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To: Ruffian who wrote (35102)	7/15/1999 10:30:00 AM
From: JohnG	Respond to of 152472

Michael--IRID Problem Article from YAHOO JOhnG Iridium bankruptcy and liquidation? by: qc4us 25673 of 25674 Motorola outlines grim options for Iridium Motorola presented investors and analysts with several dire possibilities for its troubled Iridium satellite-phone venture, including bankruptcy and liquidation. msnbc.com

To: Ruffian who wrote (35102)	7/15/1999 10:39:00 PM
From: JGoren	Respond to of 152472

This looks like great news on the surface. Maybe having the cdma2000 standard in place will bring in some carriers who are having to wait on GSM-3G. Anyone have more information or insight?

To: Ruffian who wrote (35102)	7/15/1999 11:52:00 PM
From: Bux	Respond to of 152472

News repost This announcement really pushes my "hold" buttons. Apologies to those who don't like to read the same news twice but I'm afraid in the flurry of new developments that the significance of this news may have become lost. The reason I think it is so significant is that future revenue growth will depend in part on getting a foothold into areas that are currently served by GSM. This announcement by CDG indicates that could happen sooner rather than later. This post is linked to the full article. The standard, known as 1XRTT in technical circles, brings the first phase of 3G services to market and lays the foundation for a broad array of high-speed wireless information services. The CDG evolution team and the TIA TR45.5 fast-tracked the completion of the standard to meet the requirements of the global operator community, keeping cdmaOne evolution moving forward on the schedule laid out by the CDG's Executive Board. The accelerated completion of the standard ensures that plans announced by operators for cdma2000 phase one will soon be a reality. In November of 1998, Bell Atlantic Mobile announced that it will begin phased introduction of cdma2000 high-speed wireless data capabilities in its cdmaOne network. In Australia, Telstra is launching a cdmaOne network later this year and has already announced its plans to trial wireless Internet, multi-media and packet data services enabled by cdma2000. Sprint PCS recently demonstrated interactive, high-resolution wireless videoconferencing at 128 kilobits per second (kbps) using the cdma2000 platform. Sprint has announced further field trials as well. 1XRTT provides operators the flexibility to introduce advanced data services to meet emerging market demands. The standard provides 144 kbps packet data in a mobile environment and significantly higher speeds in a fixed environment. Other features available with 1XRTT are a two-fold increase in both voice capacity and standby time, advanced packet data services and greatly extended battery life. All of these capabilities will be available in an existing 1.25 MHz channel in existing spectrum, allowing all operators to take advantage of these 3G capabilities without the burden of re-farming or securing new spectrum. While 1XRTT is evolved from cdmaOne, under the family of systems umbrella emerging from the IMT-2000 work of the ITU, 1XRTT will provide a viable growth path for all operators, regardless of their 2G technology platform. The supported features are important elements in delivering advanced wireless Internet access and data services to the increasingly sophisticated wireless market.