Chaz - regarding EDGE:
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"..Not to be overshadowed by foreign markets, the United States was well represented during
many sessions by operators giving their opinions of network evolution paths for both CDMA
and GSM protocols. The most telling was from AT&T Wireless Senior VP Jim Grams, who
said next-generation operators need to focus on services that would be valued by their
customers and not oversell the ability of the networks.
“This strategy does appear to be difficult to adhere to if you have competitors who are
bringing faster data rates to market sooner, like CDMA 1x technology,” Grams said.
Grams also continued AT&T’s support of EDGE technology, noting that while not much
was happening with the development of the advanced TDMA service, carriers looking to
deploy EDGE need to take a leadership position. And, while not admitting to any
technology mistakes AT&T may have made along its path to 3G services, Grams admitted
the carrier was not prepared for how rapidly CDMA 1x has hit the market.
“We got a little complacent,” Grams said. “We thought CDMA technology would take
longer than it had. You usually can add a few years to vendor plans for technology, but,
you have to give credit to the 1x vendors for getting their products out on time.”
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