Nice find, Dennis.
Telson, Nokia to jointly develop CDMA handsets - Korea Herald
Snips,
The Korean firm will handle the research, development and production for the new CDMA handset model, which will be supplied under the Nokia brand.
Founded in 1992, Telson is a leading supplier of mobile handsets and pagers in Korea. The company has focused on CDMA products since 1997 and supplied more than 3 million units to Korean, U.S. and Latin American markets. In 1999, Telson's net sales totaled $350 million.
Who left the back door open?
Is, or is not, CDMA 2000 equal to 1X?
From Telson Press Release Feb 23, 2000,
Under the terms of the multi-million dollar, royalty-bearing agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Telson I&C a license under QUALCOMM's proprietary CDMA technology and patents to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber unit products for cdmaOne, cdma2000 and High Data Rate (HDR) air interface technologies. The license also includes the rights to develop, manufacture and sell CDMA data modem cards for wireless data and voice applications. |