CDMA Development Group announces hearing aid compatible specification; software modification prevents interference.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1995--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. ) Friday announced that it has completed the initial specification of a feature that will allow hearing aid wearers to use existing Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) phones. This feature can be programmed into CDMA handsets and requires no modification to existing hearing aids Hearing Aids Definition A hearing aid is a device that can amplify sound waves in order to help a deaf or hard-of-hearing person hear sounds more clearly. . With the new feature users can be assured they will not experience interference to their hearing aids when using CDMA phones. The CDG's approach applies only to CDMA technology because CDMA phones can operate in a continuous mode without turning the transmitted radio power on and off hundreds of times per second. Further, CDMA operates at substantially lower peak power levels compared to other technologies. CDMA is proving to be an excellent technology for resolving this issue in the marketplace. The CDG has been actively working on industry-wide testing efforts in conjunction with the Cellular Telephone Industry Association (CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. ), the Personal Communications Industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. Association (PCIA PCIA Personal Communications Industry Association PCIA Personal Care Ingredients Asia PCIA Parent-Child Interaction Assessment (structured direct observation procedure) PCIA Professional Concepts Insurance Agency, Inc. ) and the University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. . The CDG intends to make its approach available for review by hearing aid manufacturers and other associations working on behalf of the hearing impaired. ``As a hearing aid user, I am very pleased to have contributed to the CDG's effort to address this issue,'' said Dan Crews, a member of the CDG hearing aid compatibility Background The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) requires that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ensure that all telephones manufactured or imported for use in the United States after August 1989, and all “essential” telephones, are team. ``The CDG has devised a very simple approach that will work for all CDMA handsets. It is important to me that we not interfere with the devices currently in use by more than 4 million existing hearing aid wearers.'' ``Finding a way to eliminate interference will be important to the commercial success of any digital cellular or 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. technology,'' said Evan Richards Rich·ards , Dickinson Woodruff 1895-1973. American physician. He shared a 1956 Nobel Prize for developing cardiac catheterization. , vice president, engineering, Ameritech Cellular Ameritech Mobile Communications, LLC was the first company in the United States to provide cellular mobile phone service to the general public. Cell service became publicly available in Chicago on October 13, 1983. Services. ``CDMA technology is the wave of the future and it is important that it is available to all of our customers. ``Fortunately, through the efforts of the CDG we have developed a simple approach to eliminate interference for CDMA systems that is easily implementable through software and will not impact our commercial rollout.'' The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. trade association which was formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA. Recognized around the world as the governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. CDMA MoU, the CDG currently represents more than 42 companies, including many of the world's largest wireless operators and equipment manufacturers. Directors of the CDG are senior officers and executives of member organizations. The CDG's primary activities include technical development of 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 Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: Currently, there are more than 400 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA-related matters. For more information regarding the CDG, contact Perry LaForge at Pittiglio Rabin Todd and McGrath, 714/545-9400. -0- Member company PR contacts: ADC Telecom Carol Hilden 503/526-6190 AirTouch Amy Damianakes 510/210-3645 Allen Telecom Group Devra Fuller 214/819-4281 ALLTEL Mobile Steve Eddington 501/661-8115 ALPS R. Miyano 408/432-6000 Ameritech Ellen Butler 708/765-4543 AT&T Barbara Burgess 201/606-2473 Audiovox James Barnett 516/233-3306 Bell Atlantic Mobile Andrea Linskey 908/306-7845 Celcore Rajan Kuruppillai 901/759-5177 Comarco Mark Chapman 714/450-4025 Comcast Cellular Melissa Nichols 610/995-3755 Comsearch Christine Libonati 703/472-2683 DataCard Mark Iverson 612/931-1963 ETRI Youngnam Han 82-42-860-5506 Fujitsu Jeff Steel 214/479-2907 Gemplus Gilles Lisimaque 301/990-1113 GoldStar Hyo-Jin Lee 82-343-50-7240 GTE Susan Asher 404/804-3800 Hewlett-Packard Jan Whitacre 509/921-3413 Hyundai Mimsok Peck 82-336-30-2769 LCC Trisha Elliott 703/351-6666 Maxon Mark Ivens 81-684-8323 Motorola Scott Wyman 708/632-4691 NEC America Beth Anderson 214/751-7339 Nokia Jamie Keeffe 813/288-3800 Northern Telecom Mark Buford 214/684-8512 NYNEX Jim Gerace 904/306-7508 OKI Eleanor Smith 770/822-2670 PCS PrimeCo Hamid Akhavan 817/258-1230 Primary Access Mark Forster 619/674-8580 QUALCOMM Julie Cunningham 619/658-4224 SAFCO Bruce Creger 312/631-6216 Samsung Benjamin Won 408/434-5550 Shinsegi D.Y. Kwak 82-2-3708-1329 Sony David Yaun 201/430-7834 Sprint Cellular Diane Brendza 312/399-5153 Sprint T.V. Mark Bonavia 913/624-3552 Tektronix Sue Foley 503/627-5757 Telezone John Sacke 416/956-7676 United States Cellular Ken Meyers 312/399-8959 US WEST Wendy Carver Herbert 303/782-1895 Voice Processing Deb Persson 617/494-0100 Wavetek Russ Byrd 317/788-9351 CONTACT: QUALCOMM Inc. Julie Cunningham, 619/658-4224 or CDMA Development Group Perry LaForge, 714/545-9400 or Ameritech Ellen Butler, 708/765-4543 |
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