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To: GO*QCOM who wrote (216)	5/2/2000 8:16:00 AM
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Tuesday May 2, 12:09 am Eastern Time UPDATE 1-Japan's DDI to reveal cellphone format next week (Updates to clarify licence is for broadband service) TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - DDI Corp , Japan's third-largest telecommunications company, said on Tuesday it will announce next week the technology format to be used for its third-generation cellphones. DDI will announce the format chosen -- cdma2000 or W-CDMA -- when it submits an application to the government sometime next week, a company spokesman said. DDI is set to merge in October with KDD Corp , Japan's largest international telecommunications service provider, and IDO Corp, a cell phone unit of Toyoto Motor Corp . The Japanese government plans to issue three licences to provide broadband service, which is capable of transmitting huge volumes of data, enabling Net-surfing cellphone users to download even full-motion video. DDI must submit its application by May 12. Its main competitors, NTT Docomo and Japan Telecom's cellular phone arm J-Phone, have already applied for licences. DDI has not yet decided which format to use for its third-generation cellphone service, the spokesman said. Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun financial daily said on Tuesday that DDI had decided to use a U.S. format called cdma2000, promoted by Qualcomm Inc (NasdaqNM:QCOM - news). Japan's Kyocera Corp , which owns 25 percent of DDI, in February bought Qualcomm's cellphone manufacturing business. DDI also has the option of using the W-CDMA (wide-band code division multiple access) technology promoted by Docomo and European carriers. ``We're considering both formats and we have not reached any decision yet,'' the DDI spokesman said. Japanese media reported earlier this year that DDI appeared to be leaning towards using the European format, but DDI officials have repeatedly said it has yet to reach a decision. The cdma2000 format would enable DDI to cut costs by taking advantage of existing infrastructure used by its current cdmaOne mobile phones, which were also developed by Qualcomm, the Nihon Keizai report said. DDI shares ended morning Tokyo trade up 10,000 yen or 0.78 percent at 1,300,000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Qualcomm Inc (NasdaqNM:QCOM - news) Related News Categories: US Market News --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To: GO*QCOM who wrote (216)	5/2/2000 8:16:00 AM
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Tuesday May 2, 12:09 am Eastern Time UPDATE 1-Japan's DDI to reveal cellphone format next week (Updates to clarify licence is for broadband service) TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - DDI Corp , Japan's third-largest telecommunications company, said on Tuesday it will announce next week the technology format to be used for its third-generation cellphones. DDI will announce the format chosen -- cdma2000 or W-CDMA -- when it submits an application to the government sometime next week, a company spokesman said. DDI is set to merge in October with KDD Corp , Japan's largest international telecommunications service provider, and IDO Corp, a cell phone unit of Toyoto Motor Corp . The Japanese government plans to issue three licences to provide broadband service, which is capable of transmitting huge volumes of data, enabling Net-surfing cellphone users to download even full-motion video. DDI must submit its application by May 12. Its main competitors, NTT Docomo and Japan Telecom's cellular phone arm J-Phone, have already applied for licences. DDI has not yet decided which format to use for its third-generation cellphone service, the spokesman said. Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun financial daily said on Tuesday that DDI had decided to use a U.S. format called cdma2000, promoted by Qualcomm Inc (NasdaqNM:QCOM - news). Japan's Kyocera Corp , which owns 25 percent of DDI, in February bought Qualcomm's cellphone manufacturing business. DDI also has the option of using the W-CDMA (wide-band code division multiple access) technology promoted by Docomo and European carriers. ``We're considering both formats and we have not reached any decision yet,'' the DDI spokesman said. Japanese media reported earlier this year that DDI appeared to be leaning towards using the European format, but DDI officials have repeatedly said it has yet to reach a decision. The cdma2000 format would enable DDI to cut costs by taking advantage of existing infrastructure used by its current cdmaOne mobile phones, which were also developed by Qualcomm, the Nihon Keizai report said. DDI shares ended morning Tokyo trade up 10,000 yen or 0.78 percent at 1,300,000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Qualcomm Inc (NasdaqNM:QCOM - news) Related News Categories: US Market News --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To: GO*QCOM who wrote (216)	5/2/2000 8:20:00 AM
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DDI uses QCOM phones.. from WSJ Japan's DDI To Use Qualcomm Cellphone Tech After All? Dow Jones Newswires TOKYO -- Japanese cellular and long-distance phone operator DDI Corp. (J.DDD or 9433) may have finally reached a decision about which technology it will deploy for its third-generation (3G) cellphone services. According to a report in the Tuesday morning edition of Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun, DDI has decided to employ the cdma2000 format championed by U.S. telecommunications firm Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM). DDI has decided to use the Qualcomm system in order to reduce the investment needed to set up the infrastructure for 3G cellphone services, the Nikkei said. DDI had been widely expected to use the cdma2000 format because the company already uses a similar technology for its existing cellphone services. However, in March the company abruptly changed its position and indicated it was seriously considering adopting the W-CDMA (wide-band code division multiple access) format. Japan's two other cellphone service operators - NTT DoCoMo (J.NTX or 9437) and the Japan Telecom Co.'s (J.JTC or 9434) J-Phone Group both plan to adopt the W-CDMA technology. On Tuesday, a DDI spokesman maintained that the company is "still considering both formats." He added that DDI will make an official announcement about the issue between May 8, when most Japanese companies restart regular operations after the Golden Week holiday break, and May 12, the deadline for applications for 3G cellphone operating licenses. Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is expected to issue just three operating licenses for 3G cellphone services. DDI's prevarication about which technology to adopt had prompted Qualcomm to threaten to throw its hat into the ring and file a competing application to operate 3G cellphone services in Japan. Ted Matsumoto, president of Qualcomm's operations in Japan, confirmed that the company will not be submitting a license application if DDI does adopt cdma2000. Matsumoto said that he was "very encouraged" by the Nikkei report, adding that Qualcomm will do all it can to help DDI to maximize its market share for 3G services. The introduction of commercial 3G cellphone services is expected to be the next landmark event in the development of the global telecommunications industry. The wider bandwidth available with 3G technology can support video conferencing and high-speed Internet access through cellphone handsets. -By Ian Messer; 813-5255-2956; ian.messerdowjones.com

To: GO*QCOM who wrote (216)	5/2/2000 8:21:00 AM
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Qualcomm Inc. Reiterated `Buy' at Lehman By Donna Mcdonald Princeton, New Jersey, May 2 (Bloomberg Data) -- Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM US) was reiterated ``buy'' by analyst Timothy Luke at Lehman Brothers. The 12-month target price is $180.00 per share BEST WISHES BILL

To: GO*QCOM who wrote (216)	5/2/2000 8:23:00 AM
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SEOUL, May 02, 2000 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- Korean firms are engaged in heavy competition to break into Taiwan's CDMA market. Taiwan's state-run communications enterprise Zhonghua Dianxin will replace its present analog standard with CDMA and conduct the first bid within this month, the Information and Communication Ministry said Tuesday. The company will adopt CDMA standards while using its present GSM standard in preparation for the IMT-2000 market in the future. Samsung Electronics, LG Information and Communications and Hyundai Electronic Industries are in harsh competition for the bid with Lucent Technology, Motorola and Ericsson. Zhonghua Dianxin will continue to set up communications facilities through private contract with the winner in the first bid. Thus the CDMA standard has spread to China, Vietnam and Taiwan, and Indonesia is also reportedly examining a plan to introduce it. The ministry is examining a plan to support Korean companies exporting domestic CDMA technologies and terminals to overseas markets. It will also help component companies and small and medium-sized terminal manufacturers advance to overseas markets accompanying the large-sized companies if the large firms win in the bids. The number of CDMA mobile phone subscribers in Taiwan is expected to reach 1.6 million and the market is estimated at US$330 million. (YONHAP) (C) 2000 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd