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To: Ruffian who wrote (6494)	2/14/2000 9:25:00 PM
From: foundation	Respond to of 13582

Regional status North America lock, but time req-d for transition (sorry T) South America lock Asia toehold (need the speed and bandwidth NOW) Austrailia lock India toehold (this can be very significant) Middle East (Isrial lock - anyone know about Saudis, other royals, Egypt, Jordan, other "modrates"?) Anyone know if CDMA is active in Africa? Does GSM in Fortress Europe really matter? Focus on the above markets, especially those with no legacy systems, seems primary CDMA territory. Let Europe fester in its own stew.... regards.

To: Ruffian who wrote (6494)	2/14/2000 11:36:00 PM
From: quidditch	Respond to of 13582

A note on the AAPT decision to build a CDMA network in Australia. This news is even better than it appears on the surface. Telstra (is to Australia what Ma Bell was to US) was the first to build out a CDMA network, which, according to the official Telstra gospel, is intended to replace the analog cell network as that is retired. Telstra had been (in addition to analog) a pure GSM player, now using CDMA to accommodate more traffic. Evidently, AAPT did not want to be left holding a legacy bag. AAPT is the (I think) second biggest wireline network down under and has (I think) a GSM network, as does C&W Optus. AAPT's decision is (per Mq's post above) concrete evidence of the beginning of the carriers' election to slug it out--may the best technology win.... Steve