Industry Expert Brings 30 Years of Experience to Lead CDG
               Device and Roaming Efforts in Africa

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CDMA
Development Group (CDG) today announced that Philip Chukwueke has been
appointed as Director of the industry association's Africa office. In
this role, he will lead various initiatives for the CDMA2000(R)
industry in the region, where CDMA is experiencing rapid growth enabled
by 3G voice and mobile broadband services.

"The CDG is pleased to welcome Philip to lead our efforts in Africa,"
said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "As an industry
veteran, he knows the challenges and opportunities of the African
market and will be a key driver of our CDMA2000 roaming and device
initiatives on the continent."

Mr. Chukwueke currently serves as chief executive officer of
Communication Towers Ltd. in Nigeria, a role he has held since
mid-2005. He previously held several positions at Qualcomm Inc. in
Africa, India and the United States dating back to 1996, which followed
U.S.-based roles with Ameritel Communications and Pacific Bell. He
holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern
California (USC) and a Master of Business Administration degree from
San Jose State University.

Co-based in Nigeria and San Diego, CA, Mr. Chukwueke will focus on
international roaming agreements in Africa through the CDG's CDMA
Roaming Hub (CRH) initiative. CDMA Roaming Hubs offer an accelerated,
multi-lateral, multi-service roaming implementation framework using
centralized third-party service providers, covering all critical
aspects of CDMA roaming under one umbrella. Roaming Hubs allow
immediate access to many roaming partners through a single
multi-lateral roaming agreement. The first regional CDMA Roaming Hubs
will be launched in Africa during the second half of 2010.

He will also focus on CDMA2000 device initiatives, including the
commercialization of Open Market Handsets (OMH(TM)). OMH increases the
number of CDMA2000 devices that can be sold on the "open market" and
used by multiple operators, providing consumers a greater selection of
devices and the flexibility to select the operator and mobile data
services they desire. OMH devices will be available in Nigeria in
mid-2010.

"We are delighted to have the continued support of the CDG in Africa,"
said Paul Edwards, chairman of Starcomms Nigeria Holdings. "We look
forward to working closely with Philip to further expand our success
and the success of CDMA2000 operators across the continent."

More than 27 million people are using voice and data services enabled
by 60 CDMA20001X and EV-DO networks in 37 African countries. Almost 10
million new users were added during 2009 alone, representing a 50
percent annual growth rate, while nearly 4 million of them are using
EV-DO wireless broadband services offered by 23 operators.

For more information about the CDG and CDMA2000, visit www.cdg.org.

About CDMA2000

CDMA2000 is a widely deployed 3G technology, with 308 operators in 116
countries and territories serving 512 million subscribers. Counting 2G
cdmaOne(TM) subscribers, there are over 517 million CDMA users
worldwide. CDMA2000 1xEV-DO is a widely-deployed 3G CDMA (IMT-2000)
solution offering mobile broadband to 136 million people across a wide
range of devices. CDMA2000 has been chosen by operators in both
developed and emerging markets, and is deployable in the 450, 700, 800,
1700, 1900, AWS and 2100 MHz bands. More than 2,320 CDMA2000 devices
from over 124 suppliers have been introduced to the market, including
more than 550 Rel. 0 and 225 Rev. A devices on 115 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Rel. 0 and 79 Rev. A systems. More information on CDMA2000 is available
on the CDG Web site at www.cdg.org.

About CDG

The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the
worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000 and other
complementary wireless solutions. Its member companies include many of
the world's leading service providers and equipment manufacturers. The
primary activities of the CDG include development of advanced features
and services, evolution of standards, technical education, advocacy,
regulatory affairs, global roaming and device availability. Currently,
there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG industry
initiatives.

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