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To: GO*QCOM who wrote (236)	5/10/2000 10:25:00 AM
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DI Likely to Adopt MC-CDMA for IMT-2000 May 10, 2000 (TOKYO) -- DDI Corp. is likely to adopt the multicarrier-code division multiple access (MC-CDMA), a wireless mobile communications system for the next-generation IMT-2000. It also is being promoted by the United States, led by Qualcomm Inc. However, since the beginning of the year, the telecom carrier has unofficially decided to adopt the direct spread-code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) system promoted by the Japanese and European camps. Initially, DDI was expected to adopt the MC-CDMA communications system, an extended technology of the current cdmaOne mobile communications system. Nevertheless, the company is moving to the MC-CDMA system once again as the due date for applications for the IMT-2000 license approaches. The repeated policy change by DDI was prompted by the U.S. camp, which is aggressively promoting MC-CDMA, as well as IDO Corp. and KDD Corp., which will merge in October. Qualcomm Japan Inc. revealed in mid-April that the company itself will apply to be an IMT-2000 operator with the MC-CDMA system in cooperation with other North American telecom service operators. President Ted Matsumoto said, "We will make the best efforts to introduce the MC-CDMA system in Japan." However, Matsumoto also said his company may not apply if DDI decides to adopt the MC-CDMA system. IDO has been showing an interest in the MC-CDMA system, which is an extended technology of the current cdmaOne system. It has been reluctant to adopt the DS-CDMA system. Industry observers understand that even though the telecom carrier once agreed to adopt the DS-CDMA system, it decided to recommend the MC-CDMA method to DDI once again in response to the U.S. camp's move, led by Qualcomm. Under such circumstances, Kazuo Inamori, chairman emeritus of DDI, and the firm's leading executives visited Qualcomm in the United States in late April. "During the visit, DDI and Qualcomm decided to cooperate with each other on introduction of the MC-CDMA system in Japan," said Jun Yamada, senior director of business development at Qualcomm Japan. Thus, Qualcomm is likely not to file an application for the IMT-2000 license. DDI has not made any official comment on this issue. A DDI executive said, "We have been preparing applications for both systems so we can apply either of them." In any case, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications will stop accepting applications for the IMT-2000 license on May 12. DDI must decide which wireless mobile communications system it will adopt by that day.