Another CDMA in LA Rumor Quashed ...
...squashed, and hung out to dry.
<< Sure seems like things are going better in CDMA land. >>
* Pyramid Research published a report 28 January in which it announced that Colombia Móvil “appears to be favoring CDMA” and that Ericsson, Motorola and Nortel were the providers most likely to build the network.
* These predictions were incorrect as Colombia Móvil decided on GSM technology [and Siemens].
* With a budget of US$54 million to install a national GSM network, Siemens has won the contract.
Not only is GSM the fastest growing technology in the USA, it is an absolute bloody rout in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
>> Siemens Wins GSM contract with Colombia Móvil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Global Wireless
March 20, 2003
With a budget of US$54 million to install a national GSM network, Siemens has won the contract with the new cell-phone operator in Colombia. The German company will take responsibility for the construction of the network, which will allow Colombia Móvil to offer its services in all the commercial capitals, metropolitan areas and principle routes in the country before the end of the year.
Together with Siemens, Ericsson, Alcatel and Nortel had participated in the bidding. The low price offered by the German company was the key element in winning the contract, industry sources said.
“Siemens knew that this would be its last opportunity to launch itself into the large Latin American mobile telephone market," said Carlos Rodríguez of Pyramid Research.
The consultancy published a report 28 January in which it announced that Colombia Móvil “appears to be favoring CDMA” and that Ericsson, Motorola and Nortel were the providers most likely to build the network. However, these predictions were incorrect as Colombia Móvil decided on GSM technology.
Colombia Móvil consists of state telecommunications companies EPM (Medellín) and ETB (Bogotá), which won the personal communications services (PCS) auction last year, offering US$56 million for 30 megahertz in the 1900 MHz band. <<
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