From the QCOM thread, Take note of the last sentence.
To: brian h (23749 )
From: engineer Friday, Mar 5 1999 10:10AM ET
Reply # of 23812
SiG is coming very fast. It will make things like more efficient power amps for cell phones, since the current needed to operate the device goes way down. It also allows the combination of regular digital circuits on the same chip as very good high performance analog circuits, so IF Qualcomm for instance were to try to combine the whole cell phone onto a single chip, this would be the technology that could possibly do that.
Not sure the Dell/IBM thing has alot to do with this, unless Dell also announces that they intend to send out every laptop in the year 2000 with an HDR chipset inside so that they just come pre-wired for ISP service the day the person gets their laptop/desktop hmmmmm
Also, check this out..
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This is what I have been talking about.. ARE YOU PEOPLE LISTENING!
New 3G technology will revolutionize wireless computing, and Qualcomm may be the best way to play the boom
By Mark Cavallone, S&P Telecommunications Equipment Analyst
NEW YORK, Mar. 05 (Standard & Poor's) - With the lion's share of the market for wireless phones dominated by the "Big Three" -- Nokia (NOK.A), Motorola (MOT) and Ericsson (ERICY) -- why should investors care about second-tier manufacturer Qualcomm (QCOM)? The answer, quite simply, is 3G.
Sounds like another whiz-bang tech acronym, right? But what it represents is quite significant: the third generation of wireless technology.
Currently the wireless industry is in the midst of a transition from the first to the second generation -- from analog to digital. Wireless networks based on digital technology are more cost-effective and offer clearer signals. 3G is also a digital technology, but it is better suited to transmit data over the radio spectrum. And when you're talking about data transmission, you're talking about the Internet.
When 3G products are available, users will be able to access the Internet at speeds of up to 2 megabytes per second (versus a maximum of 56 kilobits per second with analog modems) without being dependent on fixed phone lines. This opens up a world of possibilities: travelers with laptops won't have to search around for elusive phone jacks, personal digital assistants like the Palm Pilot could be used to surf the Web at great speeds, and wireless phones could be equipped with a web browser.
Fot the whole article go here..
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