*3G CDG Conference*
Irwin said it was 'fun being here doing this today' and the conference was very, very special. Yes, he gave it a double very rating. In future, such conferences will be watched through our 3G devices, which are not far away.
He covered the development of 3G standards and the need to achieve a single standard, which will be 3 modes and operators will have to decide.
He said it is very, very important that both GSM and cdmaOne/AMPS networks work into one another for worldwide roaming. Then the connection died for a few minutes...glitches happen..hopefully not with cdma2000.
They'll have chips for IS-95D in operation by end of year. A problem is to know the market for higher data rates and these uses will give a guide. Korea will be one of the first on higher data rates. They expect things to start in 2000 with full IMT2000 up to 2mbps in 2002.
The MSM5000 is the key to it. The chips contain all the CDMA stuff, a couple of DSPs, more memory. Fully pin compatible with MSM3000.
They asked three questions during the event, but they seemed silly polls which I don't think we can conclude much from. They asked viewers when they think wireless video will be.
Then Perry introduced Craig Farrill. Who had the new Vodafone/Airtouch logo [a solid red circle with an upside down or back to front apostrophe in it - don't ask me why].
He explained a bit about the group, 1bn people can be reached, $122 bn market cap, details like that. He went through the evolution of wireless to now and what's to come, such as wireless information, satellite cellular, wireless internet, wireless imagine and video, finally wireless multimedia, but no time scale.
Craig expects a voice activated portal, personal agents, other stuff. They should be up to 144k with cdma2000 in test this year, then 384k outdoor G3G fully mobile walking, then 2Meg indoors later. Mobile satellite on the chart showed rotten data rates, with 14kbps and maybe up to 144kpbs but it barely appeared on the chart. Next 2 to 4 years should see the speeds reach the 2Meg level on terrestrial.
Then a poll on what features viewers wanted on 3G but you could only choose one. So most people chose internet, which the panel was a bit surprised at as they figured email more so. Craig figured it out and combined the two which then matched their market research.
Then the Lucent guy. Stuff about wireless growth rates, consistently underestimated. They expect declining costs and increased revenue. They are trying to extend service outside the busy hour by improving other services such as internet to increase revenue and spread loading.
Talked about changes in the telephone, computing and media/content industries and how they'll converge with intense competition. There'll be a transformation to seamless service by way of IP for networks and geography.
The group has come together in one place and we can be all round the world but in future he said, these events could be with them each anywhere [he, the Lucent guy said in a bathing suit on the beach which must be where he'd rather be, which seems reasonable] and us all on our mobile WWebs anywhere.
The next poll was what percent of wireless traffic do viewers think will be data by 2003? Then CDG by Perry La Forge was back on for more comments....
I'll post this before I lose it, then put in the rest...
Meanwhile, back on the thread, already 200 posts today is a record. The other record established was the most vacuous content per syllable. Let's hope qdog's bite is worse than his bark.
Mqurice
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