Wireless Experts to Present At 2002 CDMA Americas Congress; Conference Will Focus On Business Opportunities With CDMA2000.

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ADVISORY... for Tuesday-Thursday (Dec. 3-5)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

CDMA Development Group

WHAT:                      The 2002 CDMA Americas Congress is just two
                           weeks away. Co-organized by the CDMA
                           Development Group (CDG) and the Institute
                           for International Research (IIR), the
                           annual event features an exciting line up
                           of speakers. This year's comprehensive
                           program will include discussions regarding
                           3G network deployments and business and
                           revenue opportunities with CDMA2000 in the
                           Americas.

WHO:                       Keynote speakers at the Americas Congress
                           include executives from leading companies
                           in the wireless industry:

                           --  Ralph de la Vega, president, BellSouth
                               Latin America

                           --  Gerhard Weise, executive vice
                               president, Americas, Ericsson

                           --  Hiroshi Sakai, senior general manager,
                               KDDI

                           --  Howard W. "Skip" Speaks, president and
                               chief executive officer, Kyocera
                               Wireless Corp.

                           --  Dr. Arun Netravali, chief scientist,
                               Lucent Technologies

                           --  Steve Slattery, general manager and
                               vice president, CDMA and TDMA, Nortel
                               Networks

                           --  Don Listwin, chairman, president and
                               chief executive officer, Openwave
                               Systems

                           --  Jacob Christfort, chief technology
                               officer and vice president, Oracle

                           --  Dr. Irwin Jacobs, chairman, chief
                               executive officer, Qualcomm

                           --  Jorge Rosenblut, president, SmartCom
                               PCS

                           --  Oliver Valente, chief technology
                               officer, Sprint

                           --  Dr. Greg Papadopoulos, senior vice
                               president and chief technology officer,
                               Sun Microsystems

                           --  Brian Shay, president, West Area,
                               Verizon Wireless

                           Additional presenters on the program
                           include senior representatives from Bell
                           Mobility, Deutsche Bank Securities, IBM,
                           Movilnet, Nextel, NTIA, SK Telecom, Sony
                           Pictures Digital Entertainment, Telstra, US
                           Cellular and Yankee Group.

                           Further information can be found on the
                           event Web site at www.cdma-americas.com.

WHEN:                      Dec. 3-5, 2002

WHERE:                     San Diego Convention Center
                           111 W. Harbor Drive
                           San Diego, CA 92101

PRESS
REGISTRATION:              Contact Valerie Christopherson of the CDG
                           News Bureau at 714/540-1030 ext. 17 or via
                           e-mail at [e-mail] to
                           obtain the latest CDMA Americas Congress
                           program and to register for the event.