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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (391)	7/30/1999 12:16:00 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 13582

Maurice, << Competition is a merciless technology driver >> Amen! << if Airtouch is true to their word and they start billing in data moved rather than minutes 'connected'. >> Technology leads ... Marketing takes over! CDPD billed this way (at BAM). - Eric -

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (391)	7/30/1999 8:22:00 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

In reply to Maurice and to other recent notes on CDMA2000, I don't have an understanding of the engineering/design details, but in the overall picture, it seems that CDMA2000 can overcome competition from other 3G approaches for 2 reasons: (1) It can accommodate both CDMA and GSM systems currently in use. (2) Ericsson, having bought QCOM infrastructure division and related patents, now has an edge over its GSM competitors Noki and Phillips, but ONLY if it pursues the CDMA2000 solution, for which it now holds both expertise and patents. If QCOM starts producing ASICs that are clearly superior in performance and price to the competition, and if these chips are designed for CDMA2000 applications, then it seems to me that Q has made a successful end run around the competition, based on management prowess, design expertise, and development/ownership of communication systems that are inherently superior to others. This end result is made possible in part by the agreement giving a company the size of Ericsson (which in its own right has plenty of muscle) the brains to overcome its European competitors.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (391)	7/30/1999 8:53:00 AM
From: Jeff Vayda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

All: Just some rehash of Airtouch and GTE Thin Phone roll outs. Nice to see the us local boys (FLA) getting to be on the front end of the roll out. Jeff Vayda (thanks Phillips Telecom) INTRODUCING QUALCOMM'S 'THIN PHONE' AirTouch Cellular and GTE Wireless [GTE] have disclosed separate rollout plans for the QCP-860 handset, the "Thin Phone" developed by Qualcomm Inc. [QCOM] that features enhanced wireless data capabilities. AirTouch announced today the handset's availability in the Salt Lake City market, where it is being sold at an initial price of $99. AirTouch Cellular also will distribute the handset in parts of Michigan and in Toledo, Ohio, and Seattle during the initial phase of the rollout of its "Net Access" service, which is expected to be extended across most of the carrier's 800 MHz CDMA footprint by the first quarter of next year. The Vodafone AirTouch plc [VOD] subsidiary plans to market Net Access as a mobile data solution for workers who carry laptop computers with them when out of the office. Users activate the service by linking their laptops to their QCP-860 handsets via a serial cable provided by AirTouch Cellular. (The carrier plans to offer Net Access-compatible handsets besides the QCP-860 later this year.) Once connected, the service affords two-way communications for such applications as monitoring and responding to E-mail, gaining access to corporate intranets, and sending and receiving files and faxes. According to AirTouch Cellular, Internet connections typically are established across its network in less than 10 seconds. Net Access is the first of several services combining mobility and Internet connectivity that AirTouch Cellular has in the offing. The company also will roll out wireless portal services through which users can engage in mobile messaging, information access and electronic commerce. Meanwhile, Atlanta-based GTE Wireless is likely to make Tampa, Fla., its initial market for laptop data connectivity via the Thin Phone, probably this fall. A staggered rollout will ensue on GTE's CDMA networks elsewhere in Florida and in markets in Alabama, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington state. In addition, GTE Wireless said it expects to kick off customer trials of "Revolv," the wireless data access solution developed by Wireless Knowledge LLC, next month. Revolv will facilitate the secure transmission and reception of data across Microsoft Exchange server-based corporate networks. Wireless Knowledge is the data solutions joint venture formed by Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] and Qualcomm. (Patti Finley, AirTouch Cellular, 425/603-7503; Joann Riner, GTE Wireless, 678/339-4511.)