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To: nbfm who wrote (13424)	6/30/2000 9:18:06 AM
From: JohnG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Korean Telecoms split over choice of CDMA technology for new spectrum. Also, NTT is in here offering to buy part of SK and "give away" some of its technology. Some of this discussion can be interpreted as an effort to escape Samsung's local monopoly over CDMA 95A, 95B, 95C, 1X MC equipment even though royaltes on W CDMA will be consiterably greater JohnG SK, LG Telecom Prefer Asynchronous Mode as IMT-2000 Standard hk.co.kr SK and LG Telecoms said they support switching to an asynchronous mode as the standard for IMT-2000 while Korea Telecom hinted at preference for a synchronous one. ``If the government allows companies to select technology standards, SK Telecom will adopt an asynchronous mode,'' an SK Telecom official said Friday. An LG official also said his company is sticking to the adoption of an asynchronous mode if it is allowed to select its own standard. Korea Telecom, however, recently implied that it prefers a synchronous mode, saying it will adopt ``the standard which is helpful for the country.'' As the government prefers a synchronous mode, Korea Telecom's comments are interpreted to mean it will tow the party line.

To: nbfm who wrote (13424)	7/3/2000 9:37:21 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Respond to of 13582

Alcatel CEO: Equipment makers will need to help with UMTS costs Extracted from individual.com BridgeNews, Paris--June 30 UMTS I: Alcatel SA chairman Serge Tchuruk said at a private conference Thursday that telecommunications equipment makers "will have to assume part of the risk" of developing third-generation UMTS mobile technology. "They will have to participate in the financing, although not to the point of taking the place of (mobile service) operators." The remark follows comments by the chairman of Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson Thursday, who suggested that equipment makers might have to chip in to offset the high license and network development costs. Alcatel's shares skidded 7.4% Thursday. (Les Echos: www.lesechos.fr) --Telecoms regulator says call for UMTS bids to start by end-July UMTS II: Jean-Michel Hubert, the president of France's ART telecoms regulatory body, said at the same conference that the call for applications for third-generation UMTS mobile phone licenses would begin "before the end of July." Meanwhile, winners of the ongoing local radio connection license competition will be announced before July 14, he said. (Les Echos: www.lesechos.fr)