Aether Completes Successful CDMA Testing of Premier Financial Application at SK Telecom, Seoul, S. Korea.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 2001 Operation of MarketClip(TM) Over Live cdmaOne(TM) (IS-95B) and 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. 2000 (1xRTT) Networks Broadens Aether's Ability to Deploy Across Next Generation Wireless Networks Aether aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. Aether god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42] See : Air Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AETH), a leading provider of wireless data products and services, today announced that together with Mobiya, a joint wireless data service venture between Aether and SK C&C - it has successfully tested one of its premier real-time wireless financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. applications over SK Telecom's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SKM SKM Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd. SKM Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw, Poland railway) SKM Singapore Kindness Movement SKM Sigaret Kretek Mesin (Indonesian: Machine-Rolled Cigarettes) ) live Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cdmaOne(TM) (IS-95B) and CDMA2000 (1xRTT) networks. Aether's ability to operate Reuters MarketClip(TM) -- a wireless application for real-time stock quotes and associated financial information -- over these high speed networks, demonstrates the company's ability to develop, structure and adopt its products and services to perform optimally on next generation wireless networks. The Aether-developed application was tested live over the SK Telecom commercial CDMA network using a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC. With data transactions occurring through Aether's wireless data center in Owings Mills, Md., MarketClip connected to the cdmaOne network via an IS-95B data modem A modem used for sending data and not faxes. See modem and fax/modem. and to the CDMA2000 network via a connected mobile phone. SK Telecom offers advanced data and voice services to its large CDMA subscriber base through the cdmaOne IS-95B and CDMA2000 1xRTT networks. SK Telecom launched CDMA2000 1xRTT commercialized service, the first in the world, on October 1st, 2000. Based on the CDMA family of protocols, SK Telecom's packet-data services allow for enhanced levels of service that include broad-ranging coverage, high data transfer rates, and advanced voice capacity and quality. Combined with the always-on, always-connected mode of operation, cdmaOne and CDMA2000 allow for pervasive deployment of advanced wireless data applications. Mobiya will, for the first time, offer wireless data service in South Korea using successfully tested Aether's products and technology over the CDMA2000 1xRTT network. "With their superior data transmission rates, CDMA networks are a great match for Aether's advanced enterprise applications and platforms," said Dale Shelton, Chief Technology Officer, Aether Systems. "As Aether rolls out Aether Fusion, our foundation for scalable wireless solutions, successful demonstration of MarketClip(TM) on the cdmaOne and CDMA2000 networks underscores Aether's commitment to developing products and services for seamless operation over global high speed wireless networks" About Aether Systems Aether Systems helps enterprise customers improve efficiency and profitability by providing the services, software and support necessary to extend existing and future business applications from the desktop to any wireless device. Through Aether Fusion(TM), Aether's wireless enabling technology foundation, Aether develops, deploys and manages wireless solutions built on industry standard technology and backed by Aether's expertise in wireless hosting, software and services. Aether provides the business world with a single-source for reliable, scalable and cost effective wireless solutions. For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com. About SK Telecom SK Telecom, which considers customer satisfaction to be the highest value, have always been committed to making customers connected with wireless telecommunication. Breaking the 11 millions mark for cellular service subscribers in October 2000, SK Telecom is now on a par with the world's elite wireless telecommunications operators by providing cellular services, packet data services. SK Telecom also has established overseas presence in Mongol, Dagestan, China, Northeast Asia Often used interchangeably with the term 'East Asia,' Northeast Asia is, as its name implies, in the geographic northeast region of Asia. Being a geographic, rather than a cultural term--as opposed to East Asia, which has varying definitions, some being cultural--Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . SK Telecom recently acquired WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. license with extensive experience and technological background related to first-generation analog, cdmaOne and cdma2000 1x. For more information, please visit www.sktelecom.com. About SK C&C SK C&C is a leading IT service provider that offers optimally integrated IT environment to corporate customers. Through its strong partnership with the leading global IT outsourcing companies List of Outsourcing Firms<ref name="who" /> Revenue (USD) Logo Company Headquarters Country of Largest Employment Service $3300 million , SK C&C is fully equipped the required systems to serve customers. SK C&C as an e-Business Integrator offers comprehensive IT services ranging from Internet infrastructure to application development and operation, to consulting and customer services, in order to empower the customers competitiveness with the Korea's largest Consolidated Data Center (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) and advanced systems and processes including Service Level Agreement (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ). For more information on SK C&C, please visit www.skcc.com. About Mobiya Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, Mobiya is the joint venture of SKC&C (a leading IT outsourcing company in Korea) and Aether Systems (a leading wireless data service provider in the U.S.). Mobiya is the first and the leading wireless application service provider (WASP wasp, name applied to many winged insects of the order Hymenoptera, which also includes ants and bees. Most wasps are carnivorous, feeding on insects, grubs, or spiders. They have biting mouthparts, and the females have stings with which they paralyze their prey. ) in Korea that helps enterprise customers easily migrate their existing IT system to wireless. Through Mobiya's End-to-End service, Mobiya aims at offering high profitability and cost-effective services while delivering innovative, reliable and scalable solutions to a broad range of wireless devices. For more information on Mobiya, please visit www.mobiya.com. This press release includes forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Aether that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ability of Aether and SK Telecom to successfully develop the products and services described in this release. These risks and other risk factors are described in Aether's report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000 and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aether undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. |
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