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To: tero kuittinen who wrote (46)	11/14/2000 3:37:18 PM
From: EJhonsa	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9255

I don't think that you fully understood what I was trying to say. Over the past few months, on numerous occasions, I've stated that, considering how much work, time, and money has gone into it, and how far the industry leaders are into product development, a W-CDMA upgrade comes across as the best possible choice for current GSM operators. You should've seen how heated some of the arguments that I got into on this subject over at the Qualcomm boards were. I'm just skeptical about whether it's the best choice for the South Koreans, who have billions invested in existing IS/95 infrastructure, and for American TDMA operators, considering their investments in ANSI-41 cores, their use of 2G and 3G spectrum bands that are different from those that the European and Asian GSM/W-CDMA operators are using, and the problems related with 700 Mhz. band auctions. Huge difference. As far as 3x development goes, SK Telecom's gone on record stating that it won't be rolling out with W-CDMA until the 2nd half of 2003, so that local manufacturers can catch up. Considering that 3xMC (full-fledged cdma2000) specifications are expected to be completed around the middle of next year, chances are that cdma2000, using your definition, will be available by then. Likewise, with the FCC spectrum auctions already having been pushed back, and with all the negotiations that'll have to take place with TV broadcasters, cdma2000 3x should be available by the time the 700 Mhz. band's opened up. Unlike Europe and Asia, the issue of somewhat-delayed 3xMC standards development appears to be a moot point in these two cases. Eric