CDMA Development Group Announces Plans For Continued Evolution of cdma2000 1X; Industry Moves Toward Next Step in 3G.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 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 an expanded effort to support the evolution of the cdma2000 1X (IMT-2000 MC 1X) standard to meet the rapidly developing needs associated with wireless data. The CDG outlined this evolution in a recent contribution to the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 standards organization. Referred to as 1xEV (1X evolution), the air interface standard serves as an extension of the existing cdma2000 1X, enabling high-speed data capabilities of at least 2 Mbps and even greater voice capacity in a 1.25 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. channel. Today's announcement was made at a news conference during the CDMA World Congress held June 13-15, 2000 at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre. "The CDMA industry continues to innovate on the capabilities of cdmaOne and cdma2000. 1xEV provides the added capacity required for the delivery of advanced services, while maintaining the flexibility and robustness that CDMA operators are enjoying today," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "The industry has enjoyed the inherent benefits of CDMA for five years, and now we are keeping with our plans to further push the technology's capabilities by offering an extended solution for the rapid delivery of very high-speed data services with ever-increasing voice capacity." cdma2000 1X brings the first phase of 3G services to market and lays the foundation for a broad array of high-speed wireless information services See Information Systems. . The extended 1xEV standard accommodates high-speed data transmission, full-motion video, video conferencing and Internet access, at speeds exceeding the performance requirements of the International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. (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. ). In addition, 1xEV will further increase the voice capacity of cdma2000 systems. Given that spectrum continues to be a scarce resource, 1xEV, like the 1X standard, only requires 1.25 MHz bandwidth, yet provides performance comparable to 5 MHz systems. In addition, the scalability and flexibility of cdma2000 1X systems makes the 1xEV extended standard capable of operating on the ANSI-41 and the GSM MAP core network standards. "CDMA 1X trials are taking place across the globe with 3G commercial services to debut this year," said LaForge. "And now, by extending the cdma2000 1X standard, the CDMA community will only continue to leapfrog the competition in providing worldwide subscribers with advanced services including full multimedia capabilities." The continued evolution of the cdma2000 1X standard makes 3G plans announced by operators a reality this year. Currently, several global operators have committed to conducting cdma2000 1X trials or committed to commercial deployment including Bell Mobility, Clearnet, KT Freetel, LG Telecom, SK Telecom, 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. , Telstra, Telus and Verizon Wireless. In addition, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel Networks, QUALCOMM, Samsung and LGIC LGIC Ligand Gated Ion Channels (cell signalling) LGIC Line Group ISDN Controller have also announced support for cdma2000 1X. The CDMA Development Group is a non-profit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA. 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(TM) and IMT-2000 CDMA 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 CDG subcommittees on second and third generation CDMA 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. cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG. |
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