CCF Announces First Authorized 3G Certification Test Facility

December 12, 2005

The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced the first CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) test facility authorized to certify CDMA2000 3G (third generation) devices for commercial availability: NEWS IQ Labs in San Diego, Calif.

NEWS IQ Labs will accept CDMA2000 1X devices designed per the CDG's Global Handset Requirements for CDMA (GHRC) - a set of standards-based handset requirements that use a consistent format, language, set of references and definitions. The lab will verify whether a device is ready for certification by the forum. Once the device is certified, it is ready for shipment to most any CDMA market worldwide.

"The ... CCF test process will allow device manufacturers to have devices certified only once before shipping it to any operator worldwide, resulting in great improvements in test efficiency and significant reduction in test cost," said Thomas Erickson, president and CEO of the CCF.

Source: CDMA Development Group (CDG).