Subject: Mobile Next 8.99
From: "Ericsson News Editor" <contacts@era.ericsson.se>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 18:25:27 +0200
Ericsson completes Qualcomm division purchase
Ericsson has concluded its purchase of Qualcomm's terrestrial Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless infrastructure business, including its research and development resources in San Diego, California and Boulder, Colorado in the United States. The transaction, announced in March, also resolves intellectual property disputes globally between the companies relating to CDMA technology.
Ericsson and Qualcomm have agreed to support a single CDMA standard with three optional modes for the next generation of wireless communications. The companies have also entered into cross licensing agreements for their respective patent portfolios and have settled the pending patent infringement litigation between the two companies. Approximately 1,200 Qualcomm employees in the U.S. will be transferred to Ericsson.
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Ericsson to develop experimental WCDMA system for SmarTone
Ericsson is supplying a WCDMA system to Hong Kong-based SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. With this experimental system and cooperation with SmarTone, Ericsson is taking another important step in China, Ericsson's largest market, leveraging its leadership in wireless Internet accessibility.
The two companies will cooperate with the system to further develop and evaluate third generation wireless technologies that will introduce to users the benefits of mobile multimedia communications.
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Ericsson and 3G in the news
Ericsson was mentioned recently in an article in the Far East Economic Review about the telecom situation in South Korea. According to the article, Ericsson's WCDMA technology has an advantage over others because of Ericsson's success with its second-generation GSM technology, the dominant standard around the globe.
The article stated: "'Ericsson is taking over the leadership role because WCDMA is an evolution of GSM,' says Lee Hae Kyoon, a telecoms analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in Seoul."
The article went on to say that Ericsson's purchase of Qualcomm's base-station equipment operation "opens the door for its entry into the American market. 'In the United States, we now have a very strong competitor in Ericsson,' says Chun Kyong Joon, executive vice-president in charge of Samsung Electronics' telecoms research division. Chun says Ericsson can now build its own networks in the U.S. and is expected to market CDMA handsets there for the first time."
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New tool for early Bluetooth adaptors
Bluetooth is now easily accessible to companies wishing to exploit the potential of this new technology that allows devices to communicate with one another without relying on cables. Using Ericsson's new Bluetooth Development Kit, companies can integrate the Bluetooth technology into a range of electronic devices. The kit includes two development (circuit) boards that can be used to develop and test both hardware and software that can be integrated into a company's existing products.
The kit is available for 9,000 British pounds (US$14,435) through Ericsson as well as distributor Symbionics, which worked alongside Ericsson to design the kit. Over one hundred companies have already signed up to purchase the Ericsson Bluetooth Development Kit. These companies represent the computing, consumer electronics, peripherals, telecoms and automotive industries, among others.
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Upcoming UMTS and 3G events
UMTS 99
Originally scheduled to take place in Istanbul, this year's UMTS Conference will instead be held in Monte Carlo from June 7 - 10. The conference is endorsed by the UMTS Forum, ETSI and the GSM Association and will host presentations from over 100 key industry leaders. Ericsson is a sponsor and will have representatives in attendance.
The conference will address the evolution of 3G from a global perspective and cover developments on standardization progress and activities. Representatives from the software, broadcast, IT and computing, and content provision communities will also be there to discuss UMTS opportunities. There will be a focus on services and applications along with detailed coverage of the latest developments in terminals, air interface, core network, and system and services architecture.
Ericsson will be a lead sponsor at the conference, including for the gala dinner. Ericsson's small exhibition will highlight 3G applications and terminals, and include GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA live demonstrations.
Speakers
Tord Wingren on future services and applications within UMTS (June 10, Session A6)
Håkan Ihrfors on service differentiation with UMTS in practice (June 9, Session A5)
Jan Eldståhl on validation System Trial Results (June 9, Session B5)
Thomas Sidenbladh on licensing issues (Chairman, June 9, Session C5)
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GSM Association
CommunicAsia 99
CommunicAsia is an annual international information and communication technology conference held in Singapore. This year's conference will be from June 22-25 and will bring together more than 1,200 companies from more than 45 countries. There will also be group pavilions from Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
At CommunicAsia 99, Ericsson will showcase the latest trends and technology in mobile technology. Kurt Hellström, Ericsson's Executive Vice President Market Area Asia Pacific, will hold a press conference on June 22, at 10.30 a.m. in Hall 3. The press conference will focus on the latest in wireless and Ericsson's strategy in Asia Pacific. This is also a first opportunity for the press to meet with Kurt Hellström in his new position as Executive Vice President for Asia Pacific.
Occurring alongside CommunicAsia are a number of other conferences, including MobileCommAsia 99, NetworkAsia 99 and Internet Business 99.
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CommunicAsia
SUPERCOMM 99
This year's SUPERCOMM communications technology conference will be held June 6-10 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia World Congress Center. A stronger international focus has been added to the event and 4,500 international attendees from more than 100 countries are expected.
SUPERCOMM will also host more than 200 conference sessions. The educational program will include leading industry speakers, update sessions, the Global Telecom Market (GTM) Forum, the International Communications Association (ICA) Annual SuperConference and the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) Communications Forum.
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