Industry's First Standard cdma2000(R) 1xEV-DV Solution for 3G Mobile Devices

New 1xEV-DV Solution to Deliver Advanced Multimedia Services, High-Speed Internet to 3G Devices

TAIPEI, (June 2, 2004) - Accelerating the deployment of high-speed Internet and robust multimedia services to 3G mobile devices, STMicroelectronics (ST) and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced they are sampling the industry's first standard cdma2000® 1xEV-DV solution. Considered a superior technology migration path for cdma2000(R) operators, the 1xEV-DV standard provides users with broadband capabilities via their cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices, enabling extremely high-speed Internet connectivity at ten times the speeds provided by current cdma2000 1X and GPRS solutions, while simultaneously supporting the voice capability of cdma2000(R) 1X.