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To: gdichaz who wrote (6831)	3/1/2000 4:12:00 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 13582

Chaz, << why couldn't HDR be used in Europe under even the current restrictive rules? >> It could, IMO. << If HDR is not CDMA, what is to prevent its use in Europe from the standpoint of regulations and restrictions? >> In current spectrum it would have to be incorporated into GSM standards as an alternative or supplemental air interface. Some entity would logically need to drive this. A powerful carrier like VOD could do it. << Fortress Europa can keep CDMA out by rules and regulations, but how could HDR have been banned up to this point since it is new? >> In current spectrum cdmaOne or cdma2000 are kept out but CDMA which is a generic term for an air interface is not prohibited. The GSM community and or infrastructure providers simply chose not to adopt it their migration path to a new air interface for 2.5G, and decided on GPRS and EDGE instead. << Are the rules and regulations so tight that only the old GSM is possible and anything new is not? If so, how are GSPS and EDGE possible? >> GPRS and EDGE are GSM and the standards are being evolved to accommodate these new air interfaces. << why not HDR? >> Why not? << Could Qualcomm have found a way into Europe for HDR? >> I hope so. Best to you, - Eric -