<The continued evolution of the cdma2000 1X standard makes 3G plans announced by operators a reality this
year. Currently, several global operators have committed to conducting cdma2000 1X trials or committed to
commercial deployment including Bell Mobility, Clearnet, KT Freetel, LG Telecom, SK Telecom, Sprint PCS,
Telstra, Telus and Verizon Wireless. In addition, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel
Networks, QUALCOMM, Samsung and LGIC have also announced support for cdma2000 1X.>
CDMA DEVELOPMENT GROUP ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR CONTINUED EVOLUTION OF cdma2000
1X Industry Moves Toward Next Step in 3G
HONG KONG, June 13, 2000 -- The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today announced an expanded
effort to support the evolution of the cdma2000 1X (IMT-2000 MC 1X) standard to meet the rapidly
developing needs associated with wireless data. The CDG outlined this evolution in a recent contribution to
the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 standards organization. Referred to as 1xEV (1X evolution), the air
interface standard serves as an extension of the existing cdma2000 1X, enabling high speed data capabilities
of at least 2 Mbps and even greater voice capacity in a 1.25 MHz channel.
Today's announcement was made at a press conference during the CDMA World Congress held June 13-15,
2000 at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre.
"The CDMA industry continues to innovate on the capabilities of cdmaOne and cdma2000. 1xEV provides
the added capacity required for the delivery of advanced services, while maintaining the flexibility and
robustness that CDMA operators are enjoying today," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG.
"The industry has enjoyed the inherent benefits of CDMA for five years, and now we are keeping with our
plans to further push the technology's capabilities by offering an extended solution for the rapid delivery of
very high speed data services with ever-increasing voice capacity."
cdma2000 1X brings the first phase of 3G services to market and lays the foundation for a broad array of
high speed wireless information services. The extended 1xEV standard accommodates high speed data
transmission, full-motion video, video conferencing and Internet access, at speeds exceeding the
performance requirements of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). In addition, 1xEV will
further increase the voice capacity of cdma2000 systems. Given that spectrum continues to be a scarce
resource, 1xEV, like the 1X standard, only requires 1.25 MHz bandwidth, yet provides performance
comparable to 5 MHz systems. In addition, the scalability and flexibility of cdma2000 1X systems makes the
1xEV extended standard capable of operating on the ANSI-41 and the GSM MAP core network standards.
"CDMA 1X trials are taking place across the globe with 3G commercial services to debut this year," said
LaForge. "And now, by extending the cdma2000 1X standard, the CDMA community will only continue to
leapfrog the competition in providing worldwide subscribers with advanced services including full
multimedia capabilities."
The continued evolution of the cdma2000 1X standard makes 3G plans announced by operators a reality this
year. Currently, several global operators have committed to conducting cdma2000 1X trials or committed to
commercial deployment including Bell Mobility, Clearnet, KT Freetel, LG Telecom, SK Telecom, Sprint PCS,
Telstra, Telus and Verizon Wireless. In addition, Intel, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel
Networks, QUALCOMM, Samsung and LGIC have also announced support for cdma2000 1X.
***cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG |
