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To: Ruffian who wrote (5064)	5/29/2000 12:23:00 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Ruff, << Qualcomm controls the technology, so it becomes more important that Infra companies work closer and are supported by Q, vs being an adversary........ >> That's a good (and important) point. Samim would agree with you (I think). I have, however, always been of the opinion that being out of infra removes Q one step from the standards process, and creates a small handicap. If Q were in infra, they could (I would think .. but perhaps not) participate in 3GPP, giving them greater visibility on UTRA specifications development, which is important for the development of WCDMA chip development. It is entirely possible I exagerate the significance of this. I do however hear Dr.J complain about the evolving nature of the UTRA standard (at the same time that the cdma2000 standard was and is every bit as soft). Be that as it may, it was a great decision to rid themselves of the infa division, and they chose the right partner (King of Infra) to do it with. I still wish the handset division had gone to Nokia, or as a 2nd choice Siemens. - Eric -