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To: foundation who wrote (24990)	8/1/2002 5:27:09 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197036

Qualcomm eyes share for its CDMA in local market bangkokpost.com Room seen for new data-oriented mode Mongkol Jullayothin Tremendous demand for mobile phone services has Qualcomm Technology confident of gaining a strong foothold in Thailand for its Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology. The US-based inventor of the CDMA system is enjoying a steady flow of income from licensing the technology to leading suppliers, including Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Nortel Network, Samsung, Nokia, Ericsson and ZTE. The other source of its income comes from the sales of CDMA chipsets to the vendors for installation in mobile-phone handsets and base stations. Though the Global Service for Mobile (GSM) system now dominates wireless service around the world, CDMA has found a niche in data communications, accounting for its fast growth in North America and the Asia-Pacific region, according to Kaneungjit Suriyathumrongkul, director of business development for Qualcomm International Thailand. The number of CDMA users worldwide reached 120 million in March this year, making it one of the leading wireless systems in the world, she said. In Thailand, she said, the launch of CDMA service was likely to be successful as in other countries such as Japan and Korea, given its advantages over GSM. New CDMA 2000 technology enabled operators to provide a more efficient non-voice service, she said, adding that the signal for voice communications was also clearer than those of rival systems. Hutchison-CAT Wireless Multimedia Co is planning to launch the CDMA service in Thailand early next year, with the focus on the non-voice service to distinguish itself from the existing three GSM operators. The CDMA system first entered the Thai market seven years ago but failed to make headway, mainly because the original investor lacked the capital to develop the network. Ms Kaneungjit said the economic crisis was also a factor. In contrast, the market situation today was very positive for all mobile systems, and CDMA itself was now more popular than ever in the global market, she said. Many operators abroad were seeking to roam the service with Hutchison-CAT, said Ms Kaneungjit. At the same time, Qualcomm plans to introduce a multi-mode chipset that enables a handset to use both the CDMA and GSM systems. Handsets capable of using the new chipset would likely be available in the second half of next year, she said.