Righteous Indignation over unprecedented violation of the sanctity of the standards setting process? Ericsson can really lay it on thick. It is really disgusting too when you know who it really is that is abusing the standard setting process for "business interests". Gag me with a spoon.
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RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1998--
Company Deplores Last Minute Attempts to Derail Process
Ericsson Inc. today reiterated its support for the submission of
four U.S. wireless technologies to the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) as standards for the next generation of
wireless services. At the same time, the company voiced its shock and
disappointment at what appears to be an 11th hour effort within the T1
Committee, a wireless standards setting organization, to derail one of
the American submissions.
"It has come to our attention that the chairman of the T1
committee, Gerald Petterson (Lucent), at meetings this week has
proposed withholding support of the Wideband CDMA standard," said John
Giere, vice president of government relations for Ericsson Inc. "Such
a unilateral move on the part of Chairman Petterson represents an
unprecedented violation of the sanctity of the standards-setting
process.
"As with all technology standards being proposed, Wideband CDMA
has clearly fulfilled all the requirements established by the T1
committee, an ANSI accredited standards-setting authority," Mr. Giere
continued. "We can only assume that this type of unsanctioned action
at such a late date can only be motivated by commercial interests and,
as such, would represent a flagrant misuse of the T1 process. We were
very glad to see that the advisory committee has rejected the
proposal; we urge the full committee to do the same. This would serve
as a strong message in support of the rights of operators and
customers against the manipulation of the process for the benefit of a
few."
Third generation wireless systems will deliver a wide range of
wireless multimedia services, including video conferencing, wireless
internet and intranet access and high speed, high quality data
transfer. The ITU is currently accepting recommendations from all
regions of the world for next generation wireless standards.
Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 100
countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks,
mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading
supplier in telecommunications.
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