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To: Yogizuna who wrote (4293)	9/14/2000 12:46:25 PM
From: Jim Oravetz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5390

SAO PAULO, Brazil-(BW)-Sept. 14-The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) announced today that TDMA-EDGE subscriber numbers continue to grow, reaching over 47.1 million worldwide by the end of second quarter 2000. "TDMA-EDGE continues its dominance in the Americas reaching 24.6 million in the North American region, representing a 75% increase over the past year," stated Chris Pearson, UWCC Executive Vice President. The most explosive growth continued to take place in the Latin American region, reaching 20.5 million, which represents a 123% increase over 1999. "More and more consumers around the world are subscribing to wireless services on TDMA-EDGE networks," commented Sheila Mickool, President & CEO of the UWCC. Mickool added, "As operators begin to deploy Third Generation (3G) services, TDMA-EDGE subscribers will soon be able to receive high-speed wireless data in addition to other value added services." Over the past twelve months, worldwide TDMA-EDGE subscriber numbers increased by 82%. "The growth of TDMA-EDGE subscriber numbers continues the momentum of our technology as the standard evolves into 3G services," said Pearson. He added, "With 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) accepting EDGE into their technical work program, TDMA-EDGE is well positioned for providing global 3G services for the mass market." The UWCC is a Bellevue, Washington-based international consortium of more than 100 wireless carriers and vendors supporting the TDMA-EDGE & WIN technology standards. TDMA-EDGE network operators currently serve an estimated 65 million TDMA and Analog subscribers within their networks. The TDMA-EDGE `Taking Wireless Beyond the Call' technology brand represents not only second generation enhanced services but also 3G compliant high-speed wireless data and Internet access technology to be available anytime, anywhere. For more information, visit the UWCC website at www.tdma-edge.org. Board Members of the UWCC include: Alcatel USA, AT&T Wireless Services (USA), BellSouth Cellular Corp. (USA), BCP S.A. (Brazil), Cable and Wireless (United Kingdom), Cellcom (Israel), Celumovil (Colombia), Compaq Computer Corporation, Ericsson Radio Systems, Industar Digital PCS (USA), Lucent Technologies, Mobikom SDN BHD (Malaysia), Motorola, Movilnet (Venezuela), Nokia, Nortel Networks, Rogers Wireless (Canada), SBC Wireless (USA), Sony, Telecom Personal (Argentina), Telefonica Unifon (Argentina), and VimpelCom (Russia). Jim