Qualcomm Incorporated and Ericsson have announced that they will come together to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa by demonstrating the benefits of CDMA2000 and CDMA2000 1XEV-DO wireless services while leveraging the existing GSM network.

Qualcomm Incorporated and Ericsson have announced that they Q will come together to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa by demonstrating the benefits of CDMA2000 and CDMA2000 1XEV-DO wireless services while leveraging the existing GSM networks. The technology demonstration will be conducted in Johannesburg, and will showcase how CDMA and GSM roaming can be accomplished to provide seamless voice services using a dual-mode GSM and CDMA handset. Some operators in South Africa have invested in both a GSM/GPRS and CDMA2000 1X network and serve a large number of subscribers on both networks. Qualcomm’s GSM1X Global Gateway solution enables such operators to offer their customers seamless coverage across both types of networks through a single mobile handset.