AirPrime and Sprint PCS Complete Successful Testing of CDMA Springboard Module Using Latest QUALCOMM Chips.Business/Technology Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 3G 1x-Ready SB3000 Module to Deliver 14.4 kbps Data/Voice Today, 144 kbps Data/Voice at 3G 1x Network Rollout AirPrime, Inc., a leading provider of 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 voice and data products to 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, today announced that it has successfully completed field testing approvals for its 3G (Third-Generation packet-switching technology)1x-ready wireless voice/data module for the Handspring(TM) Visor(TM). The tests were made in cooperation with Sprint 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. at its Systems Test and Integration Center in Lenexa, Kansas Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 43,434 in the year 2005.[] It is the fourth most populous city in the county. . AirPrime's module, the SB3000, incorporates Qualcomm's newest MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS 5105 CDMA chip, announced in December of last year. The MSM 5105 supports IS/95A/B A/B Airborne A/B Afterburner (jet engines) A/B Air Blast A/B Answerback A/B Auto-brake A/B Air Bus A/B Afterburning data rates (14.4/64 kbps) today, and also supports 3G 1x data rates (144 kbps) via a flash software upgrade as wireless carriers upgrade their networks beginning in early 2002. Because the SB3000 incorporates 3G 1x chip technology, Springboard(TM) users will be able to gracefully transition to higher wireless data speeds and enjoy a rich wireless Internet browsing experience without having to purchase additional hardware. "By working closely with Sprint PCS and Qualcomm, AirPrime has developed a product that not only delivers leading edge wireless connectivity for Handspring users today, but also takes advantage of Sprint's advanced 3G 1x network as soon as it is available," said Mark Steele, AirPrime's Sr. VP of Product and Program Management. "Delivering an upgradeable 3G 1x wireless platform is important as we demand more from future, converged mobile devices and services," said John Garcia, Sr. Vice President for Sales and Distribution for Sprint PCS. "These tests are the first involving the new Qualcomm MSM 5105 chip and the first step in delivering a device like the SB3000 that is sure to be a part of Sprint PCS' expanding data connectivity solutions." The completion of the tests is a significant milestone toward positioning AirPrime as one the first companies to supply a 3G 1x-capable wireless data module to the OEM market, fulfilling a key corporate objective to stay one step ahead of currently available CDMA technology. AirPrime will provide SB3000 modules to its lead OEM partners for evaluation and application development during Q2, 2001. The modules will be branded and sold by AirPrime's OEM customers. CDMA is the fastest growing and most popular wireless air interface in 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. . Current IS95A networks support 14.4 kbps while IS95B networks in Asia support 64 kbps. Future deployments of CDMA 3G Technology (1x, 1xEV) will support data speeds from 144 kbps to 2.4 Mbps. Analysts expect that wireless data subscribers will surpass one billion by 2005 as the world continues to migrate toward 3G technology. 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 is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with additional development offices in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and has a sales presence in existing and emerging markets around the world. For more information please visit http://www.airprime.com. About Sprint PCS Sprint PCS operates the largest all-digital, all-PCS, nationwide wireless network 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. . Sprint PCS already serves the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas, including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of more than 280 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS Web site at www.sprintpcs.com. Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation and trades on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PCS." Sprint is a global communications company -- at the forefront of integrating long-distance, local and wireless communications services, and a large carrier of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide, all-digital, fiber-optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $23 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential customers. Except for historical information contained herein, this news release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the 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. for the year ended September 26, 1999, and most recent From 10-Q. |
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