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To: ehopper who wrote (73724)	6/13/2000 10:54:00 AM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

However, unfortunately I am American. Fortunately I am. I have also spent considerable time living in Western Europe and learned that the American cultures or ways of thinking are not quite the same as those of Germany, which are unlike the cultures of France, Spain, Great Britain, and Greece. Arguing with each other about "typical (fill in the blank) thinking" would be of interest if the author(s) would explain what that "typical" thinking is, cite some more examples, and contrast with "typical" thinking in other Western countries in the context of commerce. I, for one, believe that the extremely competitive wireless environment in the US will result in faster technological advances, faster development of the economic models, and products that will eventually be accepted as international formal and/or de facto standards. (Need I point to examples?) On the other hand, the tendency for Western European countries to, imo, implement government regulations, monopolies, and/or EU regulations when it comes to communications infrastructure offers certain very important advantages as well. The ability for a person to flow easily over the borders and communicate (wirelessly) easily is of great importance to the goals of the EU. A highly competitive wireless environment with competing standards would not be good for the EU's conducting of its international commerce. I believe that as the value of the technological standards being developed by the technological leaders (where ever they may be) are sufficiently high, Western European countries and the EU will adapt those standards aggressively. The question then becomes "will and, if so, when will CDMA's value proposition become strong enough for Western Europe to adapt?"

To: ehopper who wrote (73724)	6/13/2000 12:19:00 PM
From: DWB	Respond to of 152472

ehopper, My posts, heck Texas is listed as my location in my personal profile... no secret there... Feel free to use the "should I type more slowly" crack... I think I borrowed it myself at some point in the past. The entire thought behind my cost comparison post was to make people examine the "widely" held belief that GSM systems are cheaper to deploy than CDMAone. If not, then it might make sense to conclude that the CDMAone operators have an inherent cost advantage, since their infra. outlays would be smaller. This would lead them to either better profit margins (all other things being equal), or some other competitive advantage. DWB Q2.5K/Y2K+5 Texas native, and darn proud of it