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Yiso Telecom and Sprint to Deliver First CDMA 3G (1xRTT) Compact Flash Card For Sprint PCS Nationwide Wireless Network
Yiso Telecom to Provide Sprint PCS with CF Card for PDAs and Laptops
SEOUL, Korea and KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Yiso Telecom Co., Ltd., the Korean leading company of CDMA wireless data modems, and Sprint PCS (NYSE: FON, PCS), the fastest-growing all-digital, all-PCS voice and data nationwide wireless network, today announced an agreement to provide a 3G-compatible CF (Compact Flash) card solution, based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology for Sprint PCS customers.
Sprint PCS has chosen Yiso Telecom's 3G 1xRTT Type II CF card as a connection solution option for Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) and laptops to provide wireless access to the Internet and corporate network applications. This new device will be part of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business -- a portfolio of products and services aimed at providing solutions that allow enterprise customers to wirelessly extend their corporate applications to the mobile workforce.
The CF card wireless modem will support both data and voice with 3G 1xRTT technology to leverage high-speed packet data and voice capacity improvements. This high-speed, next generation wireless technology will allow mobile users to access the Internet and corporate enterprise applications at peak speeds of up to 144 kbps. This new device can be used for PDAs with a Type II CF slot and laptops with PCMCIA Type II adapters.
"We're pleased to work with Yiso Telecom to provide Sprint PCS business customers with a faster wireless connection to the Internet and corporate information," said Phil Garrison, vice president and general manager, subscriber equipment, Sprint PCS. "We continue to offer data solutions via the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business, and provide 3G next generation connectivity products, like the 3G 1xRTT Type II CF card, that will enhance productivity for mobile professionals."
"It is a great honor for us to announce that Sprint PCS has chosen Yiso Telecom to deliver the 1xRTT CDMA Type II CF Card," said Kyung-Min You, CEO of Yiso Telecom. "Sprint PCS is a market leader of high-speed data solutions via the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business. This innovative CF Card will be used as a launching point for a potential long term involvement between Sprint PCS and Yiso Telecom."
Beginning later this year, Sprint PCS will implement the first phase of 3G deployment. This first phase, 3G 1x, will offer three key benefits to Sprint PCS customers including up to double voice network capacity, a 10-fold increase in data speeds, from 14.4 kbps to up to 144 kbps and an increased handset battery life in standby mode by approximately 50 percent.
By mid 2002, the entire Sprint PCS all-digital nationwide network will offer 3G 1x services.
About Yiso Telecom Co., Ltd.
Yiso Telecom Co., Ltd. is a Korean leading company of high-speed, CDMA (code division multiple access) wireless data modems. Established in October 1999, Yiso Telecom has been focused on the development, production and sales of information and communications devices under QUALCOMM's CDMA modem license to include the design and market of third-generation (3G) CDMA (e.g. cdma2000, cdma2000 1xEV, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA) modem cards. Yiso Telecom was the first company to develop a CDMA-based wireless modem, FreeWing, that not only integrates with notebook PCs, but also Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), credit card readers, parking meters, mobile ATMs, vending machines, meter readers and automobiles. A private, venture-backed company, Yiso Telecom is headquartered in Seoul, Korea.
About Sprint
Sprint is a world-class global communications company -- at the forefront of integrating wireline and wireless communications services. Sprint is a large carrier of Internet traffic and a leader in broadband communications. The company built and operates the United States' first nationwide all- digital, fiber-optic network and provides a portfolio of advanced data communications services. It operates the largest 100-percent digital, 100- percent nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint has $23 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 23 million business and residential customers. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at www.sprintpcs.com . |
