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InterDigital Hosts UMTS Forum Event Focused On 3G Wireless
Dr. Alain Briancon Will Report UMTS Task Force Findings to General Assembly
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jun 6, 2002 - InterDigital Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:IDCC), a leading architect, designer and
provider of advanced wireless technologies and product platforms, today announced that it is hosting the General Assembly of the UMTS Forum and its
members for a two day conference on 3G wireless services on June 6 and 7, 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
During the General Assembly, Dr. Alain Briancon, InterDigital's Chief Technology Officer, will report the initial findings of a UMTS task force focused on the
deployment of Time Division Duplex (TDD) technology and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) for 3G wireless data services.
This UMTS task force will ultimately make recommendations to operators on deployment scenarios for TDD technology to cost effectively deliver wireless
data services to consumers worldwide. Dr. Briancon also will report the results of a survey taken to gather and evaluate the attitudes of operators and service
providers regarding the timing of the rollout of 3G wireless.
The UMTS Forum is an international organization with more than 236 member companies from the mobile operator, supplier, regulatory, consultant, IT and
media/content communities in over 41 countries worldwide. The Forum's goal is to promote global success for 3G services delivered on all 3G technologies
recognized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Howard Goldberg, InterDigital's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are proud to host the UMTS Forum and to create a venue where Forum
member companies, both operators and equipment providers, can come together in the United States to discuss data-intensive 3G wireless services. This
organization will play a key role in defining the market for 3G data services, a market which the Forum predicts will exceed 2 billion users worldwide by the
year 2010. Additionally, the UMTS Forum expects the 3G data market to generate additional revenues of over $1 trillion for mobile operators over the next
ten years."
Dr. Bernd Eylert, Chairman of the UMTS Forum, stated, "We are excited to be here in Philadelphia for our twenty-sixth General Assembly. One of our
objectives is to forge high-level dialogue between operators and other market players to ensure commercial success for 3G wireless. Over the next two days,
we will present market knowledge that aids the rapid development and uptake of new 3G data services and applications. I would like to thank InterDigital for
hosting our General Assembly in Philadelphia."
About The UMTS Forum
The UMTS Forum is the only mobile industry body that is uniquely committed to the successful introduction and development of UMTS/IMT-2000 "third
generation" mobile communications systems.
The UMTS Forum is a non-profit making, cross-industry organization that currently has more than 236 member organizations drawn from the mobile operator,
supplier, regulatory, consultant, IT and media/content communities in over 41 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit the Forum's web site:
www.umts-forum.org.
About InterDigital
InterDigital, which joined the UMTS Forum in the spring of 2001, architects, designs and provides advanced wireless technologies and products that drive
voice and data communications. The Company offers technology and product solutions for mainstream wireless applications that deliver cost and
time-to-market advantages for its customers.
InterDigital has a strong portfolio of patented technologies covering 2G, 2.5G and 3G standards, which it licenses worldwide. For more information, please
visit InterDigital's web site: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital Communications Corporation.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the number of users of 3G data services and additional revenues for mobile operators.
Actual outcomes could differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statement due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
changes in technology preferences of industry participants and users; technical, financial or other difficulties or delays related to the development of the 3G
technologies or products; failure of the 3G market or the wireless data services market to materialize in the manner or time frames anticipated; and the effects
of global economic conditions.
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