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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (742)	7/12/2000 12:19:12 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197653

Dennis: Thanks. A very interesting story. Seems like a mixed bag. Your take? I note one statement which is a laugh (or perhaps worth a cry), "According to the Wan, China Mobile may ultimately adopt the GSM-generated WCDMA system, as the company already has 50 million GSM users and will not give up its most important advantage to develop a brand-new system." WCDMA is a "GSM-generated ...system" and by using WCDMA the "GSM users ...will not give up...advantage ...[for] "a brand-new system". All the GSM users will have to do is throw away their phones, and the GSM operators set up a CDMA capable system on top of or beside their "GSM" one. Neat, no? But the fun is that this leaves a place in China for CDMA2000. Will this be reported as a "breakthrough" for CDMA in China? Suggest we not hold our breath for that. Won't it be great fun to note which parts of this the press/media pick up on to "report" - that CDMA is now a certainly in China - doubt that. Best. Chaz