Peurto Rico goes 3G -- thus beating Europe to 3G
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- April 5, 2002 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM),
pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless
technology, congratulates Centennial de Puerto Rico (CPR), a full-service
telecommunications provider, on its commercial launch of third-generation (3G) services,
based on CDMA2000 1X. Centennial de Puerto Rico commenced 3G services at a launch
ceremony held yesterday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
"We are pleased to see Centennial de Puerto Rico migrate from its existing cdmaOne
system to CDMA2000 1X, which puts them at the forefront of wireless communications in
the region," said Hector Salgado, senior director of business development for QUALCOMM.
"With 3G services, Centennial de Puerto Rico will be able to address the increasing
customer demand for next-generation features such as mobile, wireless Internet and
high-speed data services."
"Ever since we deployed Puerto Rico's first wireless CDMA network, we have been
committed to continually providing our customers with advanced telecommunications
solutions," said Carlos Bofill, chief executive officer of Centennial de Puerto Rico. "The
flexibility of the CDMA network provides us with an easy and cost-effective way to deliver
benefits such as longer standby times, peak data rates of up to 153 kbps and affordable
upgrade paths to our customers."
CDMA2000 1X provides nearly double the voice capacity of cdmaOne™ systems and helps
meet the continuous growth needs of voice services, while simultaneously providing new
wireless Internet services. Since the introduction of CDMA2000 1X in October 2000, there
have been 13 carrier launches with more than six million subscribers worldwide.
QUALCOMM supports CDMA2000 1X with chipsets and system software that offer a variety
of advanced features, including multimedia and position location technologies. For further
information on 3G, please visit www.3gtoday.com. |
