AirPrime Inc. and KTF Deliver World's First Commercially Available CDMA2000 1xEV-DO PC5230 Wireless PC Card.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003 The Advanced PC5230 Wireless PC Card Marks a Significant Milestone in the Worldwide Adoption of 3G AirPrime(TM) Inc., a leading provider of 3G 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. wireless access solutions for the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and market, together with KTF KTF Korea Telecom Freetel KTF Keep The Faith KTF Keeping the Faith KTF Kauai Test Facility (Sandia National Laboratories, US) KTF Kemisk-Tekniska Leverantörförbundet (Swedish union of chemical technical suppliers) , a subsidiary of Korea Telecom KT (formerly, Korea Telecom, Korean: 한국통신, NYSE: KT) is South Korea's top integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has been Korea's leader in the development of the information & communications business for the last 25 years and South Korea's second largest wireless network operator, today announced that the mass production release of the world's first CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Wireless PC Card with antenna diversity Using two or more receiving antennas on a wireless device to eliminate multipath signal distortion. Typically, the signal from the antenna with the least noise (best SNR) is chosen, and the other antenna is ignored. has commenced. AirPrime's PC5230 Wireless PC Card enables KTF subscribers to utilize an array of complete Internet applications including multimedia, email with large attachments, and access to corporate networks and Internet sites with streaming audio/video. AirPrime is the first vendor to create and deliver this revolutionary product to mobile Internet users on KTF's 1xEV-DO 3G wireless network. KTF deployed the world's first commercial CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network in South Korea earlier this year. AirPrime's PC5230 Wireless PC Card enables laptop users to have always-on access to KTF's high-speed, leading-edge 1xEV-DO network. The 1xEV-DO Wireless PC Card by AirPrime is the highest performing card on the market, achieving peak data rates of 2.4Mbps (which meets or exceeds the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. ) definition of 3G). The release of this user-friendly product marks a significant achievement in the worldwide adoption of 3G networks and services. Using QUALCOMM's MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS 5500(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset and system software for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, The PC5230 Wireless PC card by AirPrime supports Korea's PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. band and includes a breakthrough dual antenna scheme. The notably advanced antenna facilitates diversity operation and the highest 1xEV-DO data rates possible. "We are very proud of this significant achievement," said Jim Kirkpatrick, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AirPrime. "This further demonstrates AirPrime's ability to develop, certify and launch advanced CDMA wireless products for a diverse and global marketplace. The PC5230 represents our first commercial PC Card product offering and we are thrilled to partner with KTF as we launch this sophisticated wireless solution." "QUALCOMM is pleased to see compelling wireless products leverage our 1xEV-DO technology," said Johan Lodenius, senior vice president of marketing and product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "KTF has done an exceptional job deploying, optimizing and commercializing the network, and AirPrime consistently delivers exceptional, high-performance 3G CDMA terminal products. This combined solution really sets the bar for the 3G wireless experience." "This product launch is a technological first not only for South Korea, but worldwide. KTF is committed to offering our customers the most advanced, high-quality terminal solutions available, and this remarkable new product offering rounds out our comprehensive 3G-product portfolio," said Song, Joo Young, vice president of KTF. "CDMA2000 1xEV-DO truly delivers the affordable high-speed wireless experience that customers seek. The PC5230 Wireless PC Card by AirPrime enables our business subscribers with remote access to all their critical data and information from their notebook PCs. AirPrime has been an exceptional partner throughout the development of this key product offering." The PC5230 Wireless PC Card exceeds customer expectations as it offers subscribers affordable, reliable service with multi-megabit peak rates. This is the most accelerated 3G product on the market. Not only does the PC5230 support CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, but it also is backwards compatible with CDMA2000 1X -- this permits subscribers to leverage the entire network while taking advantage of the highest data rate connection available. AirPrime's family of PC Cards, the PC3200 and PC5200 series are designed as standard Type II PCMCIA cards and are compatible with popular Microsoft operating systems The following is a list of Microsoft operating systems. For the codenames that Microsoft gave their operating systems, see Microsoft codenames. Before Windows
About AirPrime Inc. AirPrime Inc. is a leading supplier of high-speed, CDMA (code division multiple access) wireless access solutions to the OEM (original equipment manufacturing) market. Under a full CDMA subscriber license from QUALCOMM, AirPrime is focused exclusively on providing the optimal current and next-generation wireless access products to OEMs for use in handheld devices, notebook PCs, and Internet appliances. AirPrime's wireless products will also be used in telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. and emerging applications. A private, venture-backed company, AirPrime has headquarters in Carlsbad and has a sales presence in existing and emerging markets around the world. For more information, visit the AirPrime Web site at http://www.airprime.com/. About KTF Founded in 1996, KTF began nationwide wireless services in South Korea in 1997 and by February 2002, had more than 9.7 million subscribers throughout South Korea. In late 2000, KTF became the first domestic firm in the PCS industry to register a surplus, with KRW KRW In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Korean Won. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 116 billion in net profits for the year. It is an innovative market and technology leader in wireless data application and services in Korea, one of world's fastest-growing mobile markets. About QUALCOMM QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the company's CDMA digital technology. With headquarters in San Diego, QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (R) under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) . QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. MSM and MSM5500 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. AirPrime and the AirPrime logo are trademarks of AirPrime Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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