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: The CDMA Development Group (CDG) congratulated Eurotel Praha on
its launch of CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO broadband services. This deployment
is the first implementation of 1xEV-DO technology in the 450 MHz band,
and the first 1xEV-DO network in Europe. The service is available
to more than 70% of the population and will provide the fastest mobile
Internet access in the Czech Republic.
"Eurotel Praha is a leading example of how CDMA2000 technologies
enable 450 MHz analog operators to utilize their existing infrastructure
to offer advanced wireless services," said Perry LaForge, executive
director of the CDG. "CDMA2000 1xEV-DO is the most advanced broadband
wireless technology deployed today."
CDMA2000 technologies provide an economical one-step evolution path
to the next generation of voice and data services for operators such
as Eurotel, who use the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) first-generation
analog standard in the 450 MHz band. Also, a single CDMA2000 carrier
requires only 1.25 MHz of spectrum, an important consideration for
NMT-450 operators who typically have 2 x 4.45 MHz allocated to them.
There are nearly 70 NMT-450 operators, largely in Eastern Europe and
Russia, for which CDMA2000 offers a unique opportunity to advance
and effectively compete with next-generation services. Already, eight
NMT operators around the world have migrated to CDMA2000 1X and many
more are deploying or trialing it. Several carriers, including Zapp
Mobile in Romania and Skyline in St. Petersburg, Russia are planning
to introduce CDMA2000 1xEV-DO services.