CDMA Certification
Forum to Develop Global Standard Certification Process
to Rapidly Bring Devices to Market
Monday July 11, 2005, 11:00 pm COSTA MESA, Calif.,
July 11, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The CDMA Development Group
(CDG) (www.cdg.org) today announced the formation of
the CDMA Certification Forum(tm) (CCF), a collaboration
between CDMA operators and CDMA device vendors.
The mission of the forum is to develop and implement
a global standardized certification process to significantly
reduce the time and cost of bringing CDMA devices to
market.
The CCF will establish and maintain a core global device
certification process that helps ensure device quality
and network compatibility around the world. Founding
members of this organization include the CDMA Development
Group, Motorola, Nokia, QUALCOMM, Telstra, U.S. Cellular
and Via Telecom. "The CCF will improve the availability
and lower the costs of CDMA2000(r) devices for network
operators all across the globe regardless of the operator's
size," said Perry LaForge, executive director,
CDG. "This collaboration between operators and
vendors will allow operators to gain greater access
to the most advanced handsets quicker, since vendors
will be able to sell the same handsets to multiple operators."
"The time and cost savings realized by the CCF
allows infrastructure vendors and operators to focus
on value-added testing that helps differentiate their
product offerings in the marketplace," said Thomas
Erickson, president of the CCF. "The clearly defined
uniform test process allows device manufacturers to
certify the majority of modem layer functionality one
time for markets worldwide, resulting in great improvements
in test efficiency and significant reduction in test
cost. In short, I strongly believe this will be a real
boon to wireless operators and equipment makers working
in the CDMA2000 space."
For more information on the CCF and how to participate
please visit www.globalccf.org.
About the CDG
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed
to foster the worldwide development, implementation
and use of CDMA technologies. The more than 100 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 CDMA 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 CDMA-related matters. For more
information about the CDG, contact the CDG News Bureau
at +1- 714-540-1030 or visit the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org.
CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications
Industry Association (TIA-USA)
CONTACT:
CDG News Bureau
Valerie Christopherson
(714) 540-1030, ext. 17
vchristopherson@bockpr.com
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