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13th July 2005 - Samsung Electronics has become Korea's first
corporation to export system hardware for wideband CDMA, a
third-generation mobile communications technology platform.
On July 11, company officials announced the closing of a supply
contract with Taiwanese 3G mobile communications operator,
Vibo.
Global sales of WCDMA systems have been dominated by European
manufacturers until now but Samsung has succeeded in entering
the overseas market.
Samsung Electronics will supply WCDMA systems to Vibo, which
is scheduled to launch commercial service at the end of this
year. Samsung's WCDMA system for Vibotel applies HSDPA, allowing
easy migration when Vibotel starts HSDPA service.
A Samsung Electronics official says, “Our successful
debut in the WCDMA system market serves as an opportunity
for us to advance into other overseas markets and achieve
a balanced development of the conventional and 3G CDMA businesses.”
Early this year, Vibol decided to launch WCDMA service in
the 2.1GHz band and has been preparing for launch ever since.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies
with 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net
income of US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 113,000
people in over 90 offices in 48 countries, the company consists
of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital
Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication
Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing
brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer
of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For
more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
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