cdmaOne Wireless Local Loop Expands Global Presence;
Wireless Local Loop Fueling Global cdmaOne Subscriber
Base
Business Wire - June 23, 1998 09:14
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SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1998--The CDMA Development Group (CDG)
Tuesday announced that 28 cdmaOne wireless local loop (WLL) system trials and commercial
contracts have been signed.
A significant increase in cdmaOne WLL contracts were signed in the past six months, with
approximately 10 new contracts, including three new countries: Australia, Kuwait and Mexico. In
total, 18 countries have now signed cdmaOne WLL contracts, and more than 30 systems are
expected to be deployed by year end (see following chart for full country-by-country deployment of
cdmaOne WLL).
Tuesday's announcement was made by Perry LaForge, executive director for the CDG, at the Third
Annual CDMA World Congress at the Raffles City Centre in the Westin Stamford & Westin Plaza,
Singapore. The CDMA World Congress will continue through June 25.
"The current cdmaOne WLL network deployment rate indicates the technology has emerged as the
global WLL standard," said LaForge. "Correspondingly, cdmaOne WLL is taking an increasing
share of overall cdmaOne contracts. In the instance of Australia, cdmaOne WLL provided the
technology's first entry into the continent, and completed cdmaOne's deployment in every major
continent.
"With cdmaOne WLL systems just starting to come online, subscriber growth is expected to boom
in the second half of 1998. The expected expansion of current cdmaOne systems will assist in
achieving economies of scale, making networks even more cost efficient for operators," continued
LaForge.
cdmaOne WLL systems offer operators universal access to customers in their coverage area at low
cost. With the technology's impressive roll-out time and extraordinary capacity capabilities,
cdmaOne WLL offers carriers the best way to pick up new subscribers rapidly.
Customers benefit from unmatched voice quality achieved via 13Kbit and EVRC voicecoders and
from value-added features such as wide-area cordless functionality.
The CDG is a nonprofit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development,
implementation and use of cdmaOne. The 100 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, 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 Christine Bock of the CDG News Bureau at
714/540-1030, ext. 11, e-mail chrisbock@bockpr.com, or visit the CDG Web site at
cdg.org.
NOTE: cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG.
cdmaOne WLL Deployments
Country Carrier Status City/Region Manufacturer
Australia OzPhone Contract Brisbane QUALCOMM
Agreement Perth
Tasmania
Brazil Telebahia Trial Bahia QUALCOMM
Operation
Brazil Telemig Trial Minas Gerais Motorola
Agreement
Canada Bell Mobility Trial NA Nortel
Canada Operation
Canada BC Tel Trial Willowbrook, Nortel
Operation British Columbia
(June '98)
China MPT Trial Shanghai Motorola
Completed
China MPT Trial Fujian Motorola
Completed
China MPT Trial Jiangsu Motorola
Completed
China MPT Trial Tianjin Motorola
Under Way
China MPT Trial Beijing QUALCOMM
Under Way
Egypt ARENTO Trial Cairo Motorola
Operation
Egypt ARENTO Trial Cairo Nortel
Operation
(June '98)
Guatemala GuaTel Commercial Guatemala Nortel
Operation as
of June '98
Guyana GT&T Commercial Guyana Nortel
Operation as
of 2Q, 1997
India MTNL Commercial New Delhi QUALCOMM
Operation as
of May '97
India Bharti Commercial Madhya Pradesh Motorola
Telecom Agreement
Indonesia PT Telecom Commercial Surabaya Motorola
Agreement
Kuwait PTT Commercial Kuwait City Motorola
Operation as
of 2Q, 1998
Mexico Pegaso Commercial Nationwide QUALCOMM
Comunicaciones Agreement
Nigeria Intercellular Deploying in Lagos Motorola
1998
Nigeria Intercellular Deploying in Abuja Motorola
1998
Philippines PT&T Commercial Luzon QUALCOMM
Agreement
Poland TP SA Commercial Nationwide Motorola
in early '98
Poland TP SA Commercial Zamosc Nortel
Agreement
Russia Tech Info Commercial Samara/ Nortel
Bellum Operation Togalatti
July 1998
Russia Svyazinform Commercial Chelyabinsk QUALCOMM
Operation as
of Sept. 1997
Russia MTU-Inform/ Commercial Moscow QUALCOMM
Pcomm Operation in
Dec. 1997
Russia Rostov Commercial Rostov QUALCOMM
Electrosviaz Operation as
of Oct. 1997
Russia Kubtelecom Contract Krasnodar QUALCOMM
Agreement
Russia Rostov Commercial Novocherkaask Nortel
Electrosviaz Operation in
Nov. 1997
Ukraine Telesystems Commercial Kiev QUALCOMM
Ukraine Operation in
Dec. 1997
United States CENTENNIAL Commercial Puerto Rico Lucent
Operation as
of July 1997
United States Bell Atlantic Trial New Jersey Lucent
Mobile Planned
Yemen Yemen PTC Currently Aden Motorola
Deploying
CONTACT: CDG News Bureau
Christine Bock/Valerie Christopherson
714/540-1030
714/540-1060 (fax)
chrisbock@bockpr.com |
