MTS India joins CDMA development group

NEW DELHI, INDIA: MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), announced that it has joined the CDMA Development Group (CDG), an international consortium of CDMA service providers and manufacturers, application developers and content providers.

Founded in December 1993, the CDG has more than 140 members worldwide, including operators, equipment vendors, application developers, content providers and other telecommunications companies that work together to ensure interoperability among systems while expediting the adoption of CDMA2000 wireless systems across the globe.

The association with CDG will help MTS to interact with industry decision makers and innovators from CDMA service providers and manufacturers worldwide, and will give critical insights into the CDMA technology, industry patterns, customer buying patterns and customer needs.

MTS will be able to network with the pioneers of CDMA technology in this space and discuss industry trends,

roadblocks and future technologies on the CDMA platform.

Vsevolod Rozanov, president and CEO, Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited, said, “MTS India is currently launching CDMA2000 services very aggressively across different telecom circles of the country. As a consortium of international CDMA service providers and manufacturers, CDG provides the right platform for MTS India to connect with the global CDMA community."