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To: Steve Lee who wrote (17870)	1/28/2000 1:40:00 PM
From: eli74	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 27311

Is anyone else out there giggling besides me?

To: Steve Lee who wrote (17870)	1/28/2000 4:32:00 PM
From: Rich Wolf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

Hi Steve, Thanks for the update, and I'll take your word on that. I know that CDMA has begun to be deployed in many markets. My comment re: GSM was first, historically based, since GSM was the de-facto standard that first allowed roaming on the continent, between different countries, which until then had disparate systems; and second, it was based on general reading over the past year... and now probably outdated. But what I recall from memory was that GSM constituted the single largest market share in continental Europe, and was the dominant system in Asia. This was in contrast to the US, where a hodgepodge of legacy TDMA and CDMA systems overlapped without either providing 'universal coverage' until recently. Say, ever get over to NI, to see the V plant? And do you know anything of the progress with the expansion of the Motorola plant in Ireland? Thanks for the updated info! Cheers, Rich

To: Steve Lee who wrote (17870)	1/28/2000 6:26:00 PM
From: Bob Childers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

Steve- GSM is the standard throughout the "old" European Community. It is by far the largest share of the world market because of this uniformity, because of high market penetration, and relatively heavy use habits. All of Europe, incl GB, and most of Asia going to 3-G by 2005 more or less. Most observers argue Europe's adoption of a common standard is why smart cell phones offer so much more in Europe than we enjoy in North America. But maybe it is culture. Who knows for sure. Cheers to all longs. This is sooo much fun. Bob