CDMA Reaches 135 Million Subscribers Worldwide; Nearly 18 Percent of CDMA Subscribers Use 3G CDMA2000.Business Editors & Technology Writers 2002 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. Americas Congress SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 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 reported that there were nearly 135 million CDMA subscribers and 24 million CDMA2000 users worldwide at the end of the third quarter of 2002. "CDMA is the fastest growing wireless technology and dominates the 3G market today," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "CDMA has made phenomenal progress in the past and it is well positioned for the future. In the coming years, CDMA will expand to new markets, gain market share and, with CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV, will continue to lead in delivering the most advanced 3G services around the world." The CDMA subscriber base grew by 31 percent over the past 12 months, driven by new deployments in Asia, 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 Europe and the tremendous success of CDMA2000 services. There are 80 million CDMA users in the Americas. 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 the dominant wireless technology with more than 58 million subscribers. Latin America is one of the fastest growing regions A growing region is an area suited by climate and soil conditions to the cultivation of a certain type of crop. Most crops are cultivated not in one place only, but in several distinct regions in diverse parts of the world. for CDMA. As of September 2002, there were 26 million subscribers in the Central and Latin America region, a 40 percent increase over the past year. In Asia, the number of subscribers increased by nearly 9 million, or 21 percent, since October 2001 as 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. launched cdmaOne(TM) services and CDMA2000 attracted new users in Korea and Japan. The CDMA2000 subscriber base grew by more than 10 million during 3Q 2002. Nearly 18 percent of CDMA subscribers worldwide have access to 3G CDMA2000 services today. In Korea, more than 40 percent of subscribers are using CDMA2000, twice as many as at the beginning of 2002. Subscriber statistics and CDMA2000 deployment information are available on the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org. The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne(TM) 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 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 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 CDMA-related matters. The subscriber numbers in this release are estimates provided by third parties on a quarterly basis and have not been independently verified by CDG. For more information about the CDG, contact Valerie Christopherson of the CDG News Bureau at 714/540-1030, ext. 14, e-mail: vchristopherson@bockpr.com, or visit the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org. Note to Editors: cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG. |
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