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CDG boasts of growth in India

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA subscriber base in India has increased more than 500 percent to 14 million users since December 2002, according to the CDMA Development Group.CDMA market share in the country grew from 2 percent to 25 percent during the same time period,...

CDG touts strong 2004 growth

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group added 31 CDMA2000 networks and 60 million subscribers in 2004, the trade association announced. By the end of the year, more than 100 CDMA2000 carriers in 53 countries were providing service to 145 million users, CDG said, and...

Huawei demonstrates EV-DO at 450 MHz

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Huawei, the CDMA Development Group and the International 450 Association said they have successfully demonstrated a 450 MHz CDMA2000 1x EV-DO end-to-end solution.It took place during the 4th Meeting of the permanent Consultative Committee 11 of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission.The three parties...

CDMA faithful comfortable with rise of W-CDMA

Just a few years ago, players on the CDMA aisle of the technology wars believed the future belonged to them alone. The other players, huffing with GSM, could not figure out what armor to deploy. Qualcomm Inc.-which gave CDMA to the industry and the...

CDG completes data roaming spec

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced the completion of the CDMA Packet Data Roaming Exchange (CRX) specification, which is now available for carriers to implement into their CDMA2000 networks.The specification covers network interconnection, RADIUS messaging, use of packet data applications while roaming, data exchange...

CDMA2000 users number 127M

COSTA MESA, Calif.-CDMA2000 subscribers surpassed 127 million in September, and the technology's subscriber base is growing by 5 million users per month, according to The CDMA Development Group.CDMA technology as a whole now has 227 million subscribers, said CDG.Asia Pacific remains the largest region...

CDG honors companies for CDMA achievements

MIAMI—The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami. Among the winners were: c Wang Jianzhou of China Unicom, who received the industry leadership award for his "dynamic leadership...

CDG honors companies for CDMA achievements

MIAMI-The CDMA Development Group announced winners of the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards this week at the CDMA Americas Congress taking place in Miami. Among the winners were:Wang Jianzhou of China Unicom, who received the industry leadership award for his "dynamic leadership in third-generation...

CDMA2000 subs exceed 100M

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said the number of CDMA2000 subscribers has exceeded 100 million worldwide. The technology is used by 89 operators in 45 countries, with 36 more launches scheduled by year-end. The group said the rapid uptake can be contributed to...

CDMA2000 users reach 86 million

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said 13 million users subscribed to CDMA2000 services, including 6.6 million 1x EV-DO users, during the first quarter, for a total of 86.2 million third-generation CDMA users.Demand for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services is especially strong in Asia, where...

Rival groups come together on MMS interoperability

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Trade groups 3G Americas and the CDMA Development Group released technical specifications to allow GSM subscribers to send picture messages to CDMA users. The groups' new "Americas MMS Inter-carrier Implementation Guidelines" include technical and service-level requirement guidelines for multimedia routing, MMS relay/server connectivity...

3GPP approves EV-DV standard

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group has announced the CDMA2000 IxEV-DV release D has received the approval of the 3GPP technical specification group.EV-DV, which is the highest migration point for the CDMA protocol, provides voice and data. DO provides data only. Sprint PCS has...

CDG announces event dates

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group has announced dates for the CDMA Americas Congress and the 3G World Congress and Exhibition.The CDMA Americas Congress and Test Forum will be held Sept. 28-30 in Miami, Fla., and the 3G World Congress and Exhibition will be...

MMS spec to allow GSM, CDMA interoperability

The Open Mobile Alliance industry standards group announced a major new specifications release aimed at breaking down the barriers between GSM and CDMA carriers. The specifications center around picture messaging and multimedia messaging services, allowing GSM subscribers to send MMS messages to CDMA users."The...

CDMA Development Group touts growth of CDMA2000

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said that as of the end of August, CDMA2000-touted as the third generation of CDMA-reached 60 million subscribers worldwide and is growing at an average of 3.5 million users per month."CDMA2000 is by far the most successful commercial...

Taiwan’s APBW launches CDMA2000

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwanese newcomer Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in Taiwan. The company is the first to market with third-generation services.The company is offering 1x services nationwide and 1x EV-DO in the Taipei metropolitan area. The CDMA Development...

Taiwan’s APBW launches CDMA2000 services

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwanese newcomer Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in Taiwan. The company is the first to market with third-generation services.The company is offering 1x services nationwide and 1x EV-DO in the Taipei metropolitan area. The CDMA Development...

GSMA issues call for MMS interoperability

The GSM Association issued a call to the industry to speed the interoperability of multimedia messaging services across the world.The group said it is working with the Open Mobile Alliance, the 3G Partnership Project and the vendor community to promote operator consensus and commitment...

3G World Congress postponed due to SARS

HONG KONG-The 3G World Congress trade show, sponsored by the CDMA Development Group and the UMTS Forum, slated to take place in Hong Kong June 9-13, will be postponed due to concerns about the SARS virus in the region.The Institute for International Research, the...

3G World Congress reportedly postponed due to SARS

HONG KONG-The 3G World Congress trade show, sponsored by the CDMA Development Group and the UMTS Forum, slated to take place in Hong Kong 9-13 June will be postponed due to concerns over the SARS virus in the region, according to reports in The...

Anatel rejects PCS services at 1.9 GHz

BRASILIA, Brazil-Brazilian regulator Anatel has thwarted the plans of wireless local loop provider Vesper to offer mobile services in Brazil's 1.9 GHz spectrum. Anatel this week formally refused a request by Vesper, which is backed by U.S.-based Qualcomm, to deploy PCS services in the...

Nokia demonstrates IP mobility services in San Diego

SAN DIEGO-Nokia demonstrated its person-to-person IP mobility services at this week's CDMA Development Group conference.The services are enabled by Nokia's IP Multimedia pilot system, which provides IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) functionality, to offer services including interactive gaming, "see what I see video telephony" services,...

CDG reports 127M CDMA subscribers worldwide

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group reported more than 127 million worldwide CDMA subscribers at the end of the second quarter and 15 million worldwide third-generation CDMA subscribers as of July, which the CDG said represents 99 percent of the worldwide 3G market.

OMA releases first technical specs for public review

ROME-The Open Mobile Alliance-a massive, overarching wireless standards group formed in June-released its first set of technical specifications for public review, covering the increasingly popular area of content downloading.In developing the specifications, OMA worked with other standards organizations from across the wireless spectrum, including...