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To: JGoren who wrote (43869)	10/9/1999 1:49:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

IMT2000> NTT DoCoMo, 7 others form global body for new service Source: Kyodo News Service/Associated Press TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Kyodo) -- NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. (NTT DoCoMo) said Friday it and seven foreign providers of mobile phone services set up a global body for coordinating efforts to promote next-generation mobile phone technology called the IMT2000. The seven include AT and T Wireless Services of the United States, British Telecommunications PLC, Vodafone AirTouch PLC of Britain, and the mobile communications unit of Deutsche Telekom of Germany, said NTT DoCoMo, the largest Japanese operator of mobile phone communications services. NTT DoCoMo and the seven signed a letter of intent in London the same day to set up the global consultative body, called JIMM, the operator said. The planned IMT2000 service involves making it possible to transmit larger amounts of data on the strength of advanced digital cellular phones, opening the way for the transmission of moving images onto the monitors of mobile terminals. At present, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Geneva-based global telecom regulatory body, is coordinating efforts by providers in various countries to standardize the technology relating to the IMT2000. Parallel with the ITU efforts, the eight providers will discuss the new communications service based on the IMT2000 technology, as well as how the new service should integrate with the Internet, it said. The eight providers will convene a plenary meeting once a year, while arranging experts to assemble on a working level whenever the need arises, it said. NTT DoCoMo itself earlier said it plans to make the service based on the IMT2000 technology available nationwide by 2003, with the provider commencing the service first in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the spring of 2001. Publication date: Oct 08, 1999

To: JGoren who wrote (43869)	10/9/1999 2:25:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 152472

Samsung to use its own chipsets FRIDAY, OCTOBER 08, 1999 11:59 PM - CMP Media Oct. 08, 1999 (Electronic Buyers News - CMP via COMTEX) -- Silicon Valley- Hoping to lessen its dependence on Qualcomm Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has made good on its earlier promise to develop wireless handsets based on its own chipset line. Recently, Samsung, Seoul, Korea, announced plans to build handsets that would use an internally developed chipset-the MSM Scom4000-designed for CDMA applications. The chipset, also known as a baseband processor, supports voice processing and other functions in cell phones. Samsung and other OEMs that make CDMA handsets must currently procure these critical components from third-party suppliers, namely Qualcomm, which has a market-leading 89% share of the segment, according to analysts' estimates. DSP Communications Inc. also sells chipsets for CDMA handsets. In addition to building a captive supply, Samsung is developing its own devices for competitive reasons. Qualcomm at present also sells handsets based on its own chips, although the San Diego-based company recently said it is considering selling off its cell-phone business. Still, Samsung is taking no chances. The company, which buys millions of dollars in CDMA chipsets from Qualcomm yearly, last week said it has successfully completed development of the rival baseband controller. Samsung will use the chipset in its IMT-2000 handset line, a product that will be launched by the middle of next year. By: Mark LaPedus Copyright 1999 CMP Media Inc.