Dear Mr. Kuittinen:
Irwin Mark Jacobs incompetent? Dishonest?
I can't let you go on this one. How about this:
A recent analysis of wireless platform performance by the Washington D.C.-based consumer group, the Telecommunications Research and Action Center (TRAC), found that CDMA came out ahead of other digital and analog technologies on nearly every parameter, including signal security, quality, power needs and reliability. Analog, of course, won out in availability, while all three digital services were rated equally over analog with regard to enhanced service features.
The TRAC study found CDMA to be superior in signal security and voice quality over the other digital air interfaces.
It was CDMA?s superiority in power and reliability, however, that, in the opinion of TRAC, made this technology a better choice for consumers..... Researchers also found that the soft hand-off characteristics of CDMA lead to fewer dropped calls than you get with GSM and TDMA.
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Out of respect for Nokia investors and their right to have a forum for discussion of issues pertaining to Nokia without interference from others, I have refrained from posting here. However, I cannot let go answered such accusations against one of the most intelligent and forthright persons I can think of. Perhaps you should try to be as honest and forthright. It's really easy to make statements without providing sources and citations as you do. That is something a former MIT professor and the author of textbooks on wireless technology would NEVER do.
As for GPRS. I'll say this one last time and then not bother this thread again (you're welcome). GPRS is the ONLY thing GSM operators can do if they want to offer any sort of data services beyond 9.6kps. To say that orders for GPRS is an indication of the acceptance and commercial viability of it is equivalent to saying that people choosing to crawl naked through a burning building in order to survive indicates that they like pain.
No doubt that GPRS will provide a temporary boost in business for Nokia. However, everyone knows that it is a dead end as far as wireless data is concerned. |
