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To: Ruffian who wrote (67615)	2/21/2000 11:59:00 PM
From: LBstocks	Respond to of 152472

IMT-2000 users to outnumber regular mobile phone service users in 2006 Third generation mobile communications service users are expected to outnumber regular mobile phone service users in 2006 following initial difficulties to attract subscribers. According to a report on the expected demand for IMT-2000 services released by KISDI (Korea Information Society Development Institute) yesterday, the high-price of IMT-2000 handsets and the lack of compelling services will limit the service uptake to high income earners and professionals when the service rolls out in 2002. The main feature of IMT-2000 is wireless transmission of multimedia files. This means callers can talk while looking at each other through the screen on the wireless handset. The report predicted that in the early stage of the service, operators will be forced to expand the market even while assuming losses, because most consumers will be barred from using IMT-2000 services due to high costs of handsets and high rates. In the initial stage, data transmission rate will hover around 384Kbps before reaching 1Mbps in 2005, according to the report. This improvement in speed would be a determining factor in attracting subscribers away from regular mobile phone services. The IMT-2000 subscriber base is forecast to grow at an accelerated pace once a higher speed is achieved. Basing its predictions on a meeting last October attended by mobile phone operators and industry experts, KISDI said the growth in the number of wireless subscribers would slow down after reaching its peak this year. As for the number of IMT-2000 subscribers, the report expected the number to grow slowly after the commercial launch in 2002, reaching 10 million in mid 2005 before outnumbering regular mobile phone service users in 2006. The use of data transmission services will also continue a steady climb, making up for 28 percent of all transmissions in 2002 and 47 percent in 2006, the report said. (KHR) Updated: 02/22/2000

To: Ruffian who wrote (67615)	2/22/2000 12:02:00 AM
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SK Telecom teams up with China Unicom China Watch Posted: Feb. 21, 2000 BEIJING? As the barriers surrounding the mainland Chinese telecom market start to fall, a Korean cellular operator is set to enter the market by joining forces with a mainland Chinese company. SK Telecom (SKT) has recently signed an agreement on comprehensive business cooperation with China Unicom, mainland China's second-largest telecom operator. The agreement calls on the two wireless operators to cooperate in the fields of technology and management, according to SKT. "The agreement between the two companies comes at a time when the liberalization of the mainland Chinese telecom market is gaining speed, and more cooperation between Korea and mainland China can be expected in the information and technology sector," said an SKT official. The deal allows SKT to tap the huge market potential of the mainland, which recently adopted code-division multiple access (CDMA) technology in addition to the global system for mobile communications (GSM) equipment already in use. The mainland's telecom market is expected to have over 150 million wireless subscribers by 2005. "The agreement is the best possible deal at the moment as there are no other ways of entering the mainland's market," said a member of the Korean operator's China business team. He added that a more concrete partnership could evolve from the present agreement. The two companies also agreed to cooperate in exploring foreign markets, particularly those in the Asia-Pacific region, and work together in the development of IMT-2000 technology, a third-generation mobile communication technology. The areas of cooperation include research and development, international roaming, CDMA network architecture and marketing, according to SKT.

To: Ruffian who wrote (67615)	2/22/2000 7:31:00 AM
From: KaiserSosze	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Has anyone seen the actual price that Kyocera paid for the Handset Unit business?? I saw the articles out today stating that the transaction is now complete, and I've heard rumors of how much $$$ was exchanged, but I can't find it in any of the press releases. Am I missing something? Any reason why they wouldn't disclose the price? Thanks in advance, Kaiser

To: Ruffian who wrote (67615)	2/22/2000 11:18:00 AM
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Oracle, Motorola in wireless Net partnership By Bloomberg News Special to CNET News.com February 22, 2000, 7:40 a.m. PT REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Oracle, the world's largest database software maker, plans to form an independent company to develop wireless Internet access technology and will unveil a partnership today with Motorola, the companies said. Motorola will be one of the companies making the cell phones and other devices that use the wireless technology, said Motorola spokesman David Rudd. The new company will use Oracle's software with Motorola's voice-command recognition technology, he said. Oracle, based here, will spin off its division developing the software, dubbed Portal-to-Go, that allows users to access the Internet from devices other than a computer, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison said last month. The moves are part of Oracle's effort to tap into the growing market for technology to access the Internet from cell phones and other devices. The market is expected to grow to $13.2 billion a year by 2003 from $1.8 billion now, according to Boston-based market researcher Yankee Group. Oracle on Friday said it was joining Swedish telecommunications firm Telia to create a company to develop and sell wireless Internet products outside the U.S. "Following the trends that have evolved in mobile telephony and the Internet, the next phase is converging both areas in a mobile Internet environment," Kenneth Karlberg, Telia's head of business area mobile communications, said in a statement. Oracle and Motorola last October agreed to combine Portal-to-Go with Motorola's voice-based VoxML technology, which allows users to access information using voice commands. Oracle, Motorola and Telia demonstrated their jointly developed wireless Internet technology at the Telecom 99 conference, held in Geneva last October. Oracle is wading into a competitive market. The leading U.S. mobile-phone companies are developing products to tap the wireless data market. Sprint's wireless unit uses technology developed by Phone.com that allows consumers to access the Internet from cell phones. Nextel Communications last May received $600 million from Microsoft to help develop an online service. Bell Atlantic, the No. 2 U.S. local phone company, said in November it would also offer Internet access to digital wireless customers. Investors are betting on the growth of that market. Phone.com shares are up almost 17-fold since the company first sold shares to the public in June. Copyright 2000, Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. yahoo.cnet.com