GPRS

New Smartphone Available in Carrier’s 17-State Service Area

BlackBerry Pearl

Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems have announced the availability of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ smartphone at its locations nationwide.

Developed by Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), the small, smart and stylish BlackBerry Pearl is one of the smallest and lightest smartphones in the world, and delivers the renowned BlackBerry user experience with the full complement of functionality including voice, e-mail, messaging, organizer, web browser and other mobile applications. The BlackBerry Pearl is also the first BlackBerry handset to incorporate a digital camera, MP3 player, video player and an expandable memory slot.
Cellular One will offer the BlackBerry Pearl in the two-toned, silver and black finish.

Wireless Provider Aggressively Expanding Service Nationwide

Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems – an independent provider of wireless service to rural America – today said its “2007 Network Fast Track” plan will expand its coverage for thousands of the customers it serves.

Under the strategic plan developed and implemented by Cellular One’s Network Quality Assurance Team, by end of the second quarter the company will turn on 75% of its new cell sites that it will build this year.

“Fast Track gives us the ability to hit the ground running in 2007,” said Timothy J. Duffy, Chief Technical Officer and Senior Vice President. “We will add as many new cell sites in six months as we would have added in nine months. The result is better coverage, fewer dropped calls, increased capacity and an overall enhanced wireless experience sooner for our customers.”

Cellular One, which operates GSM/GPRS/EDGE voice and data networks in 17 states, plans to build approximately 300 new cell sites this year, he said.

Power Amplifiers, Front-end Modules and Transceivers

According to the Strategy Analytics GaAs service report on 3GSM 2007, suppliers of power amplifiers, front-end modules and transceivers emphasized their strong product mixes to provision custom solutions at handset OEMs -- including cost-effective solutions for emerging regional markets and leading-edge products to meet the challenges of W-CDMA and beyond. Details on these products are can be found in "3GSM 2007 Show Report: Power Amplifiers, Front-end Modules and Transceivers."

GPRS handsets will continue to make up a significant portion of the cellular handset market, especially in emerging regional markets, while the momentum behind 3G/3.5G, and its successors, emphasizes requirements for multi-mode and multi-band architectures. GaAs device manufacturers demonstrated products at both ends of the spectrum.