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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (32936)	6/23/1999 9:11:00 AM
From: JohnG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

GSTRF & Q--Need some Help Here. I was thinking last night about possibilities. Is it possible that CDMA operators will be able to provide inexpensive world wide CDMA roaming thru use of GSTRF. How much will it cost to make a call using GSTRF and just what are the performance characteristics if GSTRF and just what is GSTRF's business model. Were this true, it would negate the world wide roaming advantage of the GSM/W-CDMA group. To me GSTRF is a bit of a "mystery wrapped in an enigma." Is it just me, or does no one here really know what their performance characteristics and business model will be. With only 32 birds, this doesn't appear to be nearly as costly as the floundering IRID or the now "put on hold" (by MOT) Teledesic. We know that CDMA supports many more calls per channel and has a more stable connection than TDMA/GSMS. If I say that world wide CDMA roaming is an economical system starting January, 2000, who here can prove me wrong? John G

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (32936)	6/23/1999 9:54:00 AM
From: D.J.Smyth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

q is either climbing the wall of worry or the wall of greed, which is it?