SK Telecom Selects SkyCross' RF
and
Antenna Technology For New CDMA
Phone Development Project
MELBOURNE, Florida, November 11, 2002 - SkyCross, a leading
developer of advanced RF and antenna technology, announced that
it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SK Telecom (NYSE:
SKM), Korea's leading wireless telecommunications services provider,
to develop custom-designed, high performance antennas for use in
next generation CDMA phones designed for SK Telecom's networks.
SK Telecom provides cellular service through a CDMA-based network
that covers approximately 99 percent of the Korean population.
Under the terms of the agreement, SkyCross is the RF and antenna
technology provider of choice for SK Telecom's Testbed Project-a
project that brings together SK Telecom with component vendors
and handset OEMs to produce advanced 2.5G and 3G CDMA phones for
global wireless markets.
"SK Telecom was interested in a high performance, embedded
RF solution that was comparable to existing external antennas," said
CEO of SkyCross. "Our design engineers were able to swiftly
provide a custom-built, extremely small, embedded antenna that
featured the robust performance SK Telecom needed."
SK Telecom launched the world's first commercial CDMA cellular
phone service and today Korea's top mobile carrier claims more
than 16 million subscribers. "Performance, size and speed
to market were all key issues for us when we began looking at RF
solutions for our new CDMA phones," said Myung Sung Lee, Vice
President of SK Telecom. "After measuring our options and
testing a variety of RF solutions, it became clear to us that the
SkyCross antenna was the right choice."
Features of SkyCross' 800 MHz antenna:
- Gain - more than 1.5 dB
better average gain than
an external stubby antenna
- Size - less
than 2500 mm3
- Packaging - antenna will be integrated into a clam-shell
style flip phone, allowing sleek embedded styling
About SkyCross
SkyCross is a leading developer of next-generation
RF technology for mobile and fixed wireless telecommunications,
telematics, satellite, and mobile computing markets. SkyCross'
antenna solutions are based on patented Meander Line Antenna
technology that allows engineers to design high performance,
multi-mode, multi-frequency antennas that can be hidden inside
a mobile casing, have a very low radiation profile, and offer
much better gain characteristics over existing solutions. Typical
applications for the antennas include handsets, laptop computers,
PDAs, automobiles, household electronics and base stations.
For details, please visit www.skycross.com.
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