BELLEVUE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/02/08 -- 3G Americas today announces that HuaweiTechnologies, an industry leader in providing next generationtelecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, is thenewest member of its Board of Governors, effective March 2008. Huaweijoins a distinguished Board, currently comprised of sixteen leadingoperators and manufacturers, working together to develop the expansivewireless ecosystem of networks, devices, and applications enabled by theGSM family of technologies including LTE.Chris Pearson, President of 3G Americas, welcomed Huawei to the 3G AmericasBoard and explained their election. "Huawei currently providesinfrastructure solutions to 3G Americas members Telefónica Móviles andTelcel/America Móvil and continues to expand their reach in the Americasregion. Huawei's market success combined with their expertise in mobileand IP networks as well as forthcoming technologies such as LTE will createa mutually beneficial relationship with the member companies of 3GAmericas."
The GSM family of technologies has been the wireless market leader in theAmericas region for more than three years. As of February 2008, GSM/UMTSrepresents 63% of the wireless market in this region with 413 millionsubscriptions. In addition to HSDPA deployments throughout Canada and theUnited States, there are currently deployments of UMTS/HSDPA on 19 networksin 11 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and this countincreases almost weekly. Facilitated by organizations such as 3G Americas,the GSM ecosystem is well established and capable of rapid deployment andsuccessful implementation of advanced wireless services in the Americasregion.
"As a leading provider of customized network solutions for operators, weare pleased to join 3G Americas in promoting the GSM evolution to UMTS/HSPAand beyond to LTE for the benefit of operators and subscribers in theAmericas," stated Charlie Chen, Sr. Vice President, Huawei (USA). Hecontinued, "Our presence in the Americas region has been growing steadilyfor the past few years. We value the opportunity to work alongside the topoperators and manufacturers in this region as we develop and promote ourHSPA and LTE solutions."
About Huawei Technologies
Huawei Technologies is a leader in providing next generationtelecommunications networks, and now serves 35 of the world's top 50operators, along with over one billion users worldwide. The company iscommitted to providing innovative and customized products, services andsolutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.For more information, visit www.huawei.com.
About 3G Americas
3G Americas, an industry trade organization composed of telecommunicationsservice providers, and infrastructure and device manufacturers, promotesleading wireless technologies GSM, EDGE, UMTS/HSPA, and LTE in theAmericas, and has contributed to the successful commercial rollout of GSMacross the Americas, its place as the number one technology in the region,as well as the global adoption of EDGE. The organization aims to developthe expansive wireless ecosystem of networks, devices, and applicationsenabled by the GSM family of technologies and its evolution to LTE. 3GAmericas is headquartered in Bellevue, WA with an office for Latin Americaand the Caribbean in Dallas, Texas. More information is available atwww.3gamericas.org.
3G Americas' Board of Governor members include Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Cable& Wireless, Ericsson, Gemalto, HP, Motorola, Nortel Networks, Nokia,Openwave, Research in Motion (RIM), Rogers, T-Mobile USA, Telcel,Telefónica, Texas Instruments, and now, Huawei.
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