The French Have An Opinion On 3G>
ecember 21, 1998
France Telecom joins in standardization
effort
PARIS—France Telecom Mobiles announced it will join a group of 10
carriers formed to promote standardization of third-generation mobile
communications systems.
The group represents one of the first times carriers have expressed
opinions on the 3G process and technologies.
Members of the group include France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom
MobilNet GmbH, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Japan Telecom Co. Ltd., NTT
Mobile Communications Network Inc., Telia Mobile AB, Telecom Italia
Mobile, Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte. Ltd., SmarTone Mobile
Communications Ltd. and Sonera Ltd.
‘‘Given the globalization trend in the society and economy, the ideal is to
establish a worldwide mobile communications platform based on a single
technical standard,'' read a France Telecom statement. ‘‘To date,
meetings amongst operators have been actively promoted in a bid to forge
a consensus on the technologies and systems for a single standard, and the
operators have provided their utmost efforts to this end.''
The group said it will work toward a reduction in the number of Radio
Transmission Technologies and enhance commonality among the different
RTTs. To achieve those goals, the group said it hopes to allow easier
implementation of multimode terminals and pursue economies of scale.
‘‘The issue of intellectual property rights is ultimately to be handled and
resolved among the IPR holders, which should be discussed separately
from the standardization activities at ITU,'' said the statement. ‘‘In any
case, licenses regarding the use of IPR should be granted on fair,
reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions.
‘‘The parties concerned are urged to deepen their discussions on the
technical contents of relevant patents, so that the present regrettable
situation can be overcome at an early stage.''
The group is urging the International Telecommunication Union to stay on
track to decide key radio transmission parameters by March and detailed
specifications by December 1999.
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