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To: wllm who wrote (76653)7/15/2000 3:07:07 AM
From: Don Edgerton  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 152472
 
With years and mega-dollars spent by QCOM to develop and refine CDMA, Chinese develop alternative with $24 mil? Right! On the other hand, even if it is true, they need HDR. Also, they will have no compatibility with the rest of 3G world. On the other hand, I don't expect a lot of Chinese to be "roaming" in Europe, US and Japan.

Is intercontental roaming such a big need. I could see airport kiosks offering prepaid plan phones to overseas visitors with a credit card for security. Cost may not be much more than paying the global roaming rates. For the real jet setter, a tri-mode G* phone seem an appropriate solution anyway.



To: wllm who wrote (76653)7/15/2000 9:42:56 AM
From: Mark Fleming  Respond to of 152472
 
China has so far invested 200 million renminbi (US$24.2 million) in the development of TD-SCDMA technology, and Siemens is expected to invest a further US$40 million.

Ha! They want us to believe they created this whole thing, with all their own IPR, and only spent $24 million doing it? Yeah, right!


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