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To: tero kuittinen who wrote (3722)	3/2/2000 3:43:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Respond to of 34857

Tero: It is a joy to see your comments. "Of course, if the network gear has slots for W-CDMA upgrade modules, it can be billed as "W-CDMA ready". Hey, you noticed that too. And it is fun to see you point out that in the real Nokia world, GPRS is as far out as the current production models go. Or did I misunderstand? Best as always. Your Nokia (and Q sotto voca) observer. (No longer the Qualcomm and Nokia. Together the world ! person) Unless Nokia finds a way to move data much more effectively than GPRS and (Edge ?), the data (not design) horse race is over. Chaz PS Also find your comments about DoCoMo absolutely on target. Super.

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (3722)	3/2/2000 3:51:00 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Bidding on 3G spectrum begins Monday in the UK....It'll be interesting to see what companies are willing to pay. Especially since one of the licenses is reserved for a company that is not currently participating in the mobile market in the UK. I assume that they will be unable to install EDGE into the spectrum which has been designated for 3G. The bidding is supposed to last a couple of weeks.... Slacker

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (3722)	3/2/2000 11:10:00 PM
From: Gus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

Everybody talks a lot about W-CDMA for strategic reasons. You may have spoken too soon, Tero.<g> The NTT DoCoMo logic is quite impeccable actually: Why switch to 2.5G when one can go straight to 3G? (and milk 2G for a while longer, I might add). Interestingly enough, the catalytic factor may be the FCC which has in the span of a few days thought aloud about a) visiting the US spectrum issue again -- from 45 MHz to 100MHz? b) creating a futures market for spectrum to support the wireless bandwidth-on-demand business plans of US carriers morphing into broadband service providers as they enter the 3rd decade of telecom deregulation. Forrester Research estimates that the full deployment of GPRS by TDMA/GSM carriers will cost about $100 billion. The EDGE numbers may be similar. Those are not trivial numbers which means that the transition is going to take time and that increases the opportunity to use the consensus behind the 3G Patent Platform to realign global frequencies. Nokia Will Provide the Most Advanced 3rd Generation Mobile Network Solutions to Japan Telecom HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2000--Japan Telecom has chosen Nokia as a partner for its 3rd Generation mobile network. This breakthrough agreement sees Nokia moving into the Japanese Mobile Internet infrastructure market; the world's frontrunner market for next generation mobile communications. As a global leader in the development of WCDMA 3rd Generation technology, Nokia will deliver its highly competitive radio access network solutions for the age of Mobile Internet, including base stations, to Japan Telecom. Mr. Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO of Nokia, who is currently visiting Japan, said: ``This is an important breakthrough for Nokia in Japan, with one of the true pioneers in 3rd Generation mobile communications. We are pleased to announce this co-operation with Japan Telecom, and it is a significant milestone in the development of 3rd Generation in the world today. It takes us even further towards Nokia's vision of putting the Internet in every pocket in the advanced Japanese market.' ``This partnership is yet further proof of the competitiveness of Nokia's WCDMA network solutions, and underlines the importance of open standards and interfaces across the industry - which are essential for today's multivendor networks.' continued Mr. Ollila. Mr. Sakata, Chairman, Japan Telecom said: ``We chose Nokia due to their proven track record in the supply of innovative mobile networks. We are looking forward to contribute to the building of a global next generation network, together with our international partners and we intend to provide seamlessly integrated network services, especially high-speed multimedia and Mobile Internet services. In order to achieve this aim our target is to co-operate with world-class companies such as Nokia.' Nokia is paving the way to the Mobile Information Society with its innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, broadband and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, Nokia's net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 55 000 people.