US : The CDMA Development Group announced that five major operators, KDDI (Japan), LG Telecom (South Korea), Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless (U.S.) and Telecom New Zealand will be deploying commercial CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Revision A technology. Collectively, these operators represent millions of mobile consumer and enterprise customers. These launches will further strengthen their respective market leadership and drive revenue from unrivaled broadband multimedia services.

“Less than one year after the standard was finalized, Revision A is becoming a reality,” said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. “Commercial Revision A infrastructure is now available, and user devices will start shipping in the second half of 2006. This means that CDMA2000 operators will be able to provide their customers with enhanced broadband services as early as late this year, maintaining their leadership in advanced data services.”

CDMA2000 operators commented:

KDDI: “CDMA continues to be the most innovative wireless technology for service providers and their customers,” said Dr. Hideo Okinaka, vice president and general manager, Technical Standards and Spectrum Division of KDDI. “With Release 0, and now Revision A, KDDI has a clear competitive advantage in the marketplace where CDMA and UMTS are competing head to head as 3G technologies and in the eyes of our customers.”

LG Telecom: “The availability of Revision A infrastructure and devices gives us a time-to-market advantage that other technologies cannot match,” said June-hyuk Kwon, head of Network Planning Team for LG Telecom. “Revision A’s availability and performance reinforce our belief that CDMA2000 is the gold standard for wireless technology.”

Sprint- Nextel: “Revision A augments our Power VisionSM network expansion, already the nation's largest mobile broadband network," said Iyad Tarazi, VP, Network Development for Sprint Nextel. “It's a first-to-market initiative to provide consumers and enterprises with enhanced mobile broadband and innovative data services, including multimedia.”

Telecom New Zealand: “Revision A is key to maintaining our leadership in the mobile broadband market,” said Kevin Bowler, General Manager Mobile, Telecom New Zealand. “We chose CDMA2000 because it clearly offers performance and a business case that no other wireless technology will match anytime soon.”

Verizon Wireless: “Our award-winning broadband services – BroadbandAccessSM for business users and V CAST SM Music and Video – are the best in class thanks largely to our underlying EV-DO network,” said Ed Salas, VP Network Strategy, Verizon Wireless. “With Revision A, we are gaining significant advantages over our competitors and have the flexibility to stay ahead of the demands of today’s mobile users.”

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A is an enhanced version of 1xEV-DO Release 0, a broadband wireless technology currently available from 36 networks across Asia, the Americas and Europe, with 37 more under construction. Revision A’s key features include:

· Broadband speeds – Revision A increases peak download (forward link) rates to 3.1 Mbps, so it’s ideal for bandwidth-intensive applications such as video and transferring large files.

· Symmetry – Revision A increases peak upload (reverse link) speeds to 1.8 Mbps, making it a perfect fit for applications where users send large files as often as they receive them. By improving uplink speeds, Revision A is the first commercially available wireless technology to deliver a true synchronic broadband experience, something that asymmetrical services such as cable and DSL don’t offer.· Backward compatibility – Revision A networks support existing Release 0 applications and devices. As a result, existing Release 0 customers will continue to drive revenue long after operators have deployed Revision A. This backward compatibility is particularly important for enterprises because they can continue to leverage their investment in Release 0 equipment for years to come.

· Low latency – Revision A has latency of 32 milliseconds, making it ideal for delay-sensitive applications such as push-to-talk (PTT), voice over IP (VoIP) and virtual private networks (VPNs).

· Quality of service – Revision A’s enhanced QoS capabilities alsomakes it a fit for VoIP, video telephony and other services that require mechanisms in the network and user device to ensure a consistent, high-quality experience.

· All-IP – Internet Protocol (IP) is fast becoming the foundation for all future telephony and data networks. The CDMA2000 industry anticipated this trend years ago and began preparing for it by designing its 3G technologies to be compatible with IP. That’s why today, CDMA2000 operators enjoy more flexibility and higher bandwidth efficiencies, which translate into greater control and significant cost savings.

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