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Ericsson to Launch CDMA Products in 3Q January 7, 2000 By Joel D Pinaroc, Metropolitan Computer Times MANILA, PHILIPPINES Although the global system for mobile communications (GSM)is currently the dominant standard used for digital wireless telephones in most Asian and European markets, Ericsson is set to introduce products supporting code-division multiple access (CDMA) later this year. CDMA is a wireless telephone transmission technology that is currently widely used in the United States and has started to make an inroad in some Asian markets. According to Ulf Jervinge, director, consumer products division at the local office of Ericsson, the company sees the growth potential of CDMA in some strategic Asian countries, including the Philippines. "About 50 percent of all mobile phone users in the world uses the GSM standard while the other half uses CDMA and other digital communications standards. Despite this, Ericsson believes in the potential of CDMA, so it will be releasing mobile products supporting CDMA sometime in the third quarter of this year," Jervinge said. In a related development, Ericsson launched its latest GSM-based mobile phones and accessories. Ericsson released the Ericsson T10, the Ericsson R250, an "all-weather" phone, and the "Chatboard" - a "snap-on keyboard" accessory for Ericsson GSM dual-band phones that allows users to send more easily not just text messages but also e- mail, in addition to allowing Web browsing. The T10, according to Ericsson, is immediately available while the R250 and the Chatboard, are set for release in the coming months. Reported by Newsbytes.com, newsbytes.com (20000106/Reader's Contact: Mona Magno-Veluz, Ericsson, phone +632 637 1600; e- mail mona.magno-veluz@enp.ericsson.se/WIRES ASIA, TELECOM/)