FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 20, 2008

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Revises Broadcast and Multicast Service Standard

New cdma2000® Wireless IP Network Revision Enhances Service Interfaces

Arlington, Va. - The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has published a revision of its TIA-1041 standard, Broadcast and Multicast Service in cdma2000® Wireless IP Network. The revision, TIA-1041-A, enhances the standard's scope in the Broadcast-Multicast Service (BCMCS) field.

This standard defines core network protocols and procedures for the support of BCMCS for cdma2000® networks, in addition to setting the services and architecture around BCMCS.

TIA-1041-A was formulated under the cognizance of the TIA TR-45: Mobile and Personal Communications Systems Engineering Committee's TR-45.6: cdma2000® Wireless Packet Data Technology Subcommittee. To obtain copies of the document, contact IHS International Inc. at (800) 854-7179 or visit http://global.ihs.com.

*cdma2000® is a registered trademark and certification mark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA-USA).

For technical information regarding participating in the TR-45 committee please contact Peter Bogard at pbogard@tiaonline.org. For press questions please contact Taly Walsh at twalsh@tiaonline.org.

The companies participating in TR-45 are: Aeroflex, Agilent Technologies, Inc., Airvana, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, ALLTEL Communications, Inc., Apple, AT&T, Bell Canada, Bridgewater Systems Inc., Camiant, CDMA Development Group, Cingular Wireless, Cisco Systems, Inc., CML Microcircuits (USA) Inc., Coding Technologies, CommFlow Resources Inc., CSI Telecommunications, DoCoMo Communications Lab USA, Inc., Ericsson Inc., ETI Connect, FBI, FTR&D LLC, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., Gemalto, Gemplus Corporation, Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc., Huawei Technologies USA, Hughes Network Systems, LLC, I'M Technologies Ltd., Intel Corporation, Intellon, Intrado, IP Fabrics, Kyocera Telecomm. Research Corp., LG InfoComm U.S.A., Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Motorola Inc., Movius Interactive Corporation, National Communications System, NeuStar Inc., Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, QUALCOMM, Research In Motion Corporation, Rogers Wireless, Rohde & Schwarz, Inc., RTKL Associates Inc., Samsung Electronics, Samsung Telecom America, Sanyo Fisher Co., Sharp Electronics Corp., Sigma Delta Communications, Inc., Space Data Corporation, Spirent Communications, Sprint Nextel, SS8 Networks, Inc., Starent Networks Corporation, Telcordia Technologies, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., Telus Mobility, Texas Instruments, Inc., TXI, Ulticom, US Cellular, UTStarcom, Inc., Verizon Wireless, VIA Telecom, Westell Technologies, Inc., ZTE USA Inc.

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