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To: Eric L who wrote (14579)	1/8/2000 12:26:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

Eric: Thanks. Most interesting - especially that VOD will find itself in the position of competition with GSM and TDMA within the US, so its position on data worldwide will be of great interest. On a different note, the following post to me on the Q thread reminded me that I have never seen your opinion of Kyocera's prospects in the wireless world. What thinkest thou? Inter alia, KYO is the largest owner in this newly mereged wireless supplier in Japan. Ref: Talk : Communications : The New Qualcomm - a S&P500 company \| Previous \| Next \| Respond \| Earnings \| To: gdichaz (4914 ) From: Eric L. Saturday, Jan 8 2000 11:43AM ET Reply # of 4925 DDI, IDO LAUNCH PACKET-BASED CDMA By Vanessa Clark - 07 January 2000 totaltele.com DDI and IDO, both Japanese cellular operators, are set to launch their packet-based CDMA service - called PacketOne - on their combined nationwide network today. The move will allow them to better compete with rival NTT DoCoMo which today announced that it has over 3 million subscribers for its wireless Internet iMode service. The packet-based PacketOne service will allow users with Internet-enabled handsets to download information off the Web at speeds of up to 64kbps. Users will also only be charged for the volume of information transmitted, rather than the time connected to the network, said the companies. Equivalent to General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) on GSM networks, PacketOne makes the transition from circuit switched traffic to packet-based traffic on cellular networks, so making more efficient use of cellular channels. DDI and IDO have committed to fitting all their cdmaOne handsets with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browsers to access the Internet. Currently the companies offer WAP services using Phone.com's browser and server suite on their cdmaOne network, the first in Japan, launched in April last year. The two companies allied to build the nationwide network last year, and in December also announced they would merge with KDD in October to better take on NTT. - Eric -