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To: tero kuittinen who wrote (2510)10/13/1999 12:38:00 AM
From: Bux  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 34857
 
If they are, how come they haven't been invited to the W-CDMA projects where this standard is being hammered out right now?

QCOM is not welcome in the projects where the W-CDMA standard is being hammered out?

Are these standards mandated to be open and co-operative? Are the standards to be decided within the framework of the ITU of which QCOM is a member?

For some reason I'm not too concerned about your claim.

Bux



To: tero kuittinen who wrote (2510)10/13/1999 12:12:00 PM
From: JohnG  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 34857
 
Tero. Will you comment on any knowkedge you have as to whether PHCM has any significant intellectual property that supports the software they own and license. On G&K we were discussing the basis for PHCM's ability to survive over the long run.
JohnG



To: tero kuittinen who wrote (2510)10/14/1999 10:57:00 AM
From: brian h  Respond to of 34857
 
Tero,

Now INTC is buying DSP Com.. I think Nokia will fold its tent to manufacture its own CDMA chip. Right? Nokia CDMA chip business is becoming a niche business for Nokia just like its monitor business. It can not have the best chip, nor can it compete with any chip makers' market shares. One thing for sure out of this deal is that CDMA is not a niche business as your prediction. Sad.

GSM vs. CDMA. Hmmmm. What is the "go game" result so far?

Brian H.



To: tero kuittinen who wrote (2510)10/15/1999 3:23:00 PM
From: Jim Lurgio  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 34857
 
Will ATT go CDMA ?

businessweek.com

From the interview with Armstrong today.

Q: There have been reports that AT&T may switch from its current wireless techonology, TDMA, to the CDMA technology supported by Qualcomm. What are the chances that that will happen?
A: Zero.



To: tero kuittinen who wrote (2510)10/19/1999 3:38:00 PM
From: Jim Lurgio  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 34857
 
GSM in North America:

GSM CLOSES IN ON 5 MILLION NORTH AMERICAN CUSTOMERS, ADDING 2.5 MILLION NEW
CUSTOMERS IN PAST 12 MONTHS

MONTREAL, Oct 19, 1999 /CNW-PRN via COMTEX/ -- The North American GSM
Alliance LLC reported today that in the third quarter of 1999, more
than 620,000 customers signed up for Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM) wireless service in Canada and the United States.

'This brings the total of GSM customers in North America to about 4.8
million,' said Bob Stapleton, Chairman of the North American GSM
Alliance L.L.C., and President of VoiceStream Wireless. 'This once
again reflects an increase of more than double the number of customers
from a year ago. We expect to soon reach 5 million customers in North
America and 6 million by the end of 1999.'

According to Stapleton, GSM service providers in North America now
offer commercial service in nearly 4,000 cities and towns in 46 U.S.
states and four Canadian provinces.

'In the past 12 months, GSM Alliance companies in the U.S. and Canada
added about 2.5 million new customers -- the equivalent of adding 5 new
customers a minute,' Stapleton said. 'With 205 million GSM customers
in the world, GSM remains the world's overwhelming choice for digital
wireless service, and is the fastest growing!'

Each month, almost eight million people sign up to GSM networks across
five continents of the world. Globally, GSM customers now equal about
50 percent of the entire world wireless market, and two-thirds of the
global digital market.

North American GSM Alliance members include: Aerial Communications,
Inc., Airadigm Communications, Inc.; BellSouth Mobility DCS; Conestoga
Wireless Company; Cook Inlet VoiceStream Wireless PCS; DIGIPH PCS; Iowa
Wireless Services, LP; Microcell Telecommunications Inc.; NPI Wireless;
Omnipoint Communications LLC; Pacific Bell Wireless; Powertel, Inc.;
STPCS Joint Venture, LLC; TWS, Inc.; Western Total Communications;
VoiceStream Wireless Corp.; and Wireless 2000 PCS. The GSM Alliance
works in cooperation with North American GSM equipment manufacturers:
Siemens, Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks, Nokia and
Ericsson.
SOURCE North American GSM Alliance LLC
CONTACT: Mike Houghton (703) 799-7383, houghton(at)communicreate.com