Because of the role Asia-Pacific plays in the development and success of CDMA, the CDG holds regular activities in the region. These include press tours, large conferences, targeted events and speaking opportunities. The CDG continues to work with administrations and regulators throughout Asia/Pacific to ensure the success of CDMA2000. From 1900 MHz advocacy in India and other countries, to educating regulators on the successes and widescale availability of CDMA2000 in Asia and the rest of the world, the CDG is engaged. Working with member companies, the CDG provides the information to help regulators make informed decisions regarding 3G migration and spectrum allocation.

Because of the role Asia-Pacific plays in the development and success of CDMA, the CDG holds regular activities in the region. These include press tours, large conferences, targeted events and speaking opportunities. The CDG continues to work with administrations and regulators throughout Asia/Pacific to ensure the success of CDMA2000. From 1900 MHz advocacy in India and other countries, to educating regulators on the successes and widescale availability of CDMA2000 in Asia and the rest of the world, the CDG is engaged. Working with member companies, the CDG provides the information to help regulators make informed decisions regarding 3G migration and spectrum allocation.

3G World Congress – Nov. 16-18, 2005, Hong Kong
During the annual 3G World Congress, the CDG participated in various broadcast and one-on-one media interviews with top-tier publications, including Bloomberg TV, CNBC Asia, Telecom TV, China Daily, Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. The CDG promoted the 200 million CDMA2000 subscriber milestone and introduced CDMA2000 EV-DO Revision B. The Group also announced the CDMA Certification Forum’s ( CCF) first test facility.

The CDG also hosted a press briefing with executives from Bell Mobility, Sprint Nextel, Tata Teleservices, Verizon Wireless and QUALCOMM. More than 30 reporters attended the briefing, representing such international media outlets as China Daily, Global Sources, Nikkei Electronics, South China Morning Post, Telecom Asia, Telecommunications International, Total Telecom, Voice & Data and Wireless Asia.

Mumbai Press Roundtable – November 11, 2005, Mumbai, India
The CDG held a press briefing with KDDI, QUALCOMM, Reliance Infocomm, Sprint Nextel, and Tata Teleservices to educate the Indian media on the CDMA2000 roadmap and to provide global and local perspectives on opportunities for CDMA2000. Twenty members of the press attended from Asian Age, Business Today, Business World, CIOL, CXO Today, Daily News and Analysis, Economic Times, Express Computers, Global Technologies, Indian Express, Jasubhai Media, NDTV, Network Computing, PTI, Telegraph, The Hindu, The Hindu Business Line, Times of India, Sahara Samay and United News India.

Tokyo Press Roundtable – July 1, 2005, Tokyo
The CDG organized a press roundtable with KDDI and QUALCOMM. Media representatives from the Asian Wall Street Journal, Dempa Media, Financial Times, Gartner, IDG News Service, Nikkei Communications, Nikkei Electronics and Reuters participated in the discussion.

IIR’s 3G China Mobile Summit – June 28, 2005, Beijing
The CDG hosted a press briefing at the 3G China Mobile Summit. Executives from KDDI, Sprint Nextel and QUALCOMM participated in the briefing. The event garnered media participation from China Daily, Communication World Weekly, Dow Jones, Economic Observer, Information Week China, Reuters and Xinhua News Agency.

The CDG also participated in a media roundtable with executives from BDA China, Cisco Mobile Wireless Group, NEC Telecommunications, TD-SCDMA Forum and the UMTS Forum. The CDG took this opportunity to discuss CDMA2000 benefits and future role in China. The CDMA2000 industry is working with the TD-SCDMA Forum and the WCDMA community to assure that interoperability is a reality for 3G in China. Media representatives from People’s Post & Telecom News, China Computer World, Network World, China Electronics News, Communications World Weekly and China Info World attended the roundtable.

New Delhi Media Visits – June 17, 2005, New Delhi
The CDG visited New Delhi and met with journalists from Business World, CIOL, Times of India and VARIndia.

India Media Visits – April 6, 2005, New Delhi
The CDG participated in interviews with members of the Indian media from Business Today, ET Online and Financial Express.

Past Asia-Pacific Activities