Could Be HUGE For The Q>
From the other Qualcomm thread....this is huge. I think that gdichaz may have been on the
right track. This could be the way into Europe.
U.S., Japan Firms To Adopt Qualcomm's Data Transfer Method
Sunday, February 27, 2000
WASHINGTON (Nikkei)--Sixteen Japanese, U.S., European and South Koran firms
have agreed to standardize technology allowing ultra high-speed Internet access by
cellular phones, sources close to the deal said Saturday.
The companies include Toshiba Corp. (6502), Sony Corp. (6758) and Lucent
Technologies Inc. of the U.S. The technology in question is the HDR high-speed
data transfer system developed by Qualcomm Inc. of the U.S.
The HDR method allows 32 times faster data transfers than is possible with an ISDN
(integrated services digital network) and does not require the use of costly
optical-fiber networks. If this is standardized, HDR-based services will be launched
in Japan next year, the sources said.
HDR uses the 1.25-megaherz frequency, the same frequency bandwidth as for
cdmaOne cell phone services available in Japan. The new technology can be
relatively easily commercialized in Japan, as it will share radio stations with
cdmaOne service providers.
The technology can produce 2.4 megabits of throughput per second, allowing the
downloading of browser software in a matter of minutes, compared with five hours
or so required by conventional technologies.
The 16 firms plan to urge the International Telecommunication Union to recognize
the technology as a global standard within this year.
(The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Sunday edition) |
