●Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (HEI) announced yesterday that it had been awarded Telecommunications Leadership (TL) 9000 certification, a standard for quality management in the telecommunications field
Seoul, Korea, December 22, 2000 – Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (HEI) announced yesterday that it had been awarded Telecommunications Leadership (TL) 9000 certification, a standard for quality management in the telecommunications field.
Following a four-day audit by British Standards Institution (BSI) Inc. begun 12 December 2000, HEI received the certificate for its Code Division Multiple Access mobile handsets and local/overseas service. BSI is expected to issue HEI the physical certificate next month. TL9000 certification represents a telecommunications industry standard as set by the Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST) Forum last November. By adding some eighty-three requirements to the existing ISO9001 classification, TL9000 becomes the more stringent of the two, creating a compelling new technological challenge. HEI is the first Korean member of the QuEST Forum. With TL9000 certification, mobile handset excellence by HEI is now officially recognized. The company is creating the best quality assurance program in the telecommunications industry, encompassing planning, development, manufacturing, sales, and service. Additionally, HEI plans to implement a product management system (‘Life Cycle Model’), reporting quarterly on eleven metrics. About Hyundai Electronic Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (HEI) is an industry leader in the development, manufacture, sales, marketing, and distribution of high-quality Semiconductors (including DRAM, SRAM, Flash memory, and system IC devices), Telecommunications products, and Liquid Crystal Displays. The Telecommunications Business Unit of Hyundai provides high quality CDMA wireless networks, handsets, and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) central office and customer premise equipment. All are produced at the Hyundai ISO9001-certified large-scale production facility in Ichon, Korea. In 1996, Hyundai provided wireless systems for the first commercially deployed CDMA network. Korea continues to account for a large portion of the world’s CDMA subscribers. Building on this experience, Hyundai offers a full line of CDMA wireless network solutions deployed worldwide for mobile voice and data, wireless offices, and for wireless local loop in traditional and packet networks at 800, 1800, and 1900 MHz. Hyundai currently holds a major market share of DSL central office and customer premise equipment in Korea, one of the world’s largest growth markets. Based in Korea, Hyundai maintains development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing facilities strategically located worldwide. Hyundai Electronics America (HEA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. HEA is headquartered at 3101 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134. For more information on Hyundai Electronics Telecommunications products, call (408) 232-8700 or visit the Hyundai Electronics¢â web site at http://www.hei.co.kr.
