CDMA Development Group Expands Officer Line-Up; Global Industry Players Direct the Future of Wireless
--From AOL. Sure would have liked to see someone from China Telecom!-- Cooters
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2000--The CDMA Development Group (CDG) (www.cdg.org) Thursday introduced its officers for the 2000-2002 term at the 2000 CDMA Americas Congress being held this week at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
In addition to the president, secretary, and treasurer, the CDG has created two new positions -- Hiroshi Sakai of Japan's KDDI will serve as vice president of strategic relationships, and Greg Young of Australia's Telstra will serve as vice president of planning. The following industry leaders now represent the CDG officer group:
-- Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG
-- Brian O'Shaughnessy, president of the CDG and vice president
technology development for Bell Mobility
-- Hiroshi Sakai, vice president strategic relations of the CDG
and director and general manager for KDDI
-- Greg Young, vice president planning of the CDG and senior
product manager for Telstra
-- Oliver Valente, treasurer of the CDG and chief technology
officer for Sprint PCS
-- Edward Salas, secretary of the CDG and vice president for
Verizon Wireless
"We are very excited about our new leadership team," commented LaForge. "We have the best of all worlds in our officer group -- industry veterans that bring a global perspective to the organization."
The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne. 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, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommitt%es 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 to Editors: cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG
CONTACT:
CDG News Bureau
Christine Bock or Valerie Christopherson, 714/540-1030
chrisbock@bockpr.com or vchristopherson@bockpr.com
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