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To: Kayaker who wrote (6530)	2/15/2000 5:25:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 13582

International Cellular Phone Compatibility Predicted By ANNE BRADY PHOENIX -- In the near future, U.S. cellular phone customers who travel overseas will likely choose a wireless carrier based on whether they frequent Europe or Asia. But in the not-so-distant future, manufacturers will develop wireless devices that will work using two or more network technologies, predicted Paul Jacobs, president of Qualcomm Consumer Products, speaking in a panel discussion on "The Wireless Roadmap" at Andrew Seybold's Summit for Mobility at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. These devices, Jacobs said, will allow for seamless worldwide wireless voice and data transmission. Qualcomm Consumer Products is a division of Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), maker of phones, software and satellite-based systems. Currently, the biggest wireless service providers in the United States - Sprint PCS and AT&T Wireless Services - are pursuing separate technologies and networks. And phones have been developed that work with each. AT&T Corp. (T) is pursuing a technology called EDGE that will allow its customers in the United States to use existing European networks. Sprint's network, on the other hand, is more compatible with Asian technologies, said Jacobs, whose company makes phones that work on the Sprint network. Rod Nelson, chief technology officer with AT&T Wireless Services, said he believes AT&T and its partners abroad can create a worldwide network on their own. But Jacobs said devices will be developed that can connect signals across networks. For some time, Jacobs said, Qualcomm has tried to "force convergence so we can have international roaming." Some companies already make both types of phones, but no company yet makes a phone that can convert signals across networks. Many speakers at the conference on Tuesday, including Paul Gross, senior vice president of messaging, collaboration and mobility at Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), spoke of the need for partnerships in the wireless future. -Anne Brady; Dow Jones Newswires; 602-258-2003 Briefing Book for: MSFT \| QCOM \| T

To: Kayaker who wrote (6530)	2/15/2000 6:58:00 PM
From: w molloy	Respond to of 13582

Anyone think Viterbi actually said this! GLOBES: DSPC of Israel, recently acquired by Intel, also operated in the CDMA field. AV: "I don't think they really succeeded in getting off the ground in that field. They had one CDMA customer in Japan, which switched to us. Also, DSPC is a weak company. Companies like Nokia and Motorola manufactured their own chips, but recently, they realised that they have no choice, and Motorola started purchasing large quantities of chips from us". DSPC (now part of Intel) has the best Stack software in the industry. QCOM could learn more than a thing or two from them. DSPC are also more of a threat these days, since they have opened shop in Sorrento valley, and have been busy recruiting ASIC talent, principally from LSI and QCOM. w. (I don't work for them.)

To: Kayaker who wrote (6530)	2/16/2000 1:22:00 AM
From: Clarksterh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Viterbi article is suspect at best. There are 'Viterbi' statements within the article that only someone who was technically ignorant would say: Today, in the backward GSM system, they can only handle files of 9.6 Kb, and we, using CDMA, can transfer 64 Kb. It's a different world". What the heck does file size have to do with the price of tea in China? Would Viterbi actually say something this stupid? Not in a million years. I've seen reporters misquote (it's a reasonably large problem within the news media (I am looking forward to seeing the SmartMoney article)), but this article is either made up out of whole cloth or the reporter doesn't even have the most basic of reportorial misquoting skills. Clark