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To: david waitt who wrote (389)	9/24/1997 5:05:00 PM
From: Rex Takasugi	of 3376

Speaking of engineering, it is great, David, to have you participating on this message board to clear up questions we might have. I was wondering if you could explain what exactly is keeping the user's transmission speed down in the 28.8 kbps to 38 kbps range? If the WAP has a T-1 line, and the radio transmission is quick, then why can't access be at 128 kbps? Is it a spectrum problem? Is that why MCOM had to buy frequency? Or is it a radio modem problem? I assume that in order to step up to the higher speeds, one has to trade in the current modem to obtain the speedier one? Or is it a software problem in keeping all the data packets in order? Another question I have is with all these 900 mhz cordless phones coming out on the market. Will these phones have any impact on MCOM's use of that frequency range? Are there any capacity worries? Interference concerns? Thanks in advance for your help! Rex

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