MIAMI, Dec. 9, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards ceremony was held yesterday during the CDMA Americas Congress at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Recognizing companies and individuals for their contributions to the wireless industry, the awards were presented by Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG, and Oliver Valente, president of the CDG and vice president, technology development at Sprint.
"The CDMA community continues to lead in the deployment of 3G wireless services across the globe. We take this opportunity to acknowledge the key stakeholders who have helped in the successful development and launch of CDMA2000(r)," said LaForge. "The CDG congratulates this year's award recipients, and applauds their dedication to the advancement of 3G wireless technologies."
This year's 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award recipients are:
-- Industry Leadership Award
This award is given to the individual who has provided
dynamic leadership in 3G CDMA industry activities,
including contributions to standards development and the
growth and evolution of CDMA.
-- 2003 Award Recipient
Richard Lynch of Verizon Wireless, for the important role
he played at Verizon Wireless during the launch of both
CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO services.
-- International Leadership
This award is given to companies that have contributed
significantly to the expansion of 3G CDMA through system
deployments.
-- 2003 Award Recipients:
China Unicom Limited, for its leading role in deploying
CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO and its efforts toward expanding
international roaming.
VIVO, for being the first operator in Latin America to
deploy CDMA2000 1X services.
-- Service Innovation
This award is given to the carrier that has leveraged
the capabilities of 3G CDMA to introduce innovative and
industry-leading services to the market.
-- 2003 Award Recipient
Verizon Wireless, for its implementation of open standard
MMS and the successful deployment of 1xEV-DO services in
San Diego and Washington, D.C.
-- Subscriber Technology Innovation
This award is given to the company that demonstrates forward
thinking in terms of services supported and terminal design.
Resulting products take advantage of the inherent benefits
and latest technological developments of 3G CDMA, offering
consumers state-of-the-art terminals in terms of both
features and packaging.
-- 2003 Award Recipient
LG Electronics, for its innovative CDMA2000 devices,
including the VX6000, the first CDMA2000 handset with
standardized MMS support and the SV130/KV1300 1xEV-DO models
that offer one-hour video clip recording and 96 MB memory
storage.
-- Network Technology Innovation
This award is given to the company that has introduced
network capabilities that allow CDMA carriers flexible and
cost-effective solutions for implementing advanced features
and an easy solution path to further enhancements.
-- 2003 Award Recipient
Airvana, for its contributions to the development and
deployment of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO.
-- Innovative Solutions
This award is given to the company that has brought new
ideas and different approaches to product deployment in
their respective disciplines. Solutions provide value-added,
cost-effective implementations for carriers supporting the
advancement of CDMA into the market.
-- 2003 Award Recipient
QUALCOMM, for its contributions toward GSM1x and the
development of innovative chipsets such as the MSM6100
that supports multimedia functionality including MP3
players, voice capture and advanced gaming.
-- Innovative Applications
This award is given to companies that have brought new
ideas and different approaches to developing applications
for 3G networks. Resulting applications provide carriers
revenue-generating product offerings and attract customers
with innovative services, whether for entertainment or
information purposes.
-- 2003 Award Recipients:
KDDI for services such as eznavigation, a GPS location-based
service that offers maps and real-time location information
and ezmovie that allows users to view news, movie trailers
and attach video clips.
SK Telecom for their applications including June, which
offers VOD, MOD, videophone, MMS and TV broadcasting and
Moneta, a secure payment service.
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA technologies. The more than 100 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 CDMA 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 CDMA-related matters. For more information about the CDG, contact Valerie Christopherson of the CDG News Bureau at +1-714-540-1030, ext. 14, e-mail vchristopherson@bockpr.com, or visit the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org.
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