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To: quidditch who wrote (12847)	6/22/2000 8:16:00 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

steven, << Why do you assume that "spectrum above 1800 MHz will follow the Japanese and European model, for 3G? >> Simply because if you place PCS in the 1800 MHz band, the logical place for 3G spectrum is between 1885-2025 MHz and 2110-2200 MHz as originally identified by WRC for IMT-2000 core bands. That essentially is the model the GSM lobby proposed to Brazil. << Doesn't this election by Anatel allow Brazil to play both sides? >> Yes. << 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. >> By that time, I assume the same. In the interim Brazil can deploy UMTS "out of the box", whenever additional spectrum is defined and auctioned, which may not be very far away. As GSMA said in their final comments after Istanbul: GSM Association members in the Americas, where their national administrations have used the IMT-2000 core band for GSM1900 and other systems, will also have the opportunity to implement IMT-2000 in either the 1.8 GHz or 2.5 GHz bands, dependant on equipment availability and national circumstances. However we must remember that the use of the 1992 identified IMT-2000 core-band spectrum in the Americas is still feasible in some countries of Latin America. It follows therefore that such countries would now be in a position to deploy second-generation systems such as GSM1800 in the short-term, which would immediately fulfil one of the objectives of IMT-2000, the ability to roam worldwide. - Eric -