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Nokia supplies its first CDMA phones to San Diego market
November 25, 1997
The new 2180 incorporates Nokia's own CDMA chip design
IRVING, Texas - Nokia today announced that the Nokia 2180, is now available from GTE retail outlets in the San Diego area. The Nokia 2180 is a dual-mode, 800 MHz phone based on the design of the award-winning and internationally popular Nokia 2100 series, the single largest selling digital platform in the world. The Nokia 2180, developed at Nokia's R&D center located in San Diego, is its first CDMA phone to be available for consumers in the San Diego market.
The Nokia 2180 supports both an 8 kbps and 13 kbps vocoder for exceptional voice quality and complies with the IS-95A and TSB74 specifications. The Nokia 2180 supports features such as short messaging and caller line identification.
The Nokia 2180 incorporates all of Nokia's award-winning features including the company's pioneering, big-screen, 30-character, super-twist LCD display with permanent signal and battery-strength indicators, and separate voice mail and text-message-waiting indicators. Nine "one-touch" dialing keys provide instant access to emergency services, voice mail and frequently called numbers. All features are easily accessible via Nokia's user-friendly menu with soft-key interface. "Nokia is very excited to supply its first CDMA digital phone in the San Diego area, the home of research in CDMA technology," said Rich Geruson, Senior Vice President, USA Sales & Marketing at Nokia Mobile Phones, Inc. "The phone's user interface and large display make digital services easy to use, and the Nokia 2180 is the only CDMA phone on the market that has a full range of car, power and desktop accessories."
In its introductory configuration, the Nokia 2180 provides up to 210 minutes of talk time and up to 76 hours of standby time. An optional vibrating NiMH (nickel metal hydride) battery pack is also available.
The Nokia 2180 also marks a significant milestone for the industry by incorporating Nokia's own CDMA chip design, for the first time providing customers with a choice in selecting CDMA digital technology.
"The large commitment of resources -- both human and financial -- that Nokia has made in developing our own chipset will benefit the wireless industry for years to come by ensuring a wide range of competitive product options," Geruson said. Nokia's commitment to CDMA began in 1991 with the establishment of a dedicated CDMA research center in San Diego. Since then, Nokia has been an active member of the CDMA Development Group (CDG) and has played a key role in standards development by solving industry problems and providing essential algorithms for CDMA's enhanced variable rate codec (EVRC). Globally, Nokia is an active participant in many of the development and standardization groups for wireless data and future CDMA standards such as Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA).
Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is a leader in digital technologies including mobile phones, cellular and fixed telecommunications networks, wireless data solutions and multimedia terminals. With sales in approximately 130 countries, net sales totaled FIM 39.3 billion ($8.5 billion) in 1996. Nokia employs more than 36,000 people in 45 countries. Nokia's shares are listed in Helsinki, New York (NYSE), London, Stockholm, Frankfurt and Paris. Find us at www.nokia.com. Nokia is the title sponsor of the Nokia Sugar Bowl college football classic held annually in New Orleans.
For further information, please contact:
Megan Matthews, Communications Manager, Nokia
Tel. +1972 257 9267
Bill Maguire, Crescent Communications
Tel. +1 770 698 86 50 ext. 119
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