CDMA Makes Significant Advances in the Americas; CDMA Operators Are First To Market With 3G Services In The Region.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 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. ) (www.cdg.org) today announced that the Americas are the largest market for CDMA technologies. In June, there were nearly 55 million CDMA subscribers in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , representing more than 30 percent of the total wireless subscribers in the region. And, the Americas are the fastest growth region for CDMA technologies. Over the past year, the CDMA subscriber base in the Americas grew by 23 million, or 74 percent. 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. , CDMA is by far the dominant technology with 33 percent market share. 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. , with more than 17 million CDMA subscribers, is the fastest growing CDMA market, with the number of subscribers in the region almost doubling in the past year. "The Americas are one of the key markets for CDMA technologies and represents tremendous potential for operators and manufacturers across the globe," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "CDMA is well-suited to meet the growing demand for voice, as well as for the introduction of next-generation services today." CDMA operators are also leading in the deployment of advanced services. Capitalizing on the inherent advantages of CDMA technologies, cdmaOne(TM) operators are introducing Internet-based services such as m-commerce, personal information management, enterprise solutions and e-mail. For example, 38 percent of Telesp's subscribers in Brazil have access to the advanced services, and Telefonica in Peru is introducing 2.5G technology based on IS-95B with speeds capable of 64kbps to support next-generation services. CDMA2000 will be the first 3G technology deployed both in North and South America. In North America, Verizon, the largest wireless operator 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. will launch their "Express Network" in 4Q of this year in key markets across the country. 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. , Alltel, Bell Mobility, Telus and others will follow with deployments early next year. In South America, Telesp is launching CDMA2000 services in early November, and four others will follow next year. What is exciting is that there is significant interest from TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). operators to migrate to CDMA2000 technology. CDMA2000 offers a sound solution for TDMA operators, who are currently evaluating their 3G migration paths, especially in South America. Since CDMA2000 can be deployed in the existing spectrum and without major modifications to TDMA core networks, these operators can economically offer 3G services now. In addition, CDMA2000 is the only 3G technology commercially available in 800MHz (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. band today. The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne and CDMA2000. The 110 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 Valerie Christopherson of the CDG News Bureau at 714/540-1030, ext. 17, e-mail vchristopherson@bockpr.com, or visit the CDG Web site at http://www.cdg.org. Note to Editors: cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG |
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