FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 13, 2009

TIA Updates Over the Air Interoperability Specification for cdma2000® Air Interface

TIA-1043-A Provides Tests to Demonstrate the Interoperability of Mobile Stations/Access Terminals and Base Stations/Access Networks Compliant with cdma2000 Standards

Arlington, Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, recently released TIA-1043-A Issues Over the Air Interoperability Specification for cdma2000^® Air Interface.

TIA-1043-A is the first revision of the document, which defines air interface interoperability tests for CDMA mobile stations/access terminals and base stations/access networks. The document defines test cases for cdma2000 1x base stations and mobile stations with protocol revision equal to or less than seven and/or revision A of TIA-856-A cdma2000 High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification.

In TIA-1043-A, "mobile station" or "access terminal" refers to a subscriber terminal, handset, PDA, wireless local loop unit, or any other CDMA subscriber terminal that communicates with the base station at the air interface. "Base station" or "access network" refers to the composite functionality of the base station and connected network elements. These tests are performed over-the-air in a live network environment.

The objective of this specification is to provide tests to demonstrate the interoperability of mobile stations/access terminals and base stations/access networks compliant with the cdma2000 family of standards.

TIA-1043-A was formulated under the cognizance of TIA Engineering Committee TR-45 Mobile & Personal Communications Systems, TR-45.5 Subcommittee on Spread Spectrum Digital Technology. To learn more about how to participate in standards development with TIA, please contact Stephanie Montgomery at smontgomery@tiaonline.org.

To obtain copies of the document, contact IHS International at +1.800.854.7179 (United States and Canada); +1.303.397.7796 (international) or visit global.ihs.com.

For technical information, please contact Peter Bogard at pbogard@tiaonline.org. For media inquiries, please contact Mike Snyder: msnyder@tiaonline.org.

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TR-45 member companies include: Aeroflex; Agilent Technologies, Inc.; AirCell, LLC; 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.; CommFlow Resources Inc.; CSI Telecommunications; Defense Information Systems Agency; DoCoMo Communications Lab USA, Inc.; Dolby Laboratories Inc.; Ericsson Inc.; ETI Connect; FBI; FTR&D LLC; Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.; Gemalto INC; Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc.; Huawei Technologies USA; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; I'M Technologies Ltd.; Intel Corporation; Intellon; Intrado; IP Fabrics; Kyocera Sanyo Telecom, Inc.; LG InfoComm U.S.A., Inc.; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Marketing Information Technologies, Inc. (MIT); Maz-Sky Canadian International Group, Inc.; Motorola, Inc.; Movius Interactive Corporation; National Communications System; NeuStar Inc.; Nokia Siemens Networks; Nokia, Inc.; Nortel Networks; ORCA SYSTEMS, INC.; Panasonic Computer Solutions Company; Prysmian Cables and Systems; QUALCOMM; Research In Motion Corporation; Rogers Wireless; Rohde & Schwarz, Inc.; RTKL Associates Inc.; Samsung Electronics; Samsung Telecom America; Sharp Laboratories of America; Sierra Wireless America, Inc.; Sigma Delta Communications, Inc.; Space Data Corporation; Spirent Communications; Sprint Nextel; SS8 Networks, Inc.; Starent Networks Corporation; Tatara Systems; Telcordia Technologies; TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.; Telus Mobility; Texas Instruments, Inc.; US Cellular; UTStarcom, Inc.; Verizon Wireless; VIA Telecom; ZTE USA, Inc.

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