Sisofsix2,
<< As a former war correspondent for CBS News ... I have seen no proof of such a conflict pitting the United States against the European Union >>
Whoopee, Ding! Evidently there is no proof that the EU practiced exclusionary tactics against the United States in its implementations of digital wireless mobile telephony.
<< Brazil should not repeat the mistakes of North America that led to the current state of regulatory chaos there. Instead, Brazil should choose what is best for Brazil. Clearly, that choice is GSM >>
Mr. Phillips is advocating that Brazil should be the first country in the Americas to choose spectrum that virtually mandates a particular technology decision. The "mistakes of North America" are the mistakes of the Americas. These mistakes allow choice of technology and set no barriers on competition amongst technology.
Holy Wars Redux!
<< If it selects 1.9 GHz, there will undoubtedly be more than one technology deployed >>
In which case GSM can compete on its own merits, just as it can in any other country in the Americas, today.
As I have mentioned to Tero before, I find this particular piece of journalism somewhat distasteful, and am surprised that the GSM Association chose to link it off of their home page, even thought it was written by a "former war correspondent for CBS News".
- Eric - |
