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10-14-98 LGIC to Ship Cellular Phones to Bell Atlantic
LG Information and Communication said yesterday it will ship its CDMA (code division multiple access) cellular handsets to Bell Atlantic, the United
States' largest regional mobile phone service provider.
The company said it has concluded contracts with Bell Atlantic to supply 70,000 CDMA phones (LGC-300W) by the end of this year.
''With our handsets passing Bell's meticulous quality tests, we expect to emerge as one of its largest suppliers next year,'' said an LGIC spokesman.
The product LGIC will supply to Bell Atlantic is a bar-type cellular phone allowing users to receive short text-based
information and fax messages as well as voice transmissions.
LGIC began exporting CDMA cellular phones to the United States last year under contracts with GTE and Ameritech. LGIC is scheduled to supply a
combined total of 300,000 units to the two firms by the end of this year.
Targeting the northern American market, the company has concluded contracts with three Canadian companies _ BC TEL, the largest cellular operator in
western Canada, SASTEL and MTS Mobility to supply 30,000 CDMA phones by the end of this year.
Company officials said LGIC has shipped CDMA cellular phones worth $60 million to the United States, Hongkong and central American markets in the
first half of this year.
Bell Atlantic is the largest regional communication operator in the eastern part of the United Sates, offering analogue and CDMA services to 6 million
subscribers.
Bell Atlantic has recently agreed with GTE to a merger plan that would create a company providing a wide range of services, including long distance,
local and wireless services, as well as Internet access. (NIS)
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