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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 177.78-2.2%Jan 9 9:30 AM EST
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To: kech who wrote (31430)1/20/2003 5:27:32 PM
From: John Biddle  Read Replies (2) of 197155
 
You would agree that without the 2.1 ghz spectrum they would be least likely to be able to try to deploy GSM1X?

On the contrary, I would think that without an authorized 3G alternative in 2.1GHz spectrum, they would be among the most likely to want to try it. They would have to gain regulatory approval, and this might be difficult, but what alternative have they got?

3G is only a disaster in Europe because they insisted on a technology that doesn't work. 3G will become a reality, in Europe and everywhere else, eventually. Without 2.1 spectrum, GSM1X seems their only option to compete.

Regulators may see it as further undermining the economic viability of the 3G license purchasers, in such dire straits now, and may not budge on opening up what they consider 2G spectrum.
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