ot cdma Denso Corporation to License Isotel's CDMA
software
CALGARY, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1999--Isotel Corp., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of DSP Communications, Inc. (NYSE:DSP - news) and Denso Corporation
announced today that Denso has licensed Isotel's software for use in CDMA handset products. Under this agreement, Isotel
has supplied Denso with software for CDMA products, which Denso will market in Japan.
''Denso's engineers have evaluated and tested Isotel's software,'' according to Mr. Akihiko Ibuki, Manager of Communications
Engineering with Denso Corporation. ''We are pleased with the quality of the software and the ease with which it can be
integrated into Denso's current products.''
''Isotel is pleased to be partnering with Denso in bringing advanced technologies to the market,'' said Duane Sharman,
President of Isotel Corp. ''Product development cycles are continually shortening, and by working together, both companies
will benefit from faster, more effective development of key technologies.''
Isotel Corp., based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSP Communications, Inc. As a leading
provider of call-processing software for the Digital Cellular and Personal Communications industry, Isotel develops and
markets portable, platform-independent software engines to manufacturers of cellular phone and base station equipment, with
support for advanced cellular and data communication technologies including AMPS, IS-136/IS-130/IS-135 TDMA,
IS-95/IS-707 CDMA, TCP/IP, and PPP. Isotel also provides custom software engineering services for embedded product
development, and offers training and consulting services to assist its customers in the development of advanced wireless
communications products. For more information about Isotel products and services, please visit Isotel's web site at
isotel.com.
DSP Communications, Inc. is a leading developer of chipsets and products for cellular, personal communication services
(PCS), and wireless local loop (WLL) markets. Headquartered in Cupertino, CA, the Company develops, markets, licenses,
and supports application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and software based on digital signal processing (DSP) technology
for a variety of wireless applications. The Company's products comply with leading standards for Personal Digital Cellular
(PDC), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA). The Company's leading
customers include Fujitsu, Kenwood, Kyocera, Kokusai, NEC, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sharp, and SK Teletech. For more
information, please visit DSPC's Web site at dspc.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current management expectations. Certain key factors
could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated by management. Such factors include, but are not limited to,
risks associated with the development and manufacturing of DSPC's CDMA chipsets, the success of the CDMA standard in
Japan and market acceptance of CDMA chipsets in Japan, the success of Denso in developing CDMA handsets and in
competing in the CDMA handset market, general economic conditions and in particular the potential effects of the current
economic difficulties in Asia on the Japanese wireless handset market, and other risks detailed from time to time in DSPC's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Editor's Note: All products and company names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
Contact:
DSP Communications, Inc.
Arnon Kohavi, 408/777-2700
VP Business Development
akohavi@dspc.com
or
Isotel Corp.
Duane Sharman, 403/275-0041
President & CEO
dsharman@isotel.com
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