ASIA : LG Electronics (LGE) was selected by the CDMA Development Group (CDG) to receive a 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award for Subscriber Technology Innovation for 2003 in honor of the innovative CDMA2000 devices offered by LG.

Award recipients were voted for by CDG members and business and industry media and analysts.

The 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards recognize significant contributions by companies and individuals towards the advancement of wireless technology. The awards were presented last night during the cocktail reception at the CDMA Americas Congress in Miami at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

LGE CEO and Vice Chairman S.S.Kim entered the U.S. mobile handset market in 1998, and has since made a name for itself by continually providing consumers with sleek, stylish handsets with the functionality and ease-of-use that they demand.

“We are very proud to have been honored by our peers, colleagues and members of the wireless industry media and analyst communities,” said Jae Hoon Bae, president, LG Mobile Phones. “This award is a testament to the innovative and creative talents of the LG Mobile Phones team and their dedication and hard work in making LG a driving force in the industry.”

Perry LaForge, executive director, CDG, said, “We congratulate LG Mobile Phones for its continued innovation in offering consumers state- of-the-art CDMA2000 devices. The CDMA community continues to lead the 3G market and we applaud LG Mobile Phones for its
commitment to the advancement of 3G CDMA2000.”

Setting LGE apart from its competitors are innovations such as the distinctive, signature LG clamshell design, the recent domination in the CDMA market with the introduction of the LG VX6000 phone, the first embedded camera phone with MMS from Verizon Wireless and the first foray into the U. S. GSM market with the launch of the its firs handsets with Cingular Wireless.