EDGE

IRVINE, Calif., Aug 08, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that Nokia Corporation has selected Broadcom's advanced single-chip cellular baseband processor and its companion power management unit (PMU) for selected future EDGE mobile phones.

"Nokia has been following the development of Broadcom's single chip EDGE processor and we were impressed with the progress made by the Broadcom team," said Peter Ropke, Senior Vice President of Nokia's Mobile Phones Broad Appeal Business Unit. "Broadcom's EDGE solution delivers an advanced feature-set at low power, small size, and low system cost, which make it an excellent foundation for Nokia's future EDGE products."

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.