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DDI, IDO Name Unified Mobile Phone Service 'cdmaOne'

Tokyo, Oct. 31, 1997 --- DDI Corp. and Nippon Ido Tsushin Corp.said Thursday they will call their new joint digital mobile phone service "cdmaOne." The service will start next April. The companies will display phones for the network at "COM JAPAN," a telecommunications fair to be held in Tokyo in Nov. 4-7.

DDI and IDO agreed to tie up to offer nationwide cellular phone service based on a digital network using CDMA technology, an international cellular phone standard to be adopted in 1998.

TRAC Report Advises Consumers: Do Your Homework Before Picking Cellular Service; CDMA Digital Standard Compares Best of New Technologies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 1997 -- Consumers need to do their homework before picking a cellular telephone service, according to a newly released study by the Telecommunications Research and Action Center (TRAC), a non-profit Washington based consumer group.

TRAC, publisher of TeleTips™, has been educating consumers on the changes in the telephone and telecommunications industries since 1980. In this first-ever TRAC report on cellular service, the study reviews a number of new technologies and concludes that the technology called CDMA compares the best.

"Picking a cellular service used to be a choice between two available companies, each offering the same technology and essentially the same service. Today, a growing array of providers and technologies are available, and consumers need more information and sophistication to make smart choices," said Samuel A. Simon, counsel to TRAC. "It is not easy to make the best choice."

The TRAC report provides an in-depth explanation and evaluation of the four different cellular standards -- analog, TDMA, GSM and CDMA -- and evaluates each one based on voice quality, reliability, pricing plans, enhanced services and availability.

The report recommends consumers undertake a "self-assessment" to determine how they expect to use the phone and what services and features are likely to be most important. It then outlines the questions for consumers to ask, focusing on the new digital technologies.

"All cellular service is not the same," Simon said. "It's hard to know which newspaper ad is telling the truth when every company is claiming to offer the most state-of-the-art service on the largest network."

Of the four technologies, analog, GSM, TDMA and CDMA, the report states that CDMA came out ahead in almost every category that TRAC compared.

Among the recommendations in the report are:

• Availability will matter a lot more to consumers who travel a great deal with their cellular phone, than to consumers who stick closer to home. Analog cellular service is currently available in most areas of the country, and the more advanced CDMA service is expected to be the most widely available digital service in the future. Of the other two digital services, GSM will be offered in most major cities but not in outlying areas, and TDMA is expected to be available except in some western states.
• Privacy is another area in which phone service providers compete. Because analog systems basically use radio transmissions which can be easily overheard, many wireless phone users want more security for their conversations. If consumers intend to use their wireless phone for emergencies, privacy probably won't matter much. But if security is an issue, any of the digital systems will give more protection than an analog system. GSM or TDMA, therefore, might be a good choice. CDMA, which was originally developed for military communications and actually scrambles each transmission, offers the highest level of security as well as the best overall sound quality.

The TRAC study developed a Quick Consumer Checklist to help buyers find their way through the maze of cellular claims and counter-claims.

Analog offers by far the greatest availability, but TRAC found that all three of the digital technologies provide significant advantages over analog when it comes to services. Among the digital services, CDMA performed the best in key categories such as signal security enhanced service, and reception, but the difference wasn't enough to outshine completely the other digital services. When it comes to power needs and reliability, however, CDMA was a clear winner. That's important, because it means that with CDMA consumers will spend less time recharging batteries and run much less of a risk that calls will be interrupted or dropped while traveling.

Until digital systems are more widely established, a dual-mode phone that switches back and forth between digital and analog cellular services may be the right choice for most consumers. But given CDMA's rapid expansion in the U.S. and its superior service quality, CDMA today looks to be the best bet for consumers over the long term.

In addition to the Quick Consumer Checklist, the report contains a listing of the major service providers and the technology they offer in the top markets, with phone numbers on how to reach each. The report also contains tips on how to pick the right pricing plan for your calling needs.

Copies of the report are available from TRAC, P.O. Box 27279, Washington, DC 20005, for $7.95, plus $1.50 for postage and handling.

Quick Consumer Checklist

	Analog	GSM	CDMA	TDMA
Availability	x
Signal Theft/Security			x
Enhanced Services		x	x	x
Power Needs			x
Signal Quality			x
Voice Quality			x
Reliability (soft hand off)			x
Land Use Issues (tower sitting)			x

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

How do I pick the right cellular service? Which company and pricing plan is best for me? How do I decide which of the new technologies I should buy?

As more cellular companies enter the market, and as more and more choices develop, consumers need to know how to be smart shoppers. Unlike long distance service, where three or four companies provide identical service nationwide, cellular is more like local telephone and cable service with often widely varying services and technologies in different markets.

The following report, prepared by the Telecommunications Research and Action Center (TRAC), provides a consumer road map for making some of the most important decisions in picking a cellular service. The first half of the report looks at which questions to ask and the second half evaluates consumers' needs and how the various technologies stack-up.

Selecting the cellular phone service that best meets your needs is at a minimum a two-step process. First, you need to pick a service provider. Second, you need to select a pricing plan which best meets your needs. Just as it is true with long distance, there is no single answer to the question, "Which cellular phone service is the best?" The answer is, "it depends."

How you select your provider and pricing plan depends on how you plan to use your cellular phone. If most of your calls will be local, issues like network compatibility and roaming charges will be less important than if you are someone who relies on their phone when they travel for work. The more sophisticated cellular phones now offer voice-mail, Caller-ID and other more sophisticated services which are invaluable if you need your phone for work, but might prove less necessary if you only use your cellular service in case of emergency.

Do a Self-Assessment

TRAC suggests that first you do a self-assessment. If you are a first-time cellular user, talk to friends who have used cellular a long time. If you have service now and are looking to change or upgrade, you probably can answer these questions from your own experience.

• What is the primary reason for purchasing a cellular phone? (e.g., personal safety, to keep in touch with children and relatives, business in town, business away from home etc.)?
• Will you use the phone when you are out-of-town or primarily in your local calling area?
• Will you spend more than 60 minutes a month on your cellular phone?
• Is the majority of the time you plan to spend on the phone during what is considered peak calling times? (7 a.m. -- 7 p.m.)
• Would you benefit from having a phone which provides more advanced features like voice-mail, Caller-ID, and the ability to send and receive text messages?

Questions to Ask:

Once you have completed the self-assessment you will be able to evaluate each of the cellular services and determine whether they meet your needs. Service questions to consider include the following:

• Do you need an analog or digital service? What is the difference? What type of service is available? Are other services expected to be available soon?
• What is the difference between the digital technologies (CDMA, GSM, TDMA) and does it effect your decision?
• Does the technology impact where and when you can use your phone? (That is, can you roam or use the phone outside your calling area easily?)
• What type of technology will give you the best overall coverage or service?
• What type of calling plan will best suit your needs, and does the technology effect that cost?
• How do the different cellular phone technologies compare?

The TRAC Consumer Report evaluated the different technologies when it comes to meeting the needs of consumers. TRAC looked at analog cellular, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Global System for Mobile (GSM).

Based on the categories discussed below, the report concludes that the emerging CDMA standard, and therefore the cellular systems that are based on it, come out significantly ahead overall.

TRAC based its conclusions on the following findings:

• Service availability -- Analog cellular service is the most widely available service at the present time. Digital networks are still being built-out. Of the digital networks in the U.S., CDMA is considered the predominant service.
• Privacy and security -- Digital service is better able to guarantee privacy and security than analog because it transmits signals in code. CDMA networks are the most secure because they both transmit in code and the code is scrambled.
• Enhanced service options -- Digital service offers a more extensive package of services than analog cellular. Both GSM and CDMA services are competitive.
• Power requirements -- Digital technologies in general require less power than analog cellular. CDMA requires the least amount of power of the digital services and provides the longest talk and stand-by time.
• Voice quality -- Because of its digitized signal, digital phones are able to provide better voice quality than analog. Of the digital technologies, CDMA is found to have the closest to land-line quality service.
• Signal quality -- Digital is better than analog and among the digital technologies CDMA comes out ahead because its broader range signal provides the best quality.
• Reliability -- Analog, GSM and TDMA all use hard hand-off when changing from one cell signal to another, sometimes resulting in an interruption in service. CDMA utilizes the soft hand-off which allows for signal overlap resulting in no interruption in transmission and therefore is more reliable.
• Community Impact -- The lower power demands of CDMA mean that fewer cell sites will need to be installed in a community. The advantage of fewer cell sites with broader coverage means less environmental and visual pollution. It also means that the systems can be build more quickly.

Bell Mobility Unveils PCS Plus-Wireless Leader Offers Better Quality, Lower Cost

TORONTO, Oct. 7, 1997 -- Offering dual-mode phones, extensive coverage and rate plans designed for a variety of customers, Bell Mobility today launched its personal communication services (PCS) simultaneously in four cities - Toronto, Ottawa,Montreal and Quebec City.

The service, dubbed PCS Plus, offers better quality and features at a lower price than comparable analog plans currently in the market.

``Today we're showing the world why there is a difference with Bell Mobility. We are introducing PCS Plus -- state-of-the-art wireless communications that offers performance, power and value,'' said Chairman and CEO Bob Ferchat.

A typical business customer, who uses 200 minutes of airtime a month on Bell Mobility's analog network, will save 20 to 25 per cent by switching to PCS Plus.

In addition, all PCS Plus customers will benefit from:

• full, seamless, integrated coverage on Bell Mobility's digital and analog networks PLUS,
• North America-wide roaming on analog and digital CDMA networks that cover more than 95 per cent of the population PLUS,
• superior voice quality PLUS,
• new features such as call display and soon-to-come text messaging, voice dial, data and wireless internet access PLUS,
• longer battery life PLUS,
• more secure calls PLUS,
• the reliability and experience of Bell Mobility, a company that has the best customer retention rate in North America.

"Clearly, we haven't rushed to market just be the first to launch PCS,'' says Ferchat. "We waited until we had it right - dual-mode phones, the right technology, the right coverage and the right value for the people who count - our customers.

"PCS Plus offers the people of Ontario and Quebec the performance and power of this extraordinary new CDMA technology and a company that knows how to deliver service in the wireless world."

The superior CDMA technology used in digital PCS Plus suppresses background noise and static, eliminates cross-talk and interference and enables soft hand-off between cell cites - which means no muting or speech gaps and fewer dropped calls.

PCS Plus will feature dual-mode handsets by Sony and Qualcomm that work on both the 1-9 GHz digital PCS network and the analog cellular network.

"That means that our PCS Plus customers have access to our extensive analog network service PLUS the digital networks we're commissioning today in Toronto, Ottawa,Montreal and Quebec City.'' Ferchat added. The dual mode phones will switch automatically between the two frequencies.

CDMA handsets combine a phone, pager and answer machine all in one. They have the power to access the Internet and other personal communications services.

Said Ferchat: "We are the best in the wireless market today: best products, lowest customer churn, the leading market share in our territory, Today the best just got better: a better quality product at a lower price than today's market leader - us.''

"It may be possible to find a cheaper price, but we're confident our customers can't find a better service when it comes to voice quality, coverage, roaming ability, features and bundles.''

Sprint awards cellular equipment contracts

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct 2, 1997 -- Sprint Corp said Thursday it awarded cellular equipment contracts to Motorola Inc. and Northern Telecom Ltd., worth at least $750 million initially.

Under the contract, Sprint said Motorola will provide about 60 percent of code division multiple access (CDMA) personal communications equipment and services, with Nortel providing about 40 percent. Sprint said the equipment will be used in markets that it acquired in a Federal Communications Commission wireless frequency auction earlier this year.

Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. But Sprint said total expenditures under the contracts may exceed $750 million for the initial buildout.

The new markets cover some 70 million residents in the contigous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

"Today's announcement on vendor selection is another key step in bringing Sprint-branded PCS service to customers coast to coast," William Esrey, Sprint Corp chairman, said in a statement."

Sprint PCS service has been launched in 65 markets this year, with plans to expand to 80 metropolitan markets.

"With these contracts in place, construction is under way to fill in the few remaining gaps in the nationwide Sprint PCS network, with a goal of bringing Sprint PCS service to customers in the top 100 U.S. metropolitan areas by the end of 1998 or early 1999," Andrew Sukawaty, chief executive officer of Sprint PCS, said in a statement.

WirelessNorth PCS Launches Service in Red River Valley

MINNEAPOLIS – WirelessNorth™, a Minneapolis-based PCS (Personal Communications Services) company, today announced its official launch of 100% digital CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) PCS service in Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota with the Grand Forks, North Dakota area to immediately follow.

"This is an exciting announcement for WirelessNorth," states Rick Rappe, president & CEO. "We have worked for many months to build the Motorola CDMA network supporting our PCS venture. We are extremely pleased to be bringing this new technology to residents of the Red River Valley and put the region on par, communications-wise, with the top cities in the country. We firmly believe there will be a great need for high-quality wireless communications as the area rebuilds. In fact, we already have most of our PCS phone inventory spoken for, and are quickly placing new orders with several PCS handset manufacturers to restock our warehouse."

CDMA is a superior digital technology providing several enhancements to traditional wireless analog cellular service. Because of its digital nature, CDMA provides crystal-clear sound quality, unsurpassed security and privacy, and leads the PCS industry as the technology chosen by most major carriers. Earlier this summer,WirelessNorth signed a joint roaming agreement with Sprint PCS, who is establishing a nationwide CDMA network. This agreement will allow WirelessNorth subscribers' phones to work wherever Sprint PCS is establishing its network. In addition, WirelessNorth has signed a number of agreements with analog cellular providers. When dual-band PCS/cellular phones become available by year-end, WirelessNorth subscribers using dual-banded phones will be able to make calls on either CDMA PCS or analog networks.

Clearnet Announces Launch of PCS Service Providing National Coverage Clearnet PCS offers true wireless affordability and unique Future Friendly approach

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Clearnet Communications Inc. ("Clearnet") today officially launched Clearnet PCS, a national Personal Communications Services network that will provide Canadians with a truly affordable digital phone that is the easiest wireless product to buy and own in the nation.

"Clearnet PCS makes digital PCS easy, affordable and available through hundreds of brand-name retailers and dealers across the country. No longer will people be forced to sign restrictive contracts, make long-term commitments, pay activation fees or be puzzled by fine print when they go to buy a wireless phone," said George Cope, Clearnet's President and CEO. "With our straightforward pricing and terms, extensive distribution and national coverage at launch, Clearnet has taken the guesswork and frustration out of buying wireless technology. We've made PCS Future Friendly."

Clearnet's Future Friendly ideal means Clearnet strives to ensure that all its products, services and interactions with clients, employees, partners and suppliers are straightforward and fair. With Clearnet PCS, Future Friendly has resulted in:

• The Phone with a Future, an easy-to-use "dual-mode" digital Clearnet PCS phone that works everywhere in Canada that cellular does
• Affordable airtime plans, calling features included without additional charge and fair per-second billing (Clearnet was the first wireless provider in North America to introduce per-second billing with its Mike™ service and is the only provider to bill all calls by the second from the very first second on both local and long-distance calls)
• None of the binding long-term contracts and hidden costs associated with so-called "free phones"
• None of the activation fees demanded by other providers
• A 30-day money-back satisfaction phone guarantee
• Easy availability at hundreds of Clearnet PCS retail, dealer and other locations
• 24-hour multilingual Client Care
• Special benefits such as free local calling on clients' birthdays and a variety of free client premiums, called Clearnet Perks, provided by partners such as Blockbuster Video.

Clearnet PCS phones will be available in more than 600 sales outlets across Canada by mid-month. National Coverage From Day One

Clearnet has launched pure digital PCS service in the greater metropolitan areas of Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto, but Clearnet PCS phones actually work everywhere traditional analogue cellular phones work in Canada. Clearnet's unique dual mode PCS phones operate as digital phones in digital service areas and as cellular phones in the balance of Clearnet's national service area.

"Our phones will work from Victoria to St. John's, covering more than 90 per cent of the Canadian population. Our clients can always depend on their phones to work when they travel across Canada, both now and in the future," said Cope.

National US Roaming Coverage

Clearnet PCS will be as easy to use across the United States as it is across Canada. As previously announced, Clearnet has concluded a US roaming agreement with Sprint PCS of Kansas City, Missouri. Sprint PCS has the largest 100 per cent digital, 100 per cent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States. Clearnet expects to ultimately offer its clients the ability to roam and use their PCS phones in all 50 US states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Vendor News

 

NEC do Brasil S.A. Signed a Contract to Supply the First CDMA Cellular Mobile System in Brazil

Sao Paulo, Brazil -- NEC do Brasil S.A. and the Brazilian telecommunications operator Telecomunicacoes da Bahia S.A. (TELEBAHIA) signed a contract to deploy a digital cellular mobile system based on IS-95 CDMA technology on September 25, 1997. The system will have an initial capacity of 25,000 subscribers. This is the first CDMA cellular mobile system in the Brazilian market and will serve Salvador, the capital city of the state of Bahia.

NEC do Brasil S.A. will use IS-95 CDMA technology to provide the best technological features to the operator and the best service to the subscribers.

"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to supply the capital of Bahia with a CDMA digital system for 25,000 subscribers. We believe that with flexible CDMA network solutions we are better able to meet customer needs", commented Mr. William Nolasco Barreto, director of the Wireless Business Unit of NEC do Brasil S.A. "The users will now have the opportunity to enjoy the advantages of CDMA technology: excellent voice quality, enhanced privacy and increased talk and standby times."

This contract represents an excellent opportunity to NEC do Brasil S.A. to showcase the advantages of using NEC’s CDMA cellular mobile system for TELEBAHIA and other Brazilian operators.

Motorola Awarded Major Contract for CDMA Wireless Local Loop System in Indonesia

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 30, 1997 -- Motorola, Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) has signed a major contract to provide PT Telekomunikasi (Telkom) Indonesia with the first commercial Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless local loop network in that country. The CDMA digital network is based upon the International Standard (IS)-95 technology.

Under a long-term purchase agreement, Motorola CIG will provide a 1.9 GHz WiLL(R) system -- its industry-leading wireless local loop technology -- for a potential of 50,000 to 100,000 subscribers throughout Indonesia.

This award establishes a leading position for Motorola CIG in CDMA wireless local loop in Indonesia. The initial deployment of CDMA infrastructure equipment in Surabaya, East Java -- Indonesia's second largest city -- is planned for completion by the end of this year. PT Telkom plans to expand the system to provide extensive coverage to the city of Surabaya and its surrounding areas.

"We are proud that we were first to commercially deploy the internationally recognized standard IS-95 CDMA technology in Indonesia," said Mike Rymsza, general manager of Motorola CIG's South Asia Wireless Local Loop Systems. "Indonesia is one of Motorola CIG's major markets in Asia, and we have a long-term commitment to meet the communications needs of this region."

With its high-capacity and superior call quality, the Motorola CIG CDMA WiLL(R) network will be advantageous in addressing the service needs of a rapidly growing wireless local loop customer base. Residents in Surabaya will soon realize the many benefits that CDMA technology provides, including greatly enhanced voice quality and call security. The network features an Operation and Maintenance Center - Radio (OMC-R) to ensure easy and reliable operation of the system.

CDMA is a second-generation digital cellular technology which uses radio spectrum -- an increasingly valuable resource in Indonesia -- more efficiently than other technologies. CDMA can increase capacity by eight to ten times that of analog technologies and three times that of other digital technologies. One of the major advantages of IS-95 CDMA WiLL(R) systems, in comparison with other wireless local loop technologies, is that customers no longer need to utilize directional line of sight antennas at their locations. This improvement considerably speeds up mass deployment and eliminates undesired implementation and maintenance problems.

QUALCOMM Enters into CDMA Subscriber License Agreement with Synertek

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 28, 1997 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced that it has entered into a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) subscriber license agreement with Synertek of Korea. Synertek is a joint venture company of Korea's Hexxim Teletek, Inc., Telson Electronics Co., Ltd., Standard Telecom Co., Ltd. and Sewon Co., Ltd. Under the terms of the multimillion dollar, royalty-bearing agreement, the joint venture partners, will manufacture, market and sell subscriber products for wireless applications, including Personal Communications Services (PCS) and wireless local loop, using QUALCOMM's proprietary CDMA technology and patents.

"With their established relationships and aggressive plans to enter the cdmaOne™ market, we expect Synertek's joint venture partners to make significant contributions in the cdmaOne marketplace," said Steve Altman, senior vice president and general manager of QUALCOMM's Technology Transfer Division. "We look forward to working with Synertek and its joint venture partners as they begin to participate in this rapidly expanding worldwide cdmaOne market."

QUALCOMM Announces Shipment of Data On The Go Fax/Modem PC Card -- Data On The Go PC Card Supports Access to E-mail, Faxes and Internet via QUALCOMM's CDMA Digital Phones and a Standard Laptop Computer

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27, 1997 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced shipment of its new Data On The Go™ PC card. Data On the Go is the first fax/modem PC card to offer analog data access with QUALCOMM's CDMA digital dual-mode phones. Users can send and receive e-mail and faxes, as well as access the Internet and corporate intranets over existing analog cellular and wireline systems. The Data On The Go PC card supports current analog service and can be upgraded to operate on both analog and future cdmaOne™ (IS-95) digital data standards. In the future, CDMA digital data standards can also be accessed as they become commercially available, giving users data access via only a serial cable with a QUALCOMM digital phone.

The Data On The Go PC card, co-developed with SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., is the first solution to offer users easily integrated voice and data on dual-mode phones. The Type II PC card fits into a laptop computer and connects to either a QUALCOMM CDMA dual-mode cellular phone, a standard analog cellular phone or a Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) wireline connection and uses standard fax and communications software. In addition, it provides up to 33.6 Kbps high speed connections in wireline mode via V.34 and V.42 bis protocols, achieving up to four-to-one data compression. The Data On The Go PC card will become available through most CDMA cellular and PCS service providers.

"We are excited about the advanced mobile data services and connectivity solutions that the Data On The Go PC card brings to remote computing," said Mark Steele, director of data product management for QUALCOMM's Subscriber Products Division. "With the Data On The Go PC card, users will have access to commercial analog wireless data today and will be ready for digital data implementations in the near future."

NEC do Brasil S.A. Signed a Contract to Supply a CDMA Digital System for 150,000 in the Capital City of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sao Paulo, October 24, 1997 -- NEC do Brasil S.A. and the Brazilian Telecommunications operator Telecomunicacoes do Rio de Janeiro S.A. (TELERJ) signed a contract to deploy a digital cellular system based on IS-95 CDMA technology on October 3, 1997. The system will have an initial capacity of 150,000 in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro.

NEC do Brasil S.A. will use IS-95 CDMA technology to provide the best features to the operator, and the best services to the subscribers.

The demand for cellular telephones in the state of Rio de Janeiro is estimated to be about 1.8 million people. TELERJ is the second Brazilian operator to implement IS-95 CDMA from NEC do Brasil S.A.

TELERJ has made investments of US $2 billion in the last two years to improve the quality of communications services in the state of Rio de Janeiro. "The beginning of the digitalization process in the state of Rio de Janeiro will start using the equipment of NEC do Brasil," commented Geraldo Araujo, Vice President of TELERJ.

"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to supply the city of Rio de Janeiro with a digital CDMA system. This contract between NEC do Brasil S.A. and TELERJ will provide better quality communications and more facilities to the users," commented Mr. William Nolasco Barreto, director of the Wireless Business Unit of NEC do Brasil S.A. "We look forward to demonstrating the potential of our CDMA solution to the Brazilian operators."

QUALCOMM Leads Commercial CDMA Wireless Local Loop Deployments with Third System Launch -- Electrosviaz of Rostov Region to Offer Wireless Phone Service in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 1997 -– QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced the commercial launch of a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless local loop network in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The network, operated by Electrosviaz of Rostov Region, will initially serve 2,000 users and will be expanded to serve 20,000 residents and businesses in the Rostov region under the terms of the multi-year contract with QUALCOMM. This launch networks in New Delhi, India and Chelyabinsk, Russia earlier this year.

The official first call ceremony was held on October 22, 1997, with the mayor of Rostov Region and executives from Electrosviaz of Rostov Region and QUALCOMM in attendance. Ron Uhlig, QUALCOMM's regional vice president of Infrastructure Sales for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Baltic countries, commented, "Because of the visionary leadership at Electrosviaz of Rostov Region, telephony in the Rostov Region will leapfrog several generations of older technologies directly to CDMA, the most advanced digital wireless technology available. QUALCOMM is honored to be a participant in this project, which is delivering reliable, high-quality communications to the region and will offer further testimony to the many advantages of ACMA technology. It is truly an accomplishment to have jointly installed the system and brought it into commercial operation in just over 40 days. I look forward to continued cooperation between Electrosviaz of Rostov Region and QUALCOMM to expand CDMA service to the entire region."

Valery Ukhov, General Director of Electrosviaz of Rostov Region, expressed his satisfaction with QUALCOMM, the supplier of the infrastructure and subscriber equipment and services for the system. "As the developer of CDMA technology, QUALCOMM has the technical expertise that we require in a vendor to ensure a successful deployment of our system. In addition, they provide us with a product that is uniquely suited to our needs. The QCore ™ 22X Integrated Base Station Controller, which combines the switch and the controller in a compact, scaleable unit, is an economical choice for providing service to the 4.5 million people that reside in many small towns in the Rostov region."

The first call on the system was placed to Mr. Nail Ismailov, General Director, Open Joint Stock Company Sviazinvest, the Russian Federation government shareholder of all Sviazinform and Electrosviaz companies throughout Russia. Mr. Ismailov stated, "I am very impressed with the excellent voice quality of the system. I hope that CDMA will eventually serve not only the Rostov region, but all of Russia."

QUALCOMM's wireless local loop systems, which provide voice quality similar to that of wireline, can be rapidly deployed and easily expanded, and deliver economic advantage to operators. QUALCOMM has also deployed a CDMA wireless local loop system in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and is currently installing a similar system in Moscow.

Motorola Awarded $10 Million Contract for New, Truck-Mounted, Rapid Deployment Wireless Local Loop Systems in China

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 23, 1997 – China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) has awarded Motorola, Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) a $10 million contract for its new rapid deployment wireless local loop systems for use throughout China.

Motorola CIG's new Rapid Deployment Vehicle (RDV) system is a complete wireless telephone system mounted on a truck. The RDV is based upon Motorola CIG's popular WiLL ® system product line, which uses cellular technology to deliver fixed residential and business telephone service.

The mobility of an RDV enables service providers in China to deliver a cellular system to a remote location and immediately begin providing temporary service for special events, network expansions and emergency services, for example.

"We developed the RDV in direct response to customer requirements, including those of our initial customer, the China MPT," said Marty Singer, vice president and general manager of Motorola CIG's Wireless Access Division. "This new WiLL ® product again raises the competitive bar in the wireless local loop market."

The RDV is a self-contained wireless local loop system. Integrated into the RDV system is a Network Interface Unit that provides local switching and connects the RDV directly into a landline network.

Spectrian Receives Two New Contracts From Nortel

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 17, 1997 -- Spectrian, the leading independent manufacturer of ultra-linear, high-power RF amplification systems, has received two new contracts from Nortel (Northern Telecom) for development and delivery of next generation CDMA single-channel power amplifiers.

The amplifiers, to be used in Nortel's CDMA base stations, will address the 800 MHz cellular market and the 1900 MHz personal communications services (PCS) market. They will have higher performance and increased functionality over their first generation predecessors.

"These two orders for technically advanced ultra-linear power amplifiers continue our strong relationship with Nortel," stated Garrett A. Garrettson, president and chief executive officer of Spectrian. "The deployment of our first generation CDMA 800 and 1900 power amplifiers has been very successful with Nortel. We are therefore pleased to be participating with Nortel's development of their next generation CDMA products."

"Spectrian and Nortel have a long-standing and productive partnership in the wireless business," said Richard Lowe, general manager, CDMA Systems, Wireless Networks, Nortel. "We are pleased to be moving forward in our development of advanced base station designs for both mobility and fixed wireless access applications."

Industry's Leading CDMA Vendor Samsung Joins Lucent, Motorola, Nortel and QUALCOMM to Develop Next Generation Digital Wireless Specifications

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 17, 1997 -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today it is joining Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nortel and QUALCOMM to accelerate the development of specifications for next generation wireless communication systems.

The rapid growth of Samsung CDMA-based products and systems, and the worldwide demand for advanced services required Samsung's participation in the standardization effort.

Samsung has also gained substantial experience from its IS-95 system development and deployments with ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) in Korea. This experience enables Samsung to contribute new ideas to the Third Generation Wideband cdmaOne standardization effort.

The Joint Development of Wideband cdmaOne specifications by the five companies will accelerate the next generation wireless communication system development with a global acceptance.

This new Wideband cdmaOne system will use technology based on IS-95, to deliver advanced wireless services, including toll quality voice, high speed data, video, and multimedia applications.

The proposed specifications will meet or exceed the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) requirements for IMT-2000 high-speed data transport to a single subscriber. These requirements include wireless data rates of 144 kilobits per second (kbps) at mobile speeds, 384 kbps at pedestrian speeds, and 2 megabits per second in stationary environment.

These are the features which will meet the needs of the 21st century wireless subscribers.

The five companies stated that they will also continue to support development of other Third Generation standards in other regions of the world in order to minimize the differences.

The five companies continue to develop these new specifications in the TR45 Committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association. The specifications will then be submitted to the ITU for global standardization.

The first system applications of the proposed specifications are expected to go into commercial operation by the year 2000. Operators in South Korea, Japan, China, Latin America, and the U.S. already have expressed interest in adopting this new third generation wireless technology.

Telus Mobility to Provide Wireless Digital PCS in Alberta Using cdmaOne Network From Nortel (Northern Telecom)

CALGARY, Oct. 16, 1997 -- Renowned for developing and manufacturing high technology communications solutions for the rest of the world, Alberta is about to receive the benefits of those solutions right here at home.

TELUS Mobility, Alberta's leading supplier of wireless voice and data communications, plans to bring advanced digital PCS to the province beginning in mid-1998 under a multi-year supply agreement with Nortel (Northern Telecom). Valued at $CDN 40 million for the first year, the agreement includes cdmaOne digital wireless network equipment and services.

"Albertans have come to expect nothing but the best,'' said Harry Truderung, president, TELUS Mobility. "This new technology will ensure that we can provide our customers the best voice quality, greatest coverage and superior features for years to come."

TELUS Mobility digital PCS will provide Albertans with a variety of benefits, including:

• Accessibility -- With cdmaOne digital technology, customers experience consistently high call quality and much improved handheld coverage.

• Control and Management -- Features like Calling Line ID and Short Message Service give customers greater control over their communications.

• Productivity -- Increased battery life and digital privacy let customers work longer and more productively without fear of interruption or eavesdropping.

• Privacy and Security -- With cdmaOne technology's near impenetrable coding methodology, conversations will no longer be compromised.

• Price Sensitivity -- TELUS Mobility digital PCS will offer competitive pricing and enhanced cost control. With Calling Line ID, customers will know who's calling, and will have the option to accept only those calls for which they wish to pay. No longer will customers find it necessary to turn off their wireless phones to control call costs.

TELUS Mobility's digital wireless network, which will overlay its existing Nortel AMPS analog network, will include Nortel DMS-MTX SuperNode digital wireless switching and cdmaOne radio base station equipment for both 800 MHz and 1900 MHz service.

"All of Nortel's wireless solutions give customers outstanding voice quality and a collection of advanced services offering convenience, control and flexibility,'' said Joe Sarnecki, vice-president, sales and marketing, Wireless Networks for Nortel in Canada.

"Service providers like TELUS Mobility get better performance and lower cost of deployment and operation, thanks to innovations found only in Nortel's cdmaOne solution,'' Sarnecki said.

These innovations include:

• Six-way soft hand-off for outstanding (under two percent) dropped call performance.

• Very low receiver noise (under 4 dB at 1900 MHz, under 5 dB at 800 MHz), which reduces the number of cell sites required.

• ATM-based BSC for fast soft hand-off, and evolution to soft intersystem hand-off and ATM network connectivity for future data applications.

Motorola First to Successfully Complete CDMA Network Roaming Tests in China

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 15, 1997 -- Motorola, Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) has successfully completed CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) inter-system network roaming tests among the four cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xian in the People's Republic of China.

The multi-city CDMA roaming tests, the first to be completed in China, were conducted jointly with China Telecom Greatwall Network, a cooperative entity between China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) and China Electronic System Engineering Company (CESEC). Motorola CIG's CDMA network in China's capital of Beijing is the first to complete network roaming tests with the three other CDMA trial systems currently being tested in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xian.

The inter-system networking utilizes the North American industry-standard IS-41 (Cellular Radio Telecommunications Inter-System Operations) Revision B, as required by the Greatwall Specifications. The IS-41 protocol permits subscribers on the vendor's cellular infrastructure system to roam to a different vendor's system. The Motorola CIG system has not only demonstrated successful roaming using IS-41B, but has also shown its forward compatibility in interworking with IS-41C.

"The successful completion of the CDMA inter-system networking in China demonstrates Motorola CIG's leadership in CDMA technology and our strong commitment to open interfaces standards," said Tom Hinton, vice president and general manager of Motorola CIG's Greater China Cellular Infrastructure Division (GCCID). "This accomplishment is crucial for the commercialization of Motorola CIG's Beijing CDMA System."

The CDMA trial system in Beijing announced last April uses 31 of Motorola CIG's SC™2450 base station, two CBSC (Centralized Base Station Controller), one OMC-R (Operation and Maintenance Center Radio) base station control system and one large capacity EMX(R) 2500E mobile switching systems. The initial capacity of the Beijing CDMA commercial trial system is 43,000 subscribers, currently the largest CDMA system in China.

CDMA is a second-generation digital cellular technology which very efficiently uses radio spectrum, an increasingly valuable but limited resource in China. Besides being easily integrated with AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Services) or TACS (Total Access Communications Systems) networks in a dual-mode operations, CDMA can increase capacity by eight to ten times that of analog channels and three times that of other digital technologies.

Motorola to open training facilities in Lima

Peru, Oct. 15, 1997 -- Motorola will invest US$10mil to open personnel training facilities in Lima by the second semester of 1998 in order to develop the CDMA technology in countries nearby, such as Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Colombia. Telefonica del Peru's decision to make use of the CDMA technology motivated Motorola to invest in Peru. The 2 companies signed an agreement at the end of September, 1997. Nearly US$350mil will be invested by Telefonica over a 5-year term to implement the technology in the country. The investments will amount to US$171mil in 1997 and US$115mil in 1998. Telefonica's goal is to reach 1mil wireless communications subscribers by the end of 2000. It predicts to reach 300,000 subscrubers by the end of 1997, which will provide the company with a 70% market share. According to Telefonica, 12,000 subscrubers already use CDMA technology.

QUALCOMM Signs CDMA Subscriber License Agreement with Hitachi

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 1997 -– QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced that it has signed a multi-million dollar, royalty-bearing license agreement with Hitachi, Ltd. of Japan. Under terms of the agreement QUALCOMM granted Hitachi a license to manufacture and sell subscriber products for wireless applications, including cellular, Personal Communications Services (PCS) and wireless local loop, based on its Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) IS-95 standard.

"With Hitachi's resources and aggressive plans to enter the cdmaOne ™ market, we expect Hitachi to be an integral partner in meeting customer demand," said Steve Altman, senior vice president and general manager of QUALCOMM's Technology Transfer Division. "Hitachi's commitment reflects the growing acceptance of our CDMA technology and products worldwide."

CDMA is the digital technology of choice for digital cellular and PCS in the United States. CDMA offers better voice quality with longer talk and standby times and greater wireless access to millions of subscribers.

"Hitachi is ready to apply its extensive research on CDMA to the production of high-quality handsets," said Kyohei Kasaba, board director and group executive of Hitachi's Consumer Products and Information Media Systems Group. "As QUALCOMM and Hitachi have reached this CDMA license agreement, we expect to start production and marketing for the Japanese market by the end of 1998 and later for the overseas market."

DSP Communications Delivers First CDMA Chip Sets -- DSPC IS-95 baseband processor samples now being supplied to customers

Cupertino, Calif., Oct. 13, 1997 - DSP Communications, Inc. today announced delivery of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) baseband processor samples to OEM customers for use in subscriber handsets. The IS-95 based D5411 chip set provides complete baseband processing for dual mode, dual band handsets. With both 800 and 1900 MHz support, the CDMA chip set offers a flexible solution for both cellular and Personal Communication Services (PCS) subscriber units.

Additionally, the chip set supports wireless local loop (WLL) applications. Versatility is extended by the provision for CDMA digital mode and any one of several analog modes, including AMPS, JTACS, or NTACS. With Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (EVRC) support, DSPC's chip set is the first from an OEM chip set provider to offer both EVRC and QCELP vocoders for subscriber units.

DSPC's flexible software (SW) oriented architecture enables easy updates and customization to meet evolving market requirements. "Our greatest challenge of all was to ensure that our customers' requirements would be met, even as the CDMA standard continued to evolve during our development," said Dr. Joseph Perl, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of DSPC. "As we complete our initial efforts, we believe that DSPC's adaptable chip set architecture has been fundamental in achieving a technically superior baseband solution."

DSPC has already announced several key partners, including Siemens, Fujitsu, and Kenwood who are now integrating DSPC's IS-95 CDMA chip set into their handsets. DSPC's OEM customers plan to attract consumers with low cost, small size, high quality handsets. "Based on advanced digital signal processing (DSP) techniques, the D5411 optimizes performance while offering the low cost that our customers expect," said Dr. Perl. With 3V operation, the highly integrated, two chip solution renders low power consumption, thereby supporting long talk and standby times as required by handsets.

Microwave Power Devices, Inc. Awarded a $6.6 Million Follow-On Order With Lucent

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Oct. 9, 1997 -- Microwave Power Devices, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a $6.6 million follow-on order to supply highly linear, single channel, PCS-CDMA amplifiers to Lucent Technologies.

The order specifies that Microwave Power Devices will supply highly linear, single channel, PCS-CDMA amplifiers for use in Lucent's PCS-CDMA wireless telecommunications base stations. The order commences immediately and shipments are anticipated to be completed during the second quarter of 1998.

Edward J. Shubel, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "Over the past two and one-half years Lucent has predominately relied upon Microwave Power Devices' amplifiers, in terms of both reliability and availability, when fielding its PCS-CDMA base stations. In fact, Lucent has now placed five orders, totaling over 23,500 units, with MPDI for this amplifier. Today's order also demonstrates our partnership commitment with Lucent and is reflective of our growing presence in the wireless telecommunications marketplace.

"With the receipt of this order, our backlog totals approximately $95 million, another record level for the Company. Approximately 50% of this backlog is for commercial products which involves higher volume manufacturing under shorter term arrangements with our customers. The remaining 50% of this backlog is concentrated in our military segment which involves lower volume production under longer term projects. This dual design, development and production capability has been, and continues to be, a competitive strength for MPDI."

As an ISO 9001 quality system certified company, Microwave Power Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells highly linear power amplifiers and related subsystems to the worldwide wireless telecommunications market. These single and multi-channel amplifiers, which are a key component in wireless base stations, increase the power of radio frequency and microwave signals with low distortion. In addition, the Company designs and manufactures high- power, solid-state amplifiers for satellite communications and medical applications. The Company also designs and manufactures amplifiers and other products for the military market. For more information on Microwave Power Devices, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.mpdi.com.

NEC and QUALCOMM to Deploy Their IS-634 CDMA Solution in Bahia, Brazil

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9, 1997 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced a pioneering project with NEC DO BRASIL S.A. and Telebahia to deploy a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 800 MHz overlay in the region of Bahia utilizing the newly developed IS-634 solution. QUALCOMM and NEC recently announced their agreement to jointly develop and deploy an IS-634 solution for mobile cdmaOne™ systems. Telebahia is the regional 800 MHz A-band cellular operator in Bahia, and will be the first operator in the world to implement QUALCOMM and NEC's IS-634 system architecture. Telebahia will perform validation tests of the IS-634 architecture on the system, which will provide coverage to businesses and residents in the Salvador metropolitan area and the wider Bahia region.

"Telebahia will deploy the first multi-vendor IS-634 CDMA system in the world utilizing QUALCOMM and NEC's newly developed IS-634 system architecture," said Carlos Duprat, director of engineering at QUALCOMM do Brasil. "We are pleased with the progress that NEC and QUALCOMM have made towards the development of this product, and we look forward to demonstrating the full potential of this solution to Telebahia."

"The implementation of the IS-634 open interface offers operators a multi- vendor solution that provides flexibility in designing and deploying CDMA networks," said William Nolasco Barreto, director of the Wireless Business Unit of NEC DO BRASIL S.A. "The project in Bahia provides us with an excellent opportunity to showcase our IS-634 solution to Telebahia and other Brazilian operators."

The IS-634 interface will operate between QUALCOMM's QCore™ 22, CDMA Base Station Controller (BSC) and the NEC NEAX61 (SIGMA) Mobile Switching Center

QUALCOMM and Schahin Cury to Cooperate on CDMA Fixed Wireless Deployments in Brazil

SAN DIEG0, Oct. 9, 1997 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated and Schahin Cury, a telecommunications systems integration company, signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless local loop (WLL) deployments in Brazil. As an experienced systems integrator, Schahin Cury will provide valuable resources and expertise to QUALCOMM and to wireless local loop operators deploying cdma0ne™ systems throughout the region.

QUALCOMM is a global leader in manufacturing and deploying WLL systems based on cdmaOne (IS-95 CDMA), and is the supplier of commercial fixed wireless systems in Russia and India. QUALCOMM do Brasil is participating in the Telebras wireless local loop pilot project and is performing system tests with Telebahia, the regional operator in Bahia.

"Schahin Cury has confidence in the enormous potential of the wireless local loop market in Brazil, and is very excited about partnering with QUALCOMM, who is a leader in developing and deploying wireless local loop products," said Eduardo Figueiredo, telecommunications director for Schahin Cury.

"We believe we have an excellent and cost-effective product for wireless local loop applications in Brazil that will enable operators to satisfy the high demand for basic telephony services," said Rafael Steinhauser, vice president of QUALCOMM do Brasil. "We are proud to be working with Schahin Cury in this capacity, and we believe the company will contribute valuable expertise as an established integrator of turnkey telecommunications projects."

QUALCOMM's CDMA fixed wireless systems are comprised of the QCore 22X Integrated Base Station Controller and QCell 2508i Base Station Transceiver Subsystems, as well as a family of wireless local loop phones. QUALCOMM supplies wireless local loop systems which can be rapidly deployed and easily expanded to provide residential and business telephone service. Users benefit from voice quality similar to that of wireline, as well as increased security and privacy. Operators who deploy CDMA Systems benefit from reliable networks, decreased maintenance and operational costs, and high capacity systems that can keep up with growing subscriber demand. With over four million subscribers on CDMA networks worldwide today, cdmaOne is a leading digital technology choice for operators needing to deploy high- quality, high-capacity wireless systems.

QUALCOMM cdma0ne Wireless Local Loop System Testing Commences In Bahia, Brazil - 150 Users In The Salvador Metropolitan Area To Participate

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9, 1997 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated today announced that Telebahia will begin subscriber testing of QUALCOMM's cdmaOne™ wireless local loop (WLL) system in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. Telebahia, an 800 MHz wireless operator in the Bahia region, has installed a QUALCOMM Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system for trial purposes.

The trial program is sponsored by Telebras, the national cellular operator, and is divided into two phases. The first phase included a rigorous series of laboratory tests of cdmaOne (IS-95 CDMA) equipment functionality and performance. The second phase will commence on October 15, 1997. This phase of the trial will consist of a series of tests to be conducted by approximately 150 users in the Salvador metropolitan area. Over the next 45 days, these users will have QUALCOMM wireless local loop phones installed in their homes for evaluation and testing. The end users will participate in the process of evaluating the vendors who intend to supply WLL systems to the Brazilian market. QUALCOMM's participation in this test program may lead to the certification of the Company's cdmaOne wireless local loop products for commercial use in Brazil.

"Each subscriber will evaluate the wireless local loop service based on a series of questions and their feedback and reactions will be continuously documented and monitored over the course of this phase of the trial," said Carlos Duprat, director of engineering for QUALCOMM do Brasil.

"These tests represent an important opportunity for QUALCOMM to demonstrate the merits of cdmaOne technology in a wireless local loop application to operators in Brazil. CDMA wireless local loop systems offer significant advantages over other technologies, including a shorter implementation period, faster activation, considerable deployment cost reduction, and over the course of time, significant savings in the maintenance and expansion of networks," said Marco Aurelio Rodrigues, president of QUALCOMM do Brasil. "This program also gives QUALCOMM an opportunity to demonstrate the flexibility of our wireless local loop solution to meet diverse operator needs."

The wireless local loop system being tested in Bahia is supplied by QUALCOMM, and is based on CDMA, a digital wireless technology developed and patented by QUALCOMM. QUALCOMM's cdmaOne systems transmit voice and data at levels of quality and functionality similar to wireline systems, along with the value added services of Internet access, data and fax. QUALCOMM's system architecture, enables rapid deployment of high capacity networks in any terrain, and systems that can be deployed in the cellular (800 MHz) or Personal Communication Services (PCS) (1900 MHz) bandwidths. PCS operators are scheduled to begin providing service in Brazil within the next two years.

New TAS System Automatically Tests CDMA Phones

EATONTOWN, NJ, Oct. 2, 1997 -– The first-of-its-kind automatic test solution for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless telephones was announced today by Telecom Analysis Systems. The CDMA Automatic Test System (CDMA-ATS ™) automatically tests cellular and PCS phones for adherence to CDMA performance standards. TAS CDMA-ATS speeds development and deployment of CDMA mobile phones, allowing manufacturers and service providers to deliver a quality product to market in a shorter time. TAS CDMA-ATS provides a standard, stable CDMA test solution that is easy to set up, maintain and enhance.

CDMA-ATS by TAS includes the hardware, software, and test procedures that are essential for comprehensive performance evaluation. The new CDMA-ATS product is based upon field-proven TAS test instruments and powerful new TAS automatic test software.

"CDMA equipment manufacturers have been writing proprietary software at costs upwards of $500,000, or testing products manually- both of which are tedious, expensive and time consuming. With TAS' CDMA-ATS, these companies have a plug-and-play test system," says W. David Tarver, president and CEO of Telecom Analysis Systems, Inc.

CDMA-ATS is based upon TAS' CDMA-LAB instrument system. Since its announcement in December 1996, TAS' CDMA-LAB ™ has generated several million dollars in orders and has been extremely well received by the wireless test industry.

"TAS wins nine out of ten head-to-head CDMA sales opportunities against its competitors. Our CDMA-ATS combines our proven CDMA-LAB technology with new ATS software which allows for multiple test iterations and automation with less effort and cost, and faster results. We expect this product will change dramatically the way CDMA mobile phone testing is done," continued Tarver.

TAS CDMA-ATS provides a complete solution to companies looking for wireless testing equipment. It provides predefined test suites for TIA IS-98A, ANSI J-STD-018, and CDG test standards. Solutions are easily replicated across many organizations and work with commercial base station emulators.

Key system components include:

• TAS 4500 FLEX4 ™ RF Channel Emulator
• TAS 4600 Noise and Interference Emulator
• TASKIT ®/CDMA Automatic Test Executive and Test Suites

TAS 4500 FLEX4 accurately emulates RF propagation conditions, including multi-path fading, Log-Normal fading, delay spread and path loss. TAS 4600 precisely emulates carrier-to-noise and carrier-to-interference conditions. TASKIT/CDMA software sets up and executes automatic tests and stores and displays test results. TASKIT software controls all equipment in the test system, including third-party base station emulators. TASKIT/CDMA runs on PCs equipped with Windows '95, and includes pre-defined test suites for TIA, ANSI, and CDG standards. TASKIT/CDMA also allows users to define and execute custom test procedures.