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To: axial who wrote (6886)	4/22/2000 4:30:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi, Jim. There is ongoing posturing over the next generation wireless. The GSM faction wants to believe that they can satisfy demand with the EDGE solution. And, they are hoping that by continuing to deny CDMA, it will either go away or otherwise take so long to get its foot in the door that the licensing costs will be lower. Maloney's quoted estimate of "80% of the world's digital subscribers" is false on its face, if CDMA garners over 20% of the digital market. Additionally, not all phones will be data-enabled (e.g., those with small screens). He may mean that EDGE might be installed on 80% of GSM phones. But, that's much different from what was quoted. HDR appears to be the route best taken by the CDMA faction. And I believe it is on track for deployment in approximately the same time frame as EDGE. And HDR will offer much greater capacity than EDGE. One other point: My understanding is that the 384kbps is a target that may not or probably won't be achieved. Maybe someone can confirm this. Best, John

To: axial who wrote (6886)	5/26/2000 7:26:00 AM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

"The company is emphasizing its capability in emerging mobile technologies such as enhanced data for GSM evolution (EDGE), which Maloney expects will provide wireless data services at 384 kilobits per second by 2001. He believes EDGE will eventually serve 80% of the world's digital mobile subscribers. By integrating access to EDGE into its core network, Motorola is positioning itself as a turnkey supplier to operators with both wireline and wireless capability." Jim- In a related question, the above is from your post at: Message 13479816 ....I can't figure out if you were quoting one of my posts references or another. Can you zoom back and tell me where it came from. I'm especially interested in seeing if Maloney works for Motorola. If so it correlates to statements out of Alcatel. Thanks. -MikeM(From Florida)