Global News

December 17, 2004
Huawei, ClearTalk launch cdma/2000 1x network

UNITED STATES -- Huawei Technologies and FutureWei, the North American subsidiary of Huawei, recently announced that NTCH Inc. commercially launched Huawei's next-gen cdma 1x system in California and Arizona, operating under its ClearTalk, wireless made simple brand name. This launch represents Huawei's first commercial deployment in the US, following the successful CDMA deployments in nearly 40 countries worldwide.

The system consists of a complete Airbridge cdma2000 wireless network including mobile switching center, base station controller, base transceiver station, home location register, packet data serving node and terminals. SMS, MMS and 1x data services will also be supported.

Glenn Ishihara, president, NTCH, said: "We are very impressed with the quality and cost-effectiveness of the Huawei system, as well as the speed with which they are able to deploy it. Huawei is strong in CDMA, and we are delighted to be the first carrier to work with its subsidiary in the US market."

Max Wangcheng, president, north American region, Huawei said: North America is a very important market for Huawei. We appreciate the confidence of NTCH in Huawei's technology and service capabilities and we are delighted to have a strategic relationship with NTCH."

Irwin M. Jacobs, chairman and CEO, Qualcomm, said: "We congratulate Huawei on this successful deployment of advanced CDMA technology for NTCH in the North American telecommunications market. Qualcomm is committed to working with Huawei and other top global telecom equipment suppliers to rapidly expand 3G CDMA mobile networks worldwide and introduce exciting new applications for its customers."

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