1xEV-DV's coming-out party means it's decision time for CDMA operators who've been on the fence about deploying 1xEV-DV or its slightly older sibling tech- nology, 1xEV-DO, in order to offer highspeed data services to subscribers. But 1xEV-DV carries with it an ancillary decision for both operators and vendors, who must decide whether to support the currently available version, Revision C, or the latest update, Revision D, which was only recently ratified. During the Wireless 2004 event, Samsung exhibited its 1xEV-DV Revision C system, which the company said is being tested by several US operators. Though the operators were not disclosed, Sprint PCS is one likely possibility as the CDMA operator has repeatedly said it will skip 11xEV-DO and go straight to 1xEV-DV. Samsung has supplied CDMA2000 1x infrastructure to Sprint PCS.
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