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To: Clarksterh who wrote (2412)	10/15/1999 9:58:00 PM
From: cfoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Clark - In light of your thoughts on Airspan and royalties to QCOM, would you please comment on Message 11568749 Does it confirm and/or modify your view? Thanks.

To: Clarksterh who wrote (2412)	10/17/1999 12:39:00 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Clarke (others), There has been some speculation on this thread that Vodaphone/Vodafone might consider a "cdma overlay" for its European operations. This in light not only of its US acquisitions and partnerships, but because of the fact that in 1998 they partnered with Qualcomm and Nokia in trialing the worlds first current generation cdma-gsm system. In addition, I have seen no prior announcement of a move by Vodaphone to a GPRS network overlay unlike many of the European operators. There is however a press release dated Friday, October 15th, on their website entitled "Vodafone Front Runners In Provision Of International Wireless Data Networks" (with the longest darned URL I have ever seen): vodafone.co.uk <snip > see Press Releases. The release starts out: "Vodafone Value Added and Data Services has announced that its WIDANET international wireless data solutions business, acquired in June this year from Racal Messenger Ltd., has been re-branded the Vodafone Packet Radio Network with immediate effect". It goes on to say: "The launch of the first commercial GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) on GSM in 2000 by Vodafone will be able to build on the undoubted success of the Vodafone Packet Radio Service." What is your take on this, if I might ask? - Eric -