MIAMI, Sept. 14, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bitfone Corporation (www.bitfone.com) today announced the company has received the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award for Innovative Solutions. Bitfone received the award for its pioneering work in developing mobile device management solutions using firmware over-the-air (FOTA) update technology, for which Bitfone holds three U.S. patents. Bitfone's CEO, Gene Wang, accepted the award from the CDMA Development Group (CDG) during an awards ceremony at the 3G CDMA Americas Congress taking place this week at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
"Bitfone's FOTA technology provides the foundation for device management strategies that delivers significant cost savings, improved customer satisfaction and quality to global carriers and manufacturers," said Wang. "We are honored to receive this 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award and are excited to see that FOTA technology is being aggressively adopted by CDMA leaders such as LG, Motorola, QUALCOMM, SK Telecom, and Sprint."
"The 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards acknowledge companies and individuals whose efforts continue to advance wireless technology and the industry as a whole," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "Bitfone's innovative approach to managing devices over the air will simplify the customer support paradigm for the mobile industry and facilitate broader adoption of 3G wireless services. We applaud Bitfone's accomplishments with FOTA."
The 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award for Innovation Solutions is given to the company that has brought new ideas and different approaches to product deployment in their respective disciplines. Resulting solutions provide value-added, cost-effective implementations for operators supporting the advancement of 3G CDMA into the market.
About Bitfone Corporation
Bitfone Corporation is the pioneer and patent holder of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) upgrade technology for mobile phones, used by the largest device and chipset manufacturers in the world, including Motorola, LGE, Sony Ericsson, BIRD, QUALCOMM, TCL and UTStarcom. Bitfone's mProve, MVP and SmartCare solutions allow wireless network operators to diagnose, service and enhance mobile devices while in the subscribers' hands. Bitfone's customers gain business agility, operational efficiency, and control over device launches and maintenance, resulting in dramatic cost savings, new revenue opportunities and increased subscriber satisfaction. Bitfone is a private company headquartered in Laguna Niguel, California, with offices in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, and the U.K. For more information, visit www.bitfone.com.