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With our digital wireless technol-
ogy, we succeeded in the develop-
ment of wireless internet phone, or
Smart Phone, which combines the
functions of a phone and PDA
(personal digital assistant) with
stand-alone Internet connectivi-
ty, and a 39g Watch Phone that
shrinks a full-function CDMA
handset down to wrist size.
[wireless systems and equip-
ment] By leveraging our position as
the world’s No. 1 CDMA handset
maker, we’ve also emerged as a lead-
ing worldwide supplier of CDMA
systems and equipment. In addi-
tion to winning a number of equip-
ment and service certifications in
the fast-growing Chinese market,
we were selected by Hutchison
Telecom Australia Ltd. to provide a
complete CDMA cellular system
on a turnkey basis. The 10-year,
US$210 million contract will result
in a network of some 500 base sta-
tions in the Sydney and Melbourne
regions, with commercial service
In late 1998, we began a major
advance into Europe’s GSM markets
with the SGH-600, a 95g GSM
Phase 2-compatible phone that is
comparable to the top-selling GSM
models of our competitors. Despite
our late start in Europe, we’re con-
fident that the same technological
acumen that has earned us 55 per-
cent of the worldwide CDMA hand-
set market will enable us to become
a major player in existing GSM and
emerging GMPCS markets.
SET-TOP BOX
New FTTC set-top boxes
bring high-speed Internet
access, cable TV, and
telephony services into the
living room.
WDM: ACEWAVE-161
Supporting a variety of
networks, this high-
performance DWDM
solution can transfer
16 data streams up to
640km over a single optical
fiber at 40Gb/sec.
WIRELESS INTERNET PHONE
The new Smart Phone offers
the functionality of an electronic
organizer with Internet access
and e-mail.
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