Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : The New Qualcomm - a S&P500 company -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: limtex who wrote (6465)	2/13/2000 1:44:00 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Another article on wireless data in Korea....IMO this is a very good sign for consumer interest. Boom in Mobile Internet Service Expected A boom in "Mobile Internet" access is expected in Korea it was reported Saturday. Until now, Korean telecommunications firms could only deliver an elementary service by connecting a mobile phone to a notebook or personal computer. However, now a wireless service is available using a cellular phone's liquid crystal display (LCD). Currently, mobile service companies providing this are "n top" of SK Telecom (011), "Purse Net" of Korea Telecom Freetel (016), "i touch 017" of Shinsegi (017), Hansol M.com, and "Ez Web" of LG Telecom. The service contents include news, business news, stock market information, real estate information, e-commerce, and e-mail. SK Telecom recently introduced a service that can search CNN news in text and it has also launched a mobile Internet e-commerce service where users can make reservations for hotels and cultural performances, and also buy books, music tapes and CD's. SK Telecom said that currently there are more than 500,000 n Top users and that they estimate the number will increase to 7.5 million by the end of the year. Korea Telcom Freetel also said that its Purse Net subscribers have exceeded 500,000 and that the company is not only increasing its contents but also developing sophisticated functions such as wireless messaging. Shinsegi, Hansol M.com, and LG Telcom are providing contents and Internet e-commerce services. However, there are still disadvantages such as a limited number of wireless terminals and during peak hours where a lot of users connect, speed is slower. Another barrier for mobile Internetworking is that the mobile telephone fee costs much more than an ordinary telephone.

To: limtex who wrote (6465)	2/13/2000 5:03:00 PM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 13582

Stationery v. mobile data rates - GSM v. CDMA I've reviewed the thread and don't see an issue to 'stationary vs mobile'. This view is incomplete. Mobility does affect Data rates. For example, during rapid fade. However, the data rates will generally recover. Much more important is the capacity of a given cell. All data services offer variable data rates, and not for the benefit of the subscriber. A high data rate will be touted, because that's what will attract new subscribers, but the actual data rate offered will be much less, and will be dependent on the number of subscribers attempting to register in a given cell. For example most initial GPRS services will actually be around 9600bps. Additional speed will be made available at the cost of additional timeslots. (I'm not taking a dig a GPRS, ALL data services will operate this way). w.