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To: w molloy who wrote (6963)	2/27/2000 9:37:00 PM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 13582

GSM doesn't, so how can HDR be offered to network operators in Europe? I have vague memories of IJ saying that HDR could be offered along side either CDMA or TDMA based networks. As to the actual implementation....I am sure that you are more intimately aware of the details than I am. Couldnt they simply remove 7 of the 200KHz GSM channels to allow the spectrum for a single HDR channel? Another possability would be to use 3 HDR channels in the W-CDMA spectrum that is currently being auctioned. My enthusiasm for the article (and my speculation on a way into Europe) was more based on the validation of HDR's potential that this seems to signify. I was never comfortable with the fact that it seemed like Qualcomm had to take a stake in KT Freetel in order to insure HDR trials. Also the fact that US West/Cisco had never come out with any positive press about the trials had brought out the cynic in me. Honestly....HDR seems too good to be true. I am curious as to what your thoughts are on Qualcomm's claim that HDR could support $40 for unlimited internet usage. If this is true, then I dont think that any portion of the world (regardless if they are currently GSM) will be able to ignore the HDR tornado. The attraction of being able to be a broadband ISP will be to lucrative for operators to pass up..... Slacker