CDMA Development Group to Host Workshop On LTE and the Evolution of CDMA2000 At CTIA Wireless 2009 Conference

Seminar Detailing the CDMA2000 Roadmap and the Path to LTE for CDMA Operators is Open to All CTIA Conference Attendees


ADVISORY, March 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 WHAT:          CDMA2000(r) has been a very successful 3G technology,
                with 276 operators in 102 countries and territories
                serving more than 463 million subscribers. Today it
                leads 3G in terms of performance, affordability and
                adoption, and will continue to do so well into the
                future. With an elegant evolution path to faster and
                faster data rates and capacity efficiency, CDMA2000
                provides a strong basis from which operators can grow
                their core 3G systems.

                The technology also provides a strong base from which
                to expand to complementary 4G technologies. In fact,
                many CDMA operators will be the first to augment their
                existing core networks with 4G OFDM-based systems. Much
                of this has to do with the remarkable success they have
                had with 3G and CDMA in particular.

                CDMA systems will continue to offer ubiquitous high
                performance mobile broadband and voice services with a
                defined evolution path, while OFDM solutions will
                augment CDMA2000 capacity by leveraging wider
                bandwidths in high-teledensity areas.

                The CDMA Development Group (CDG) is offering this
                workshop to:
                * provide insight into the enhancements to the
                  CDMA2000 evolution path
                * share how LTE will be integrated into CDMA2000
                  networks, and
                * reinforce that CDMA2000 operators can deploy LTE
                  directly, without having to switch evolution paths

                Featuring leading infrastructure vendors Airvana,
                Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Motorola, Qualcomm and ZTE, the
                workshop is targeted at industry analysts, journalists,
                operators and vendors.

 WHO:           The CDMA Development Group is a trade association
                formed to foster the worldwide development,
                implementation and use of CDMA technologies. The more
                than 140 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.

 HOW TO ATTEND: The CDMA2000/LTE Workshop is open to all registered
                CTIA Wireless 2009 attendees. Due to limited room
                capacity, registration for this workshop is required.

 To register online, please go to:
 http://www.cdg.org/news/events/CDMASeminar/09CTIA-workshop/index.asp

 WHEN:          Wednesday April 1, 2009 from 2:30-5:00pm PDT.

 WHERE:         Room N254, Las Vegas Convention Center
                (North Hall Level 2).

 FOR MORE       For more information, please contact Brad Shewmake at
 INFORMATION:   +1-858-735-8748 or media@cdg.org.

 The CDG logo is available at 
 http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2911


            

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