Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Nextel, QUALCOMM, Kyocera Wireless and Lucent Technologies Demonstrate QChat

From: Marcelrf <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:31:11 -0500

Press Release
Source: Nextel Communications Inc.

Nextel, QUALCOMM, Kyocera Wireless and Lucent Technologies Demonstrate
QChat
Walkie-Talkie Service at CTIA
Monday March 22, 7:03 am ET

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004--Nextel Communications Inc.
(NASDAQ:
NXTL - News), QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM - News), Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU - News) and Kyocera Wireless Corp., will demonstrate QChat(TM), the global walkie-talkie service, at booths #3931, #3647, and #1653 during the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA)
conference beginning
today.

Nextel, the leading provider of
two-way digital wireless
communications, and QUALCOMM,
the pioneer and world leader of
CDMA digital technology, are
working closely together on the
QChat solution, which is designed to
operate on CDMA2000 1X Release
A wireless networks internationally.
Additionally, Nextel is working toward
making Nextel's Push To Talk(SM)
walkie-talkie service, offered on the
iDEN platform, and QChat capable
of communicating with one another,
so Nextel customers in the U.S. can
reach customers of CDMA networks
abroad with the push of a button.

"Nextel has proven there's vigorous demand for instant walkie-talkie communications.
Together with QUALCOMM, we're working to expand the ways to meet that demand abroad by bringing that immediate communication capability to CDMA networks internationally," said Nextel Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Barry West.
"Last summer we completed our launch of Nationwide Direct Connect(SM) enabling walkie-talkie calls coast to coast - and we expect to extend that capability to other iDEN networks in North America and South America later this year," said West.  "Now we're pleased to have the opportunity to maintain our industry leadership in instant communications by making walkie-talkie service possible on CDMA networks worldwide.
Enabling this demonstration of QChat required the best and brightest of Nextel and QUALCOMM working together - and the effort shows in the quality and capability of the service."
Lucent Technologies is providing its CDMA2000 1X platform for the demonstration and is expected to offer commercial QChat compatible equipment later this year. The first QChat ready handset will be manufactured by Kyocera Wireless Corp. and highlights the technical quality and superiority of the QChat solution, both in terms of network efficiency and call set up time.
"Working closely with Nextel, the industry leader in walkie-talkie services, as well as Kyocera and Lucent, on the development of the QChat solution has resulted in a walkie-talkie product that delivers superb performance, scalability and efficiency," said Peggy Johnson, president of QUALCOMM Internet Services. "The collaboration between these companies provides a powerful team of experts at the ready to help wireless operators around the world deploy walkie-talkie services based on the QChat solution."
"As the world's leading CDMA2000 network provider, we're excited to team
up with Nextel, QUALCOMM and Kyocera to deliver walkie-talkie services to CDMA
service providers worldwide," said Cindy Christy, president of Lucent
Technologies' Mobility Solutions Group. "Working together, we've optimized our CDMA2000 network
infrastructure to support QUALCOMM's QCha t technology."

"The QChat solution is proving to be a very attractive walkie-talkie solution for providers around the globe deploying next-generation CDMA networks," said Don McGuire, vice president of global marketing for Kyocera Wireless. "We're pleased to be a part of the great team Nextel has assembled to bring the QChat solution to life and to be the first to offer a handset supporting this exciting technology."

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