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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (561)	8/5/2000 2:02:18 AM
From: axial	Respond to of 46821

Hi, Frank - 'Twas wireless, the wonk, who was the naysayer, and I, who agreed with you. Again, I agree with you. Without going to specific references, the recent decision of the ITU not to favor TDMA or CDMA (and therefore bankrupt the other technological camp, with billions invested in infrastructure) has only one logical outcome: a 'roaming' handset will have to be able to handle both CDMA and TDMA air interfaces. I can, if you like, pull many references to this reality; I didn't bother because it seems, to me, obvious that the simultaneous existence of two different technologies means that a roaming handset will have to handle both. And, in the greater sense, the whole concept of "software radio" is an idea whose time has not yet come, in the sense of having the DSP cores in imminent production; however, there is little doubt in my mind that it will come. My reading on the subject suggests to me that it is truly a next-gen concept in the sense that the training of those involved in DSP design has to undergo some changes in thinking. This is a very general statement; however, I get the sense that the design concepts and practices required to put software radio on the DSP map have not yet reached the faculties that educate this generation of engineers. Regards, Jim Late edit: Message 13764773 and Mike's post: Message 13054505