CDMA Continues Rapid Expansion as Worldwide Usage Raises Subscriber Totals to More Than 65 Million.Business Editors/High Tech Writers 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)--Aug. 28, 2000 World's Fastest Growing Wireless Standard Dominates Asia Pacific Region and Further Extends Presence in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and European Markets 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. ) Monday announced that the use of CDMA technology continues its pace, doubling worldwide usage compared to 1999. Subscriber numbers climbed to more than 65 million during the second quarter of 2000. The latest figures demonstrate CDMA's market dominance Market dominance is a measure of the strength of a brand, product, service, or firm, relative to competitive offerings. There is often a geographic element to the competitive landscape. in the Asia Pacific region and rapid growth throughout Latin America, further solidifying the technology's position as one of the top two wireless standards. With the deployment of third-generation services (3G) rapidly approaching -- including high-speed mobile Internet access as well as full multimedia capabilities -- the CDG expects the demand for wireless Internet and information services See Information Systems. to continue its upward momentum, substantially increasing CDMA technology's global presence in the future. "The use of CDMA by global operators in extremely competitive multi-technology markets, such as North and South America and Asia, is indicative of the technology's ability to deliver the most advanced services," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "Operators on every major continent have chosen CDMA as their technology for 3G. In fact, two of Korea's largest wireless operators, SK Telecom and KT Freetel, have announced that they are preparing to launch the world's first commercial 3G services using cdma2000, as early as this year." From June 1999 to June 2000, CDMA subscribers increased 96 percent reaching more than 23 million in North America, while the Asia Pacific region maintained its dominant position with 33 million. Latin America experienced the strongest growth by increasing 346 percent, followed by a 183 percent increase in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . CDMA provides mobile operators and manufacturers the ability to offer a variety of value-added services today, such as wireless Internet and information services. In addition, CDMA technology benefits wireless consumers with industry-leading in-building penetration, longer battery talk and standby time, increased privacy and better security. The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit 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 Web site at http://www.cdg.org. Note to Editors: The graphics are available upon request. |
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