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To: Eric L who wrote (12804)	6/21/2000 8:54:00 PM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Eric, Brazil also announced they would auction a fourth mobile telecom concession the so-called D-band, in 2001. See e-topics.com or Message #12426 if you need to refresh your memory.

To: Eric L who wrote (12804)	6/21/2000 9:25:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Eric L: Curious about your view of the impact of the Brazil spectrum decision on TDMA. Wouldn't the 1900 frequency have been available for TDMA as well as CDMA (and also GSM)? Isn't CDMA being rapidly installed in Brazil right now on cellular frequencies and also WLL? This makes PCS less of a roaming frequency in the Americas for CDMA, but how much realistically would that market be? Is there an url or link to the frequencies which are currently in use and planned for CDMA in Latin America? This is a setback, but how serious is it in the long run? Best. Chaz PS Is the possibility of relatively cheap GSM equipment as new GSM installations slow down around the world a factor?

To: Eric L who wrote (12804)	6/21/2000 9:35:00 PM
From: q_long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Brazil still has some 1900 mgz frequency reserved for 3g.

To: Eric L who wrote (12804)	6/21/2000 11:58:00 PM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Brazil - in my view, Anatel's decision was predictable. Brazil views itself as the colossus of the south and aspires to regional, if not world, leadership. It is a massive country with a nationalistic, go-it-alone bent, that does not simply want to be one of the followers of the Gringo colossus in the north. Keeping one foot in Europe, opening stronger commercial relationships with the NOKs and Ericy's of the world, is a declaration of independence and, in the Brazilian view, hedges its economic bets. More, next

To: Eric L who wrote (12804)	6/22/2000 12:08:00 AM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Eric, having said this (prior post), your observation bears some dissection. You wrote: The Brazil 1800 MHz decision essentially dedicates the spectrum to GSM. Spectrum above 1800 MHz will be available for 3G along the European & Japanese model for which DS was designed. Brazil shares the 800 MHz AMPs heritage of the Americas. They deviate here from the Americas model of 800 MHZ and 1900 MHX and follow the European model for 2G and 3G. Why do you assume that "spectrum above 1800 MHz will follow the Japanese and European model, for 3G? Yes, 2G at 1800 MHz is now decreed, amidst an existing CDMA and AMPS market. But can't this be looked at as Brazil hedging its bets in the carrier/market worldwide uncertainty as to "do I deploy MC or do I deploy DS?" By the time the 2G system is deployed at 1800MHz, events will have come to pass to give regulators and carriers more benchmarks by which to evaluate a choice of technology for 3G spectrum. China, Japan, Korea are all grappling with this. Brazil puts itself in this class of economic power. Doesn't this election by Anatel allow Brazil to play both sides? Yes, there will be compatibility issues in 3G with the PCS at 1800MHz should Brazil elect to deploy 3xMC in the 3G spectrum, but by that time, I assume that roaming and multi-band ASICs will be pretty much de rigueur. Steve