KDDI announces launch of CDMA2000 1x third-generation wireless service in major Japanese cities. (New Services).

2.5G-3G, April, 2002

KDDI Corp. and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. will launch a 144kbps high-speed CDMA2000 1x third-generation cellular phone service simultaneously in major cities across Japan in April, 2002. Five new CDMA2000 lx (hereafter, CDMA2000) mobile handsets will also be released, including the "A3012CA," which has a GPS service and is equipped with a 350,000-pixel high-quality camera.

CDMA2000 is recognized by the ITU to be an IMT-2000 third-generation cellular communications system. Initially, 2GHz bands were required for accreditation, but the ITU later determined that frequency bands other than 2GHz, such as 800MHz bands, were acceptable in IMT-2000 systems. Overseas, six countries--including the US and South Korea-and 11 companies have already begun CDMA2000...

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