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To: cfoe who wrote (11134)	5/30/2000 8:31:00 PM
From: jackmore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Thanks but mightylakers made the original find. But, interesting your comment on VOD/ERICY. Recall the article posted last January by B. Nadelson. ERICY manager was admitting to 30kbps at that time: Inside Today Ready For GPRS? January 17, Taking Web applications and running them over a GSM network will require more work than many Internet companies think, argues Paolo Bourelly of Ericsson, business development manager of GAA. ?The behavior of IP over a radio network is totally different.? Bourelly says factors like weak signals, signal ghosting, and intermittent connections ? all the problems that can dog users of mobile phones ? can be disastrous for Web applications optimized for a typical, wired, network environment. Broken connections can cause applications, both client and server side, to crash and even momentary interruptions in signal can cause large file downloads to fail. The GAA is trying to promote awareness of these issues amongst developers and Internet companies, offering testing facilities to encourage companies to address these issues before they become obvious to live users. These testing facilities, provided by the GAA, currently based around a software simulator and soon to include a trial network are made available at no charge, says Bourelly. The alliance is building a database to allow members to share information on known issues with the emerging technology, he adds. While GPRS has the potential to offer high-speed connections of up to 115 Kbps in a controlled (i.e. non-real world) environment, Bourelly is quick to downplay GPRS as a fast way of connecting to the Internet, since bandwidth is dictated by the available capacity. As with any IP network, it is dynamically allocated. Urban GSM users will know from bitter experience, from time to time it is impossible to get a connection due to the finite capacity of a cell. Media excitement over GPRS may lead to people expecting higher speeds than would be available, Bourelly says. He anticipates most users experiencing speeds of around 30 Kbps. What GPRS can offer, Bourelly says, is an ?always on? network. Most operators have yet to finalize pricing schemes ? arguably they have a choice of charging by the byte or a fixed monthly fee ? if they are prepared to charge a flat rate, just as with fixed line access, it will kick start wireless networking. Offering users an ?always on? wireless network means that new, location-specific push services can be developed, if the user is prepared to allow operators to divulge his or her whereabouts. Similarly applications offering real-time pricing information ? whether concerning shares or the availability a cut-price ticket to Geneva -- can be offered. But wireless Internet won?t be plain sailing according to Bruce Jackson, CTO of Concept Technologies, who counts himself as an enthusiast for the technology. GPRS sees the telco world with its super-documented standards collide with the Internet, where, despite the oft-heard calls for standards, technical specifications are frequently more loosely regulated. ?There are a 101 technical issues to be resolved,? says Jackson. ?Roaming is a huge unanswered question, cross network authentication and firewall tunneling for access to corporate networks have yet to be standardized.? Jackson says some operators will only offer access to services via their own ISP. The Ericsson-led GAA counts Lotus, Palm, Alcatel and Symbian amongst its core members. Ericsson?s key wireless rival Nokia is said to be ?interested? in participation in the scheme. Message 12645717

To: cfoe who wrote (11134)	5/30/2000 11:12:00 PM
From: Don Edgerton	Respond to of 13582

From Nokia site: Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services and Nokia Complete 3rd Generation Mobile Communication Trials (May 30, 2000) Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services and Nokia have announced two milestones in high-speed mobile communications ? the successful completion of all 3rd Generation (3G) trials, and the provision of Hong Kong?s first commercially-available 43.2 kbit/s High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) service. The completion of these trials means the two companies are well positioned to move quickly to provide 3G services in Hong Kong. Following the completion of the first phase of basic functional trials in February, the second phase 3G trials involved more intensive testing of 3G WCDMA to determine the experimental system?s advanced technology and features, such as power control and handover capabilities. During the trials, data calls with bit rates up to 384 kbit/s were successfully made. These advancements are expected to help achieve call stability and reliability, two critical factors for transmitting large volumes of data via a mobile network in a unique high-density environment such as Hong Kong. With this launch of Hong Kong?s first HSCSD service at a speed of 43.2 kbit/s, mobile data service customers can enjoy high-speed data transmission when using appropriate card phone models connected to a designated dial-up number. In addition, Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services is ready to offer GPRS capabilities empowered by Nokia Networks. With the successful testing of the Nokia GPRS network, Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services can explore innovative mobile applications that will enable total IP mobility. Mr. Adam Wong, Director, Mobile Networks, Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services said, ?3G is our priority as we lead the mobile industry in the deployment and development of the latest technologies in Hong Kong. These trial results will be most constructive in our future service planning and enhancements. With Nokia, we are committed pushing the limits of 3G communication.? "The completion of the 3G trial marks a major step in the migration to next-generation mobile communications services in Hong Kong," said Mr. Jonathan Yip, General Manager, Nokia Networks, Nokia (H.K.) Limited. "Sharing the same vision to make the Internet a pervasive tool for everyone, Nokia and Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services will continue working hand-in-hand to bring the latest technology and quality services to local mobile users." Cable & Wireless HKT, a Cable & Wireless company, is Hong Kong?s major full-service communications provider, marketing a full array of quality voice and data telecommunication services backed by a state-of-the-art, fully digital fibre-optic network. Services include basic telephony, mobile telephony, international calls, specialised fax and data products, value-added services, Internet access, multimedia services, satellite links and telecommunications equipment and systems. 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, fixed 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 56 000 people. Further information: Communications Department, Nokia Networks Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193 Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199 Email nokia.networks@nokia.com www.nokia.com Cable & Wireless HKT Cynthia Leung Tel: (852) 2883 4262 / 9020 8842 Fax: (852) 2824 1231 Email: cynthia.mp.leung@cwhkt.com Lucinda Wong Tel: 2883 2163 / 9077 0272 Email: lucinda.kh.wong@cwhkt.com Notes to Editors: The completion of the 3G trials indicate the capabilities of the experimental network in supporting high-speed data transmission. Enhanced call quality with minimal call drop rates, and stable call performance is assured, due to the success of multi-cell reception and various handover techniques in the unique high-density HK environment. Optimal power adjustment and interference control are two other notable achievements of the second phase trial. They are invaluable for network planning and intelligent power control in a future 3G environment, because of their contribution in maximising network capacity and upgrading call transmission performance. " my comments: I thought HK was CDMA. Who is the HK CDMA carrier? This seems to contradict the other posting that questioned the 432kbs or is it 432 whichreally results in 43kbs. A separate dialup nummber for data? Doesn't sould like "always on". AS I recall, CDMA data currently comes withoutt dialing -just call up the browser? Any wisdom?