CDMA Milestones Achieved in First Half of 2001; Subscriber Growth, 3G Commercial Deployments and Roaming Agreements Indicative of CDMA Global Success.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)--July 25, 2001 In its semi-annual update on the global status of 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. technology, the CDMA 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 2001 has delivered rapid subscriber growth, the commercial deployment of two additional third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 networks and expansion of worldwide roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. cooperation. During the first quarter of 2001, CDMA subscribers reached 90 million worldwide, a 58% increase since last year. CDMA was the fastest growing technology in the Americas with nearly 60 million subscribers. The second half of the year should bring even higher growth, as Telecom New Zealand Telecom New Zealand (NZX: TEL ASX: TEL NYSE: NZT) is a Wellington, New Zealand-based telephone company and, through its subdivision Xtra, an internet service provider. It has been run as a publicly-traded private company since 1990. began migrating its subscriber base to CDMA services this month, and China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. will launch its CDMA network in October with the potential to serve 15 million subscribers. The first half of 2001 marked the commercial deployment of two additional 3G CDMA2000 networks in Korea, by LG Telecom in April and KT Freetel in May. Today, more than 400,000 subscribers from SK Telecom, LG Telecom and KT Freetel are enjoying multimedia services such as video-on-demand delivered at 144Kbps. Nine additional operators in countries representing 2.12 billion potential subscribers are set to launch 3G CDMA2000 services by year's end. "The rapid growth of CDMA subscriber numbers is indicative of the superior voice quality, coverage and capacity offered by the technology," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "The CDMA community has achieved several historic landmarks this year including the deployment of the world's second and third 3G networks in Korea. The upcoming months are also very promising as other regions of the world will soon have access to 3G services with CDMA2000." Another highlight of 2001 was the signing of international roaming memoranda of understanding (MoU) between China Unicom and 13 CDMA operators representing nine countries worldwide. "The CDG and its members applaud the efforts of the global operator community for their roaming cooperation efforts. Roaming is a key area of concentration for us this year. We expect to see further advancements in this area, both for voice and data in the near term," said LaForge. 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 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 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 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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