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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (293)	7/27/1999 9:25:00 PM
From: Ramsey Su	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Biz Licensing for IMT-2000 to Be Finalized By 2000 07/27(È) 17:13 By Yang Sung-jin Staff Reporter The business licensing process for the IMT-2000, a next generation mobile phone system, will be finalized at the end of 2000, signaling cutthroat competition among domestic mobile carriers and telecom outfits. The Ministry of Information and Communication yesterday unveiled specific schedules for the business licensing and frequency allocation for IMT-2000, or International Mobile Telecommunications-2000. According to the plan, the number of licensees and the method of screening will be determined by the end of June, 2000. Bidders will be asked to submit their business plan to the ministry by September this year and the screening and frequency allocation will be finished at the end of the year. If all things go as planned, domestic users will be allowed to enjoy the high- tech mobile service as early as in 2002 when the Korea-Japan Soccer World Cup starts. IMT-2000 is widely viewed as the most powerful business opportunity for telecom operators across the globe with its huge applications platform and expandability. Although specific standards are yet to be refined by world telecom organizations such as the ITU (International Telecommunications Union), the new wireless systems are expected to introduce a whole range of telecommunications breakthroughs. IMT-2000 allows sophisticated wireless communications such as a multimedia mobile service and high-powered data transmission that would dwarf today's mobile telecom services. Using the 2,000MHz frequency, IMT-2000 system sports better quality in delivering voice traffic and global roaming capability based on the standardized frequency is possible. The transmission capacity for voice, data, Internet webpages and images combined will be between 144Kbps and 2Mbps. Under the current Telecommunications Business Act, the timing for awarding a license to telecom operators in a certain field cannot be set by the government. In other words, any telecom outfit or other unrelated companies can bid for the license if the screening for frequency allocation is announced. ''Since the domestic and foreign telecom industries are expected to undergo massive restructuring for IMT-2000, a number of telecom firms are likely to join the bidding,'' a ministry official noted. Barring any delay in the licensing process, commercial IMT-2000 systems are set to be introduced here in May of 2002. In that case, the selected Korean IMT-2000 operators could take advantage of Football World Cup to promote their products and systems. The ministry said it will try to balance technical specifications for IMT-2000 reflecting the global consensus about the merging of U.S.-led synchronous and Europe-initiated asynchronous systems. The Korean government has pushed for IMT-2000 based on the synchronous system so far, with 60 domestic telecom firms conducting research with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). The government injected 24.5 billion won into synchronous-oriented IMT- 2000 but balanced the investment by earmarking 3.5 billion won from this year. Seeing the IMT-2000 as a make-or-break chance to survive in the telecom market, domestic telecom outfits are going all-out to outsmart their competitors in the race. sjy@koreatimes.co.kr

To: Ramsey Su who wrote (293)	7/27/1999 9:41:00 PM
From: Asterisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Ramsey: I think that your post contains one of the seminal things that people need to think about. Do we really want a device that does it all? When you try to design a phone with a big enough screen that it is useable for browsing and email then noone wants to use it as a phone because it is too big and clunky. If you design a computer to act like a phone then the form factor has to be so small that it is no longer useable as a computer and the heat dissipation becomes a major problem. Lets think about what we really want. I want a device that contains the latest computer, whether it be Microsoft, Linux, Unix, or Apple. I also want to have a device that has the latest phone software, that has to be CDMA but what version? We have IS95, IS95A, IS95B, IS95C, IS99, or CDMA2000. I think that the best solution is to have a good laptop that you can put in a shoulder case and something like the PDQ. The PDQ and its siblings (you know there has to be new versions on the design pallette) will keep you up to date on the phone stuff independant of your $3000 computer. It will provide you with a means of looking at email and other stuff while on the move and a conduit (modem) for your laptop that will quickly outpace landline and looks to go past maybe even DSL in the next few years. People cannot get hooked on the idea of a one size fits all device. There is still room for many different types to fit many different needs. Comments?

To: Ramsey Su who wrote (293)	7/29/1999 2:13:00 AM
From: John Stichnoth	Respond to of 13582

Ramsey, Re: wireless broadband. The other query you posted (yesterday?) also got me thinking. I think a consensus seems to have formed that a number of devices will be created to access higher speed wireless access. Some people will want a pdq phone device, others a laptop. Some will have both or several, depending on what they're doing that day. My thought is this: Perhaps all of these devices will use a single modem/chipset package. That might be Q's goal, anyway.

To: Ramsey Su who wrote (293)	7/31/1999 4:22:00 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

- Eric - << Dump the thread, I am going to start a new company, bbanddevices.com, IPO coming soon. >> You can't dump the thread. It is too popular. Re: the bbanddevices.com IPO Good somewhat "technology agnostic" or "technology ignorant" article with lots of references to PCS Sprint, BAM, et al, calling AT&T a potential loser, but NO references to CDMA. References CDPD, TDMA, WAP, 3G et al. "Hello, Internet-Phones that surf the Web are back after a false start and aimed at new markets" businessweek.com Business Week Online - MAY 3, 1999 ISSUE - Special Report Also same issue has some good related links including good pictures of the new Nokia 9110, and Motorola 1000 Plus. And as a bonus an article entitled, "Can Japan Get Back in the Wireless Game? - A new standard could give it a global edge" which states: "In coming weeks, eight companies will be chosen as equipment suppliers to DoCoMo, including MCI, NEC, and Fujitsu." It also states as an updated correction to the print version: "NTT DoCoMo plans to start offering Third Generation wireless services in Japan by March, 2001." May require registration (if so it's free if I recall). Must be free. I'm registered. - Eric -