Asian Wireless Market Booms for cdmaOne; CDMA Development Group Opens New Office in Hong Kong.COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1998--Responding to the widespread adoption of cdmaOne(TM) technology throughout Asia, 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. ) today announced the opening of its new regional office in Hong Kong. The CDG's Hong Kong office is located on the 32nd floor of the Shell Tower, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. "The CDG recognizes the phenomenal demand for cutting-edge cdmaOne technology now spreading throughout Asia," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "The CDG is excited to open an office in this region and strengthen its efforts to facilitate worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne." The CDG's Asian office will provide a central resource for wireless operators and manufacturers headquartered throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, the CDG will work closely with carriers throughout Asia including LG Telecom, DDI ddI and ddC: see AZT. and IDO Ido (ē`dō), short name of Esperandido, an artificial language that is a simplified version of Esperanto. See international language. in Japan, SK Telecom, Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc., PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia, MobileOne (Asia) Pte. Ltd. and Korea Telecom Freetel, Inc. "The CDG firmly believes that Asia will continue to play a key role in the continued growth of cdmaOne worldwide, and maintaining a permanent office in Hong Kong will only help facilitate that continued growth throughout Asia," added LaForge. The CDMA Development Group is a non-profit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne. The 100 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 cdmaOne 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 and international support. Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on cdmaOne-related matters. For more information about the CDG, contact Christine Bock Noun 1. bock - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock beer lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally of the CDG News Bureau at 714/540-1030, ext. 11, e-mail chrisbock@bockpr.com, or visit the CDG website at http://www.cdg.org. -0- cdmaOne is a Trademark of the CDMA Development Group The CDG Can Be Reached in its Hong Kong Offices at +852-2506-6257 (phone) and +852-2506-6222 (fax) CONTACT: CDG News Bureau Christine Bock or Valerie Christopherson 714/540-1030 phone 714/540-1060 fax chrisbock@bockpr.com |
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