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To: nbfm who wrote (12695)	6/21/2000 10:12:00 AM
From: engineer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

For all you G* people who believe like I do that G* is nowhere near dead...(and perhaps Mr. Synder needs to rethink his proposed "charge" this quarter..) biz.yahoo.com In-Flight Network (IFN), Globalstar and QUALCOMM Successfully Test Broadband Internet and E-Mail System for Existing Aircraft Fleets Worldwide Prototype Flies Over Parts of North America Prior to Launch Events LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, and SAN DIEGO, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In-Flight Network LLC, a joint venture of News Corporation and Rockwell Collins, today announced a long-term strategic development with Globalstar (Nasdaq: GSTRF - news) and a development agreement with QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - news) which will enable In Flight Network (IFN) to provide low-cost broadband Internet and e-mail services to existing commercial airline fleets by early next year. Two weeks ago, a prototype of the IFN system was flown and successfully operated over parts of North America, proving the functionality of the system. Under the agreements, IFN, Globalstar and QUALCOMM will participate jointly in the development of a system that will provide broadband Internet access as well as e-mail, paging and voice-over-IP applications directly to passengers aboard aircraft in flight. Broadband Internet data and entertainment will be transmitted directly to aircraft via geostationary satellites, with the return link carried over the worldwide Globalstar satellite network. In addition, the Globalstar satellite network will serve as an independent two-way channel for Internet access, e-mail, downloading of data and other applications. With QUALCOMM-developed enhancements to its Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, the Globalstar data link will initially operate at speeds in excess of 200 kbps. When user demand increases and ground terminal capacity can absorb the greater data load, this data rate can be increased to over 800 kbps -- faster than most DSL or cable modems.

To: nbfm who wrote (12695)	6/21/2000 11:10:00 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

China to Start Cdma Communications, Korean Minister Told asia.biz.yahoo.com Wednesday, June 21 4:48 PM SGT BEIJING, June 21 Asia Pulse - Chinese Posts and Telecommunications Minister Wu Jichuan said that China would advance CDMA mode mobile communications as planned. Korean Information and Communication Minister Ahn Byong-yub, who is visiting China, told Korean reporters in Beijing Wednesday that Wu said he had never implied China would reject CDMA business. Wu also said the ministry would decide how to introduce the encoded multiplexing system in the third quarter of this year after China Unicom reports its plan for CDMA introduction to the ministry, Ahn said. The Chinese mobile communications market is estimated to reach 80 trillion won (US$71.4 billion) including terminals and systems, and the number of mobile phone subscribers is increasing by 10 million every three months. It currently stands at 54 million. China, which has been using the European-style GSM mode as its mobile communications standard, has been looking into introducing CDMA to improve mobile communications service. A foreign press agency recently reported the Chinese government had decided not to introduce CDMA mode. (YONHAP) =================== But what is the plan? Of course we must believe what Wu Jichuan told Ahn Byong-yub, a Communist would never tell a lie.