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Technology Stocks : Ericsson overlook? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: gdichaz who wrote (4110)	5/20/2000 5:46:00 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5390

Chaz, << Mika: Since there is little I can usefully swap as info, (you are the expert), I can perhaps help a bit on HDR >> Chaz, you are the HDR guy! But perhaps Mika can keep his eyes & ears pealed on this subject. I just decided to search the ERICY site for references to HDR. Search only yielded 2 documents. Links and an excerpt or two or three: ericsson.com >> [First published in Contact, 26 April 2000] CDMA networks are growing fastest in North America and Asia. Latin America and Australia are also large markets for the technology, which is already able to offer packet data and will increase data speeds to 144 kbps next year. "Ericsson's entry has certainly had a dramatic impact on the CDMA market. Competition has driven the development of new services. At the same time, it has become easier for operators to combine equipment from different suppliers," acknowledges Jim Takach, director of Advanced Programs for the industry consortium CDG (CDMA Development Group). <snip> Many Latin American countries are now going over to digital mobile telephony, thus opening the door for different cellular systems. The choice of technology by operators depends on such factors as available frequency spectrum and what technology neighboring operators are using to support roaming. Today's CDMA system, which is called cdmaOne, operates on the 800 and 1900 MHz bands. There is also a solution for the 450 MHz band, which would make it possible to open the Eastern European market, where CDMA is currently only used as a replacement for cable over the last mile to the subscriber in WLL (Wireless Local Loop) systems. Ericsson does not currently have CDMA 450 in its own development plans. As early as next year, operators will be able to upgrade their networks for the first phase of cdma2000, which together with WCDMA and Edge are the technical standards for third-generation mobile systems. The first development phase in cdma2000 is called cdma2000 1X and uses a single 1.25 MHz carrier. "This solution provides data speeds of up to 144 kbps, while allowing the operator to double capacity using the same spectrum as with today's cdmaOne," notes Phil Hester, director CDMA Product Marketing at Ericsson. "The advantage of our system is that we have a very competitive network platform. Many suppliers are focused on the radio access portion, while Ericsson provides a total solution. Our 1X system consists of a network designed for mobile IP with the same Quality of Service throughout the entire network," emphasizes Phil Hester. The solution is forward and backward compatible, so that the 1X cell users can roam into neighboring cdmaOne cells and vice versa. This means that the operator can cherry pick cell sites for 3G evolution. Currently there are several technical alternatives from different suppliers for the next phase after cdma2000 1X. All of the proposed solutions to follow 1X provide user data speeds of up to 2 Mbps, but some solutions provide this capability in a new wider band of spectrum, while others offer this capability within existing 1.25 MHz carriers. Ericsson is actively investigating all of the options with input from operators community, including cdma2000 3X, DS-41 (WCDMA air interface on the IS-41 backbone), a combination of cdma2000 1X and High Data Rate (HDR) technology, and other proposed solutions. << The second reference is to an April 17 feature on CDMA in "KONTAKTEN NR 7 2000"(that looks interesting) but unfortunately it is not in English: ericsson.com Perhaps there is an archive of "Contact Online" to see an English version of the issue but I searched a bit and couldn't find it. Now in addition Ericsson is bringing along the CDMA section of their website rather nicely: ericsson.com I particularly liked this one: ericsson.com ... and check this out there: >> SUBSCRIBER TERMINALS Ericsson is committed to become a major supplier of CDMA terminals with the first cdmaOne handset targeted to be commercially available by end 2000. The cdmaOne handset will take the Ericsson recognized form factor offering: - Dual mode: 800 MHz CDMA / 800 MHz AMPS - QUALCOMM market proven chipset and software - Interoperable with third-party handset manufacturers The cdma2000 subscriber terminal product will offer: - Tri-mode: 800/1900 CDMA and 800 Analog - Improved capacity and coverage, navigation and info presentation - Packet Data Capability of 144 kbps - Simultaneous voice and data support - Bluetooth / WAP Enabled - Backwards compatibility with cdmaOne - Longer standby times << - Eric -