SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CDMA Development Group (CDG) (www.cdg.org) today announced the recipients of the 2008 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards, presented yesterday at a reception hosted by the CDG at the 2008 3G CDMA North America Regional Conference in San Diego. The awards recognize individuals and companies for excellence in deploying advanced CDMA2000(r) networks, products and services.
"3G CDMA has proven to be the ideal choice worldwide for delivering advanced mobile broadband solutions," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "Recipients of this year's Industry Achievement Awards are among the best and brightest in a very competitive wireless ecosystem. The CDG commends their achievements and looks forward to tracking their continued success and innovation in the years to come."
This year's 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award recipients are:
-- Industry Leadership: Ed Tiedemann, senior vice president,
engineering, Qualcomm
- Given to the individual who has provided the most dynamic
leadership in 3G industry activities, including
contributions to standards development and the growth and
evolution of 3G CDMA technologies
- Awarded for Mr. Tiedemann's long-running contribution to
CDMA development and standardization, and for his
leadership in TR45.5 and 3GPP2 TSG-C3
-- Operator Leadership: LG Telecom
- Given to the operator that has demonstrated leadership in
the wireless community through the expansion of 3G CDMA
system deployments and/or the unique implementation of
3G CDMA technologies in a specific market
- LG Telecom launched the Korean market's first full-browsing
mobile Internet service, "OZ," on its EV-DO Revision A
(Rev. A) network in April 2008. Coupled with an affordable
flat-rate price plan, OZ gained over 400,000 subscribers
in a five-month period, establishing itself as the most
innovative wireless Internet service brand in Korea.
-- Subscriber Technology Innovation
- Given to the companies that have demonstrated innovative
thinking in terms of services supported and terminal
design. Resulting products take advantage of the inherent
benefits and latest technological developments of 3G CDMA,
offering consumers state-of-the-art terminals in both
features and packaging.
- LG Mobile Phones and Verizon Wireless
-- The LG Dare, with its sleek, candy bar design, has a
large, three-inch touch screen accessible at the flick
of a finger. Features include handwriting recognition,
a built-in 3.2-megapixel camera with most of the
capabilities of stand-alone digital cameras, EV-DO
connectivity for high-speed Internet browsing, VCAST
Music, VCAST Video services, support for Bluetooth
Version 2.1 + EDR, HTML Web browsing, turn-by-turn
direction capabilities supported by VZ Navigator, an
external 8 GB microSD memory card, a music player,
airplane mode and USB charger.
- Research In Motion and Verizon Wireless
-- Building on the success of the BlackBerry(r) 8830 World
Edition smartphone, Research In Motion recently unveiled
the BlackBerry(r) Storm 9530 smartphone, to be offered
by Verizon Wireless. It's the first smartphone to
feature support for both EV-DO Rev. A and HSPA networks,
giving BlackBerry Storm users seamless access to
high-speed EV-DO Rev. A networks and HSPA networks(for
true mobile broadband global roaming. The BlackBerry
Storm supports dual-band Rev. A networks, single-band
UMTS/HSPA networks, and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks.
-- Network Technology Innovation:
- Given to the company that has introduced network
capabilities for 3G CDMA operators that are flexible
and cost-effective solutions for implementing advanced
features and an easy evolution path to future network
enhancements
- Alcatel-Lucent
-- The Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian is the
industry's first mobile network management solution that
resolves the challenges wireless 3G and 4G carriers will
face in supporting the future growth of IP traffic. An
entirely new product category, the 9900 Wireless Network
Guardian provides end-to-end visibility into how mobile
data subscriptions and services translate, in real-time,
into loads on every layer of the radio access data network.
With this visibility, wireless operators can enhance the
data and applications delivery to their subscribers by
optimizing network design and simultaneously identifying
anomalous wireless behaviors that, if unaddressed, could
degrade network performance, impact the subscriber's
experience, and potentially cause network
brownouts/blackouts.
- ZTE and Aircell
-- ZTE has adapted 3G CDMA systems to enable Aircell's
Gogo(r) Inflight Internet service. This allows a
number of ground-based transmitters to communicate
with 3G CDMA modems located onboard planes, which then
provide cabin Wi-Fi coverage on commercial flights.
-- Innovation in Consumer Entertainment Services: Iusacell
- Given to the operator that has leveraged the
capabilities of 3G CDMA to introduce a broad array
of innovative and appealing consumer entertainment
services (music, games, mobile TV, social networking,
etc.) to the market
- First launched on October 25, 2007, with four BREW
devices, Copiloto Ubicacel was the first GPS application
offered in Mexico. The service is now supported on 16 BREW
devices, three BlackBerry devices and one Windows Mobile
device, and is available nationwide. The service boasts more
than 20,000 users and is growing at a rate of more than 100
per day. Maps include 3D and 2D views along with special options
such as night mode or turn view. "Mi Posicion" allows mapping
of a current location within seconds of launch; Advanced
Mapping retrieves information such as street addresses and
points of interest; and Pedestrian Navigation supplies walking
routes that are pedestrian-only, including written instructions.
-- Innovation in Consumer Entertainment Services Development:
FusionOne
- Given to the application developer or content provider
that has developed innovative and appealing entertainment
applications or services (music, games, mobile TV, social
networking, etc.) for 3G CDMA operators
- FusionOne has created the Handset Transfer Solution suite
to deal with the increasingly important issue of mobile
content portability, allowing carriers to offer to their
subscribers protection against address book data loss
should the mobile phone be lost, damaged, or upgraded. The
Handset Transfer Solution transfers all handset content,
including licensed and purchased applications, from one
handset to another. The transferred content is accessible
on the network and can be shared with carrier and internet
applications by the subscriber.
-- Innovation in Wireless Enterprise: Korean National Emergency
Management Agency
- Given to the end-user company that has implemented a
wireless enterprise application via a 3G CDMA network with
the aim of streamlining operations, increasing worker
productivity and achieving a compelling return on investment
- The Korean National Emergency Management Agency provides
disaster management services nationwide including fire,
emergency medical attention and rescue needs from its 16
local province headquarters with 205 stations and 30,000
employees. Having implemented a gpsOne-enabled CDMA2000
mobile communications network, the agency now has the
ability to pinpoint caller locations, access its nationwide
database for victim locations, obtain contact information
of relatives, and transmit critical emergency information
and live video to assist responders transporting patients
to hospitals.
-- Innovation in Wireless Enterprise Solutions Development:
Motorola
- Given to the application developer that has leveraged the
capabilities of the 3G CDMA wireless medium to offer
innovative mobile applications that enable companies to
streamline their operations, increase worker productivity
and achieve a compelling return on their investments
- Motorola's next-generation Push-To-Talk (PTT) Solution
leverages CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A, Enhanced Channel Access
(EACH), higher forward and reverse channel rates and
Multiflow Quality of Service (QoS), to offer consumers a
competitive CDMA PTT experience, with latency down to
around one second.
The awards nomination process was open to the general public through the CDG Web site. Final selection of the industry award winners was made by CDG executive members as well as representatives of industry associations and the trade media community.
Photos from the awards ceremony are available by contacting the CDG News Bureau at +1 949-428-8221.
About CDMA2000
CDMA2000 is the most widely deployed 3G technology, with 277 operators in 102 countries and territories serving more than 463 million subscribers. Counting 2G cdmaOne(tm) subscribers, there are almost 475 million CDMA users worldwide. CDMA2000 has become the technology of choice for developed and emerging market operators, and is deployable in the 450, 700, 800, 1700, 1900, AWS and 2100 MHz bands. More than 2,050 CDMA2000 devices from over 110 suppliers have been introduced to the market, including more than 526 Rel. 0 and 95 Rev. A devices on 105 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 and 48 Rev. A systems. More information on CDMA2000 is available on the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org.
About CDG
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000 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 CDMA2000 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 CDMA2000-related matters. For more information about the CDG, contact the CDG News Bureau at +1-949-428-8221, or visit the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org.
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