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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (1253)	12/15/1999 7:13:00 PM
From: moat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12235

*Hong Kong Phooey to CDMA* A little history, to answer the question: <Can you explain to me what happened to CDMA in Hong Kong?> Mqurice, Nice try and thank you for your response. However, your response was not very satisfying on three fronts. You basically said: 1) CDMA and its operators/suppliers couldn't cut it in HK, the most vibrant business city on earth. Spectral efficiency of CDMA was not enough to 'win' in a densely populated city such as HK. 2) CDMA was a success in Korea because its government forced it down its citizens throats. 3) And we have no idea what will happen in Europe-GSM-land when we look to HK and Korea as examples. Not a very warm and fuzzy feeling of the future of CDMA-air in GSM-dominated lands (of apprx. 300 million GSM users today and growing fast). I hope someone could provide us with a better answer to 'What happened to CDMA in Hong Kong?' Respectfully, moat p.s. BTW, people in HK love to use their wireless phones all the time.