COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The CDMA Development Group (CDG) (www.cdg.org) reported today that LG Telecom (LGT) is committed to deploying CDMA2000(r) 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A). Rev. A is expected to advance the performance of the operator's mobile broadband service offerings. Recent market studies reveal HSDPA and WiBro are being adopted more slowly than expected in Korea. Rev. A will help propel Korea's wireless broadband industry to the next level by offering symmetric, delay-sensitive and advanced broadband services two years ahead of any other technology.
LGT intends to offer Rev. A services using existing spectrum within the first half of 2007. The relatively easy network upgrade will allow LGT to begin offering new and enhanced broadband data services to compete more aggressively against its larger competitors.
"South Korea is an important incubator for advanced technologies," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "LG Telecom's choice to upgrade to Rev. A demonstrates the power of an in-band upgrade and evolutionary technology path that delivers substantial performance at an incremental cost."
Rev. A's most compelling benefits are the increased uplink speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps and downlink speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps, and substantially lower latencies to support delay sensitive applications such as voice over IP (VoIP). As an all-IP platform, Rev. A will allow an operator's network to support higher voice capacity, lower operating costs, faster development of applications and services, and a wider range of auxiliary access networks.
"CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A is a natural evolution for our CDMA2000 network," said June Hyuk Kwon, Network Planning Team, LG Telecom. "With a fairly easy network upgrade, we will be able to expand our portfolio of services nationwide by offering our subscribers several new broadband data applications, as well as an improved customer experience. With Rev. A, we will be well-positioned to meet the future needs of our clients and grow our business."
More information on CDMA2000 is available at www.cdg.org.
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CDMA2000 is the most widely deployed 3G technology, with 177 operators in 76 countries, including 51 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO systems, serving more than 275 million subscribers. Counting 2G cdmaOne(tm) subscribers, there are more than 335 million CDMA users worldwide. CDMA2000 has become the technology of choice for cdmaOne, TDMA, analog and greenfield operators, and is deployed in the 450, 800, 1700, 1900 and 2100 MHz bands. Nearly 1,460 CDMA2000 devices from more than 85 suppliers have been introduced to the market, including more than 350 1xEV-DO devices. More information on CDMA2000 is available on the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org.
About CDG
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000 technologies. The more than 130 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA2000 features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA2000-related matters. For more information about the CDG, contact the CDG News Bureau at +1-714-540-1030, or visit the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org.
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