CDMA Surpasses 80 Million Global Subscribers; Growth Indicative of Continued Demand for Superior Technology.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers 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. WIRELESS 2001 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 During this week's Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's (CTIA) Wireless 2001 show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , 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 code division multiple access (CDMA) continues to penetrate the global wireless market with more than 80 million subscribers as of December 2000. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG, "Opportunities for the CDMA community are increasing with 3G service deployment in the Americas and additional Asia Pacific regions on the horizon." Furthering its trend of significant growth with a 193 percent year growth, Latin American CDMA subscribers now total 15 million. The Asia Pacific region continues to lead, showing a 28 percent yearly growth and bringing the technology's subscriber reach to more than 35 million. 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. , which includes the United States and Canada, also demonstrated strong growth in 2000, increasing 74 percent and now covering nearly 29 million. LaForge said: "In 2000, CDMA growth was primarily driven by global operators' ability to deliver quality services. Now, looking ahead, we expect to see this growth continue its upward momentum with the widespread availability of advanced features such as wireless Internet and data access. We also expect to see a significant increase in subscribers this year with the continued deployment of 3G services, as well as commercial service availability in China." CDMA provides mobile operators and manufacturers the ability to offer a variety of value-added services today, such as wireless Internet and information services See Information Systems. . In addition, CDMA technology benefits wireless consumers with industry-leading in-building penetration, longer battery talk and standby time, increased privacy and better security. The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne and 3G CDMA. 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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