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To: gdichaz who wrote (9917)	5/10/2000 8:34:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13582

Do you have a link for that article? thx Ruff

To: gdichaz who wrote (9917)	5/11/2000 5:23:00 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Cha2, Interesting article and nice to see a CDMA positive piece out of Newbury, UK (VOD home). It matches up well with a good article called The Evolution of Cellular Data: On the Road to 3G, by Pete Ryssavy which I've probably referenced before: gsmdata.com This, however, I did not realize: Packet data in cdmaOne networks is standard and was built into the IS-95 standard from its inception This leads me to ask a question that maybe some of the technically astute can answer. When data services were finally initiated by IS-95A carriers, why was circuit switched mode, rather than packet switch mode, used. If indeed packet data has been standard in IS-95 since its inception, perhaps this accounts for why CDMA got to packet data (IS-95B) quicker and better than GSM, and why they will get to even faster data rates quicker than WCDMA. Good article. thanks. - Eric -

To: gdichaz who wrote (9917)	5/11/2000 11:19:00 AM
From: idler	Respond to of 13582

Dr. J. has long stated, very succinctly, that "CDMA is the only technology that is internet-capable," and this piece clarifies the meaning of that. Another point that can be inferred from this piece, but isn't emphasized, is that the total implied cost disadvantage of the GSM/GPRS/EDGE upgrade path is probably far, far greater than merely the greater expense of upgrading the basestations, other infrastructure and handsets because of the greater complexity of integrating the hardware and software and servicing and maintaining that greater complexity. It's similar to the total cost of maintaining a PC network figured by corporate IT departments -- it has to include all the configuration and maintenance. That greater cost is also an ongoing expense that doesn't go away once the hardware is in place.