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To: engineer who wrote (3673)	11/27/1999 10:11:00 AM
From: quartersawyer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

$20 billion new European 3G system totaltele.com The plan to buy newly available spectrum was announced Tuesday. I've looked over the Lucent and One.Tel websites and get the impression that this is a GSM-based system. The overlay to 3G appears to be so efficient that the costs are insignificant compared to the advantages of functioning in the preexisting matrix. I would have guessed that Lucent would put the customer on a CDMA path from the beginning.

To: engineer who wrote (3673)	11/27/1999 11:46:00 AM
From: kech	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Engineer- If as you say the transition would not be so costly from an infrastructure viewpoint, perhaps the marketing problems are greater for ATT converting to CDMA. Here are some: 1) Getting heavy users to scrap TDMA digital phones and buy new CDMA phones. But ATT would just have to have lower rates on CDMA with some incentives to make this happen. 2) More important, would they have trouble marketing the One Rate plan with national roaming if CDMA is, at least initially, only available in some cities which had capacity problems. Could the CDMA/analog phones provide this roaming on analog? Would ATT high end users be content roaming on analog with inferior call quality? Would the cost of meeting this roaming require them to spend more to upgrade analog - hardly a wise decision but perhaps a necessary transition investment? 3) Finally, CelllarOne has always marketed their TDMA digital as "Digital" or "Digital PCS". Would the nightmare of explaining to their customers that there are actually two digitals, and their current one is inferior, offset any advantage they would get of actual spectrum efficiency. 4) When ATT went to PCS they bought 1900 Mhz spectrum and are using that with 800 Mhz spectrum for national roaming. (I think they are the only ones doing this digital at two different bandwidths). This might also require their CDMA network and phones to do this eventually which could also be a headache. Just some thoughts on why ATT is reluctant.

To: engineer who wrote (3673)	11/27/1999 12:07:00 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 13582

Engineer - 1. The Strathclyde Transformation Is this serious?:- ORANGE UNVEILS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR THE MILLENNIUM Orange Introduces Pioneering Combined PDA and Videophone ... Bob Fuller, chief operating officer of Orange, explained: "The world-wide increase in the use of relatively new technologies like digital TV and the internet, show how we are becoming more and more reliant on graphic-based information. The Orange Videophone is the first step in bringing state of the art wirefree multimedia services to the consumer, simply, easily and cost effectively." The new handset is made possible as a result of a unique technology, the SCT (Strathclyde Compression Transform) protocol, which has been developed by the University of Strathclyde in an exclusive collaboration with Orange. This, combined with the proprietary "H.Orange" protocol, will enable Orange to offer unrivalled video compression, allowing high-quality full-colour moving images to be sent over the Orange wirefree network at data rates with speeds from 28.8kb/s up to 64 kb/s - up to six times current data speeds, and matching those offered by the majority of fixed-line modems. The device will feature a 10cm (diagonal) full-colour screen and weigh approximately 350g. Pricing for the device and associated video-based services will be announced later this year 2. It might be interesting to note that One.Tel is an Australian new carrier operating with very effective marketing and low low prices brought about by apparently "using the latest high tech switching". I'm not sure how that makes interconnect and termination fees cheaper but that's their claim. Anyway the thing is that Rupert Murdoch has a significant stake and a recent larger investment in One.Tel. Best reegards, L

To: engineer who wrote (3673)	11/27/1999 1:36:00 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 13582

engineer - re GIM.L - Emblaze Thread on Yahoo London Another reference today to the Strathclyde Transformation:- boards.fool.co.uk I don't know if anyone has seen the article in today's "the business", the magazine that comes with the FT. It probably does not add a great deal to what we know already, but any comments would be appreciated! What it says is that "the worst thing" about the good ol' net is its lack of portability. It then refers to Orange's portable high-speed internet device (a bit of a mouthful - we need an acronym - how about PHiSID?) which doubles as a video phone due to its high data transfer rates. There is a nifty little picture with the article if any one is interested.

To: engineer who wrote (3673)	11/27/1999 1:52:00 PM
From: limtex	Respond to of 13582

engineer and thread - GIM.L and Samsung - Emblaze There is something going on with an Israeli company quoted in London GIM.L is the symbol and there is a thread here on SI but the refernce I gave you earlier is for the Motley Fool London thread and it is quite well informed. I saw the company in Geneva and I thought it was quite innovative but I had no idea that it was quoted or that its stock would do what it has. Maybe its because there aren't many high tech companies quoted in London. Anyway the point is that it ahs to do with streaming video and audio and the web acessible mobile phones using this Strathclyde Transformation. Anyone seen any of this or have any comment? I'll post on the other thread as well. Best regards, L