| 1988 |
| October |
CDMA concept conceived for commercial telecommunication applications |
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| 1989 |
| February |
CDMA proposed as a more efficient, higher-quality wireless technology |
| November |
First CDMA system demonstration (Pac Tel Cellular, San Diego) |
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| 1990 |
| February |
First CDMA field trial demonstration (NYNEX, New York City) |
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| 1991 |
| November |
First large-scale CDMA capacity tests using commercial-grade equipment |
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| 1992 |
| June |
CTIA asks TIA to expedite adoption of CDMA standard in North America |
| September |
First CDMA network equipment ordered (U.S. West New Vector, Seattle market) |
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| 1993 |
| April |
South Korea adopts CDMA as its national cellular telephone system |
| July |
U.S. TIA adopts CDMA (IS-95A) as a North American digital cellular standard |
| December |
CDMA Development Group (CDG) is founded |
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| 1994 |
| October |
Field tests of CDMA networks in China successfully completed |
| October |
First Korean CDMA system unveiled |
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| 1995 |
| June |
PCS PrimeCo selects CDMA for its PCS network |
| July |
Sprint PCS adopts CDMA for its PCS network |
| November |
World’s first commercial CDMA handsets shipped |
| December |
World's first commercial launch of CDMA service (Hutchison Telecom, Hong Kong) |
| December |
CDG develops 13 kbps vocoder for high-quality voice communications |
| December |
CDMA (IS-95A) standardized for U.S. PCS band (ANSI J-STD-008) |
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| 1996 |
| March |
First North American launch of cellular IS-95A service (Bell Atlantic Mobile) |
| April |
First Korean launch of cellular IS-95A service in Seoul (SK Telecom) |
| October |
First launch of PCS IS-95A service (PrimeCo, now Verizon Wireless) |
| December |
First Latin America launch of IS-95A (Telefonica del Peru) |
| December |
More than 1 million CDMA subscribers worldwide |
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| 1997 |
| April |
First Canadian launch of cellular IS-95A service (BC TEL Mobility, B.C.) |
| May |
First IS-95A WLL launch (MTNL, India) |
| June |
IS-95B standard completed (64 kbps data transmissions) |
| June |
cdmaOne™ trademark launched by CDG for IS-95 CDMA |
| October |
First Canadian launch of PCS cdmaOne (Bell Mobility and Clearnet) |
| December |
cdmaOne service commercially available in 100 U.S. cities |
| December |
7.8 million cdmaOne subscribers worldwide |
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| 1998 |
| March |
First cdmaOne data service launched (LG Telecom, South Korea) |
| April |
TIA endorses wideband CDMA (aka CDMA2000®) for ITU 3G solution |
| June |
CDMA2000 submitted to ITU to be a IMT-2000 global 3G standard |
| September |
World's first commercial launch of IS-95B (SKT, South Korea) |
| November |
First HDR (1xEV-DO) demonstration |
| December |
23 million cdmaOne subscribers in 30 countries worldwide |
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| 1999 |
| April |
cdmaOne Internet services launched in North America, Korea and Japan |
| May |
Operators complete CDMA harmonization agreement for IMT-2000 |
| July |
CDMA2000 1X standard completed and approved by ITU for publication |
| November |
ITU-R selects CDMA2000 1X as IMT-2000 (3G) MC-CDMA standard |
| December |
50.1 million cdmaOne subscribers worldwide (83 operators in 35 countries) |
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| 2000 |
| January |
IDO Corporation and DDI Cellular Group launch IS-95B nationwide in Japan |
| March |
First CDMA2000 1X voice calls completed by Qualcomm, Samsung and Sprint PCS |
| April |
TIA approves CDMA SIM card standard for publication |
| June |
First 153kbps CDMA2000 1X data transmission completed by Lucent and Qualcomm |
| June |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO introduced to global marketplace by the CDG |
| July |
IUSACELL becomes first Latin American operator to offer wireless Internet services |
| October |
First CDMA-GSM interoperable SIM card introduced to global market |
| October |
World’s first 3G CDMA2000 1X commercial services launched (SK Telecom, LG Telecom, South Korea) |
| December |
80.4 million CDMA (cdmaOne and CDMA2000) subscribers worldwide |
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| 2001 |
| March |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO trials successful completed (KDDI, Japan) |
| June |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO recognized by ITU-R as part of the 3G IMT-2000 standard |
| July |
Western Wireless (now Verizon Wireless) launches first CDMA2000 1X services in United States |
| August |
World’s first mobile IP call successfully completed by Nortel and Qualcomm |
| August |
1 million commercial CDMA2000 1X subscribers worldwide |
| September |
100 million CDMA (cdmaOne and CDMA2000) subscribers worldwide |
| October |
CDMA/GSM inter-standard roaming using R-UIM enabled handsets demonstrated |
| December |
World’s first CDMA450 network commercially launched (Zapp Mobile, Romania) |
| December |
111.4 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 3.7 million CDMA2000 subs |
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| 2002 |
| January |
World’s first CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network launched (SK Telecom, South Korea) |
| April |
KDDI launches first CDMA2000 1X services in Japan |
| April |
Telefónica Cellular launches CDMA2000 1X services in Brazil |
| May |
10 million commercial CDMA2000 subscribers worldwide |
| August |
CDMA industry commits to delivering CDMA2000 equipment in the 2100 MHz band |
| October |
Monet Mobile Networks launches first CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 services in United States |
| November |
TDMA operators select CDMA2000 as the most economical path to 3G |
| December |
146.7 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 33.1 million CDMA2000 subs |
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| 2003 |
| January |
IUSACELL launches CDMA2000 1X network in Mexico |
| February |
CDMA2000 dominates location-based services (LBS) market, serving 10 million users |
| March |
China Unicom launches roll-out of nationwide CDMA2000 1X network |
| May |
Reliance launches CDMA2000 1X services in India |
| May |
50 million CDMA2000 subscribers worldwide, including 1 million 1xEV-DO subscribers |
| August |
KDDI dominates Japan’s 3G market, capturing 93 percent of 3G market share |
| September |
Cumulative shipment of CDMA chips surpassed 1 billion |
| November |
KDDI launches CDMA2000 1xEV-DO services in Japan |
| December |
188.6 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 85.4 million CDMA2000 and 4.3 million EV-DO subs |
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| 2004 |
| March |
500 CDMA2000 devices from 40 vendors offered, including 50 1xEV-DO devices |
| March |
5 million commercial CDMA2000 1xEV-DO subscribers worldwide |
| April |
3GPP2 approves CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) specification |
| April |
World’s first high-speed wireless data roaming service between China, Japan and Korea |
| May |
NMT-450 and TETRA operators select CDMA450 as their path to 3G |
| June |
100 million CDMA2000 subscribers worldwide, representing 97 percent 3G market share |
| August |
World’s first 1xEV-DO network launched in 450 MHz band (Eurotel Praha, Czech Republic) |
| September |
World’s first CDMA/GSM WorldModeTM device introduced (Samsung SCH-A790) |
| November |
100 commercial CDMA2000 service providers in 50 countries across six continents |
| December |
CDMA captures 25 percent market share in India, 14 million users (500 percent growth) |
| December |
240.2 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 146.8 million CDMA2000 and 12 million EV-DO subs |
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2005 |
| March |
100 million CDMA handsets with GPS position location technology in commercial use |
| March |
First live demonstration of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A |
| July |
CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) is formed |
| December |
CDMA industry celebrates 10 years of commercial success |
| December |
950 CDMA2000 devices from 64 device manufacturers offered commercially since 2000 |
| December |
143 CDMA2000 operators commercially deployed in 67 countries on 6 continents |
| December |
301.9 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 225.1 million CDMA2000 and 24.4 million EV-DO subs |
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| 2006 |
| January |
Entry-level (sub-$50 USD) CDMA2000 mobile phones are commercially available |
| March |
Portable computers with embedded EV-DO modems are commercially available |
| March |
TIA/EIA publishes CDMA2000 EV-DO Revision B (Rev. B) standard |
| June |
First CDMA450 network launched in Latin America (Valtron, Peru) |
| October |
World’s first CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A network launched (Sprint PCS, USA) |
| December |
373.5 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 325.1 million CDMA2000 and 55 million EV-DO subs |
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| 2007 |
| February |
103 operators in 60 countries select CDMA450 to deliver 3G services |
| February |
Ultra low-cost (sub-$35 USD) CDMA mobile phones are commercially available |
| March |
CDG launches CDMA University |
| October |
World’s first wireless broadband public safety solution deployed (Washington, D.C.) |
| October |
First WorldModeTM chipsets embedded into notebook computers |
| November |
ITU WRC-07 approves 450 MHz and 700 MHz band for next generation IMT services |
| December |
431.1 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 417.5 million CDMA2000 and 90.5 million EV-DO subs |
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| 2008 |
| February |
65 operators 38 countries in the Middle East and Africa select CDMA2000 |
| April |
World’s first Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) launched (Leap Wireless, USA) |
| April |
24 operators 16 countries in Europe select CDMA2000 |
| May |
World’s first CDMA Open Market Handset (OMH) trials completed in India |
| June |
EV-DO subscribers surpass 100 million globally |
| July |
CDG and IA450 combine efforts to strengthen CDMA450 industry |
| October |
China Telecom takes control of China's CDMA2000 network |
| December |
464.7 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 454.9 million CDMA2000 and 112.4 million EV-DO subs |
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| 2009 |
| April |
World's first CDMA2000 Android smartphone is launched (HTC Hero) |
| April-October |
Multiple operators trial and announce plans to deploy EV-DO Rev. B |
| August |
CDMA surpasses half a billion subscribers |
| August |
1X Advanced standard is published by 3GPP2, quadrupling CDMA2000 1X voice capacity |
| October |
CDG becomes 3GPP Market Representation Partner (MRP) |
| November |
CDMA Roaming Hub announced |
| November |
More than 300 CDMA2000 operators in 116 countries and territories |
| December |
528.1 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 524.2 million CDMA2000 and 141.3 million EV-DO subs |
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| 2010 |
| January |
First EV-DO Rev. B network deployed (PT Smart Telecom, Indonesia) |
| April |
DO Advanced specifications are published by 3GPP2 |
| April |
First 3G/4G (Mobile WiMAX) Mobile smartphone launched by Sprint (HTC EVO) |
| September |
MetroPCS launches first CDMA2000 1X/LTE network |
| September |
First 3G/4G (LTE) Mobile smartphone launched by MetroPCS (Samsung SCH-R900) |
| December |
4,255 CDMA2000 devices from 133 device manufacturers offered commercially since 2000 |
| December |
314 CDMA2000 operators in 120 countries and territories |
| December |
577 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 574.9 million CDMA2000 subscribers and
162.6 million EV-DO subscribers
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| 2011 |
| February |
Simultaneous Voice and Data (SVDO) CDMA2000 handsets were commercially introduced |
| April |
First High-Definition (HD) Voice call made across a CDMA2000 network (Ericsson) |
| September |
China Telecom became the largest CDMA2000 operator in the world with 117M subscribers |
| December |
World’s first 1X Advanced network deployed (Cricket Communications) |
| December |
626.3 million CDMA subscribers worldwide, including 625.7 million CDMA2000 subscribers and
208.9 million EV-DO subscribers
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