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To: w molloy who wrote (1556)	7/28/2000 8:21:50 PM
From: mightylakers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196634

w molloy 1x can already handle GSM-MAP now. Also I think you probally know that G* phone already has GSM duel mode functioning now. The only thing left now is just the radio side.

To: w molloy who wrote (1556)	7/29/2000 12:14:20 AM
From: samim anbarcioglu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196634

Molloy, <<2. Good CDMA RF engineers don't transition into good GSM engineers overnight. They should be in shape with prototypes by next summer.>> Good CDMA engineers should transition into good GSM engineers in 2 months or at the most. GSM is TDMA at the bottom layer. TDMA is TDMA is TDMA. There is nothing fancy about it. Its just timeslots for goodnes sake. Engineers pick that stuff up in their junior year in college. regards, Sam A

To: w molloy who wrote (1556)	7/29/2000 7:54:57 AM
From: 100cfm	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196634

wm, Thanks for the detailed breakdown of the barriers to entry on the GSM side. Very enlightening to this Non-Techie. Is it a mirror image for the GSM crowd to produce a GSM/WCDMA chip once they obtain Spinco's x-licensees. Re Yozan WCDMA chip. Go to the next to last set of slides, slide #3 states Hardware/software in 2000, slide #5 states later half of 2000 for WCDMA key device sample shipment and 2000 for RF module+Modem Chip+controller Chip. Am I interpeting this wrong and is it that a WCDMA chip is not really a chip until the RF Module,Modem Chip,and Controller Chip are all in one piece of silicone.