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To: samim anbarcioglu who wrote (13154)	6/24/2000 12:02:00 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Sam A, << this article was posted two or three times before this. And it was two days old when you posted >> You are correct and I apologize to the thread for the redundancy. Search on "China Post" didn't turn it up, I should have just searched on "Ruffian". <g> << It is also a miserable FUD article >> I leave it to the maturity of the readers of this thread to sort out FUD as they see fit. There happens to be a lot of accurate information in the article. GSMA speaks below on the Brazil spectrum decision. Warning, there may be some FUD here: >> << *GSM Association Congratulates Brazilian Telecommunications Agency On Visionary Decision* >> gsmworld.com London 22 June 2000 GSMA ANATEL announces adoption of 1.8 GHz spectrum band for national wireless system - bringing Brazil into the global GSM wireless community The GSM Association has today wholeheartedly congratulated Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) on taking the visionary decision to release spectrum in the 1800 frequency range for its national wireless communications system. The announcement paves the way for the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) to enter Brazil, and for its citizens to enjoy the full benefits of a globally deployed and supported system. Speaking on behalf of the industry, GSM Association Chairman, Jim Healy, said: "This is a incredibly good news for Brazil, it opens the door for Brazilian customers to roam with their GSM phones to North America, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific and of course to neighbouring South American countries." "It also brings the full range of GSM's benefits, from seamless roaming to cost effective and highly user-friendly features and services, such as Short Message Services (SMS). We are therefore thrilled to welcome Brazil to the GSM global wireless community." A team comprising members of GSM North & South America (the GSM Association's Americas Interest Groups), the North American GSM Alliance, the UMTS Forum and the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) - in particular manufacturers Nokia, Siemens and Alcatel - have worked very closely with the GSM Association and its global operator members over the last few years to encourage and support ANATEL to make this critical decision, and so bring Brazil firmly into the GSM global wireless family. "The decision that ANATEL has made will bring clear benefits to Brazilian consumers, it will create employment opportunities and attract foreign investment that will impact positively on Brazil's balance of trade. In short, we believe it will help shape the future direction of the nation's economy," said Healy. "Importantly, the choice of 1.8 GHz for the "C" band in Brazil preserves the 1.9 GHz frequency for Third Generation (3G) technology, allowing for full scale evolution of the wireless Internet. ANATEL has said that this decision would allow Brazil to adopt 3G technology within two to three years via a smooth evolutionary path from GSM today, into wireless multi-media networks of the future." "We believe that a decision in favour of 1.8 GHz - and thus, GSM - for Brazil's "C" band is a decision consistent with the overall movement of telecommunications reform that started in Brazil a decade ago," said Rob Conway, CEO, the GSM Association. "The revenue that can be generated by business visitors and tourists bringing their GSM phones into Brazil will bring enormous benefits to the Brazilian economy, as will the many obvious benefits of increased competition, and as such this is the best possible news for globally mobile customers. In turn Brazilians will be able to seamlessly roam the world using the GSM global network, " he added. Juan Carlos Jil, the Chairman of GSM South America, and the GSM Association's Global Roaming Forum said: "As a South American, it is immensely satisfying to hear of this decision. Brazil is one of the most exciting opportunities for GSM deployment in the world. The benefits for customers in Brazil and across the continent as well as for globally mobile customers that visit are countless." "GSM is a proven, well established, flexible and future proofed technology and customers in Brazil are the real winners, they will enjoy the many and diverse fruits of this decision," he added. GSM is a global success story and already accounts for more than half of all mobile phones in the world. Indeed, globally, one in eighteen people already have GSM, which is now being used by more than 315 million customers in more than 150 countries - including more than seven million customers in North and South America. GSM is the only mobile phone system designed to facilitate roaming for users - the ability to make and receive calls on your own phone on other networks outside of your home country. The Association's members have pioneered the widespread use of roaming and it is estimated that some three-quarters of a billion roaming calls are currently being made every month. The GSM Association also recently launched a precedent setting industry initiative - the Global Roaming Forum - that is building the blueprints to facilitate inter-standard roaming - allowing customers to roam the world seamlessly across any wireless system - with the GSM global network at its core. << - Eric -