|
Newsletters
|
|
|
|
|
|
WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Hutchinson CAT Awards Global Positioning System (gpsOne) Contract to KDDI
Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 03, 2003 - KDDI has announced a contract with Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia Ltd., a leading cellular phone carrier in Thailand, for the construction of a high-precision global positioning system (GPS). The contract is based on the gpsOne(TM) system which KDDI presently offers in Japan in cooperation with NEC as EZ NAVI, and is worth a total of approximately 1 billion yen.
In constructing the new system, KDDI will cooperate with Snap Track, Inc., regarding the gpsOne(TM) system license and technological support. KDDI will also receive cooperation from Qualcomm, Inc. relating to the technological support associated with the CDMA system.
KDDI has been providing a commercial gpsOne(TM) global positioning system service since the end of 2001, and was the first company in the industry to introduce such a service. On this new occasion, as part of the development of the company's new solutions business, KDDI will provide the support to Hutchison CAT for the provision of the cellular phone-based global positioning service utilizing KDDI know-how as the leading cellular phone carrier regarding the same type of global positioning service in Japan.
KDDI will deliver full support to Hutchinson CAT to include system development relating to the gpsOne(TM) server and systems, introduction of a manufacturer of cellular phone handsets that are compatible with this system, provision of technological and marketing information, and the introduction of an application service providers and content providers.
Going forward, KDDI will continue to actively propose various solutions, beginning with the gpsOneTM type global positioning system service employing cellular phones, to other foreign CDMA telecom carriers.
Hutchinson CAT, founded in 1996 and 58% held by Hutchinson Whampoa,
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of approximately $40 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2003.
About KDDI Corporation
KDDI Corporation was established in 1984 and is currently the second largest telecommunications company in Japan, providing a comprehensive range of voice, data, IP and mobile services to both business customers and consumers. After merging with KDD and IDO in October, 2000, KDDI serves over 15 million long-distance subscribers, 1.4 million internet subscribers, 13 million mobile subscribers, and 5 million PHS subscribers. KDDI has 34,000 km of highly reliable domestic network infrastructure, in addition to optical submarine cable systems such as TPC-5, Japan-US CN and China-US CN. KDDI also works to develop advanced technology in the areas of radio & mobile, lightwave, multimedia, and Internet communications. The KDDI Group consists of approx 100 companies covering a wide variety of telecommunications-related businesses such as engineering, facility hosting, submarine cable construction, and R&D.
About Qualcomm
QUALCOMM Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2003 FORTUNE 500 company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol QCOM.
About Snaptrack, Inc.
SnapTrack was founded in San Jose, California in 1995 to make personalized, high-quality location based services (LBS) a reality. Today a subsidiary of QUALCOMM, SnapTrack offers the world's most precise and flexible position location solution in the industry, compatible with CDMA, WCDMA (UMTS)/GSM/GPRS and PDC/PHS air-interface standards. SnapTrack's solution is a hybrid of satellite and terrestrial signals, so it operates in the most challenging environments, even indoors, in dense urban canyons and in rural areas with limited network coverage. Because it is handset-based, the solution can be quickly and easily deployed without the expense and complexity of modifying existing equipment or adding new cell sites.
About Hutchinson CAT Wireless Multimedia Ltd.
Hutchinson CAT, founded in 1996 and 58% held by Hutchinson Whampoa, is a leading cellular phone carrier and content aggregator in Thailand. Application contents are primarily available over the portal site "Hutch Zone" which include Hutch Cool! music mail, HutchiFun movies, karaoke, fortune-telling, HutchAccessory song melodies and wallpaper downloads for cellular handsets, Hutch Mail, Sports on Hutch, HutchLifestyle, News at Hutch, Hutch Game, and Hutch Money.
|
|
|
