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To: Cooters who wrote (78942)	8/24/2000 5:43:34 AM
From: calaf	Respond to of 152472

Hi there, On point #2, I doubt data speed is a factor yet, for the type of applications that are available / popular in forseeable future: email, stock quotes, local content, positioning, etc. If you use the most successful consmer wireless data market such as i-mode as an example, I believe they charge by the amount of data downloaded, which is sensible in a packet-switched system. What are the currently available packet-switched wireless service out there today for consumers? CDPD?? Soon to be GPRS and HDR. Nothing wrong w/ circuit switching and fixed rate plans, but I just dont think it is a good way to gain market share quickly. Why? Average Americans have no compelling reason to access wireless internet when wireline internet access is so readily available. The only compelling reason is when it is dirt cheap to sign up and access data immediately. Having to pay 40 bucks monthly and up front doesnt seem attractive to me. IMHO! On a side note, on top of data speed, there is a latency factor, which is largely network related. This is independent of data speed, which is largely transmission resource allocation related. However, in future generation wireless systems, when each mobile terminal is a potential central broadband access device for other devices ie via bluetooth, then it will make more sense to use the current wireline broadband access pricing model like you suggested, that depends on data speed. So in conclusion there are 2 differnet markets: PDA type applications, and broadband access point. imho, calaf