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To: Puck who wrote (148)	12/4/2000 6:16:42 PM
From: Peter J Hudson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

Puck, Just thought I'd deliver this for Maurice since he has been black listed. It appears that Nokia has found a way to buy QCOM's ASIC technology without buying directly from QCOM. It's a good deal for all. Pete Puck who wrote (8426) From: Maurice Winn Monday, Dec 4, 2000 5:28 PM ET Reply # of 8429 Puck, I banned you from this thread! Yet you keep posting. Now that QUALCOMM has a deal with Texas Instruments for, apparently, the whole patent portfolio of each, it seems that this has implications for Nokia finally buying the right to use CDMA in 3G. They bought the right to IS95 way back in 1990 or 1991, so I'm amazed that they have taken so long to upgrade their licences. I suppose that's partly due to delays in 3G, which Nokia is very, very keen to have since they make a fortune every month that GSM remains the main air interface. Nokia does NOT want W-CDMA or any other CDMA to gain ground at more than a slow crawl. I have seen very little comment on how much Nokia benefits by continuing the existence of GSM as an air interface due to their huge market share, but rotten market share of CDMA, which has swarms of subscriber appliance competitors. GSM is toast. So is Nokia if they don't develop a powerful CDMA presence in a big hurry. If you can tell us when Nokia will sign up to extend their CDMA licences, I will allow you one week of posting. Meanwhile, China lines up for CDMA early in 2001. Orders have been placed for various components. Companies are all champing at the bit and working as you read this on producing the goods to be installed. Will Nokia have any business in CDMA in China? Wake up Nokia, it's later than you think. Mqurice

To: Puck who wrote (148)	12/5/2000 2:42:21 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 9255

Re: GRX Roaming is coming courtesy of Sonera << Sonera (SNRA:Nasdaq ADR), the Finnish wireless-service company, confirmed last week that, right on schedule, its GPRS service goes on sale on Dec. 11 >> John Hoffman (GSMA's GPRS and Data Services Consulting Director)recently described GPX Roaming this way: "GRX is the GPRS Roaming Exchange - an IT network that connects GPRS networks around the world [like] the IT networks out there today which connect all of the Intranets and Internets around the world, so whenever you surf you're using an IT-based backbone. We're going to use similar kinds of backbones to connect the GPRS networks together so GPRS roaming can take place" >> Sonera Pushes GRX Roaming With PCCW Trial Emily Bourne Total Telecom 04 December 2000 Finnish operator Sonera and Hong Kong's PCCW have demonstrated what they claim is the first roaming call between GPRS networks using the GPRS roaming exchange (GRX) solution. At the ITU Telecom Asia 2000 conference in Hong Kong, the operators hooked up their home GPRS networks to a GRX developed by Sonera, via local loop connections provided by Equant. "This is a crucial step to make sure roaming happens in the packet environment," Sonera chief technology officer Jari Mielonen told Total Telecom. The company considers *GRX to be the ultimate solution for 3G roaming, since it is based on IP*. There will be several GRX providers, said a spokesman for Sonera, with large international mobile operators opting to establish their own global roaming network. But the Finnish company is keen to develop connections between separate GRXs, and has an announcement of trial roaming between GRXs in the bag for the near future, he added. The MOU with PCCW currently only covers the trial, after which the operators will look for a formal tie-up. Sonera's challenge now is to back up its technological lead with commercial deals with mobile operators, the company spokesman said. Sonera is already in talks with U.S., European and Asian operators, and believes that, when GPRS networks are launched on a large scale next year, the roaming issue will become crucial. Now it has been tested in Asia, "it is going to be a global standard," said Mielonen. Sonera formally launched its GPRS network in Finland last week, and plans to open it commercially on 11 December. PCCW launched its service in November. The Hong Kong operator already provides GPRS roaming in Singapore with SingTel Mobile and Mobile One, and has international GPRS roaming agreements in place with 60 operators. GRX is a private IP routing network for mobile data roaming. It is intended as an alternative to point-to-point roaming between GPRS and 3G networks. The Sonera GRX is based on the IR.34 standard laid down by the GSM Association. To date, 19 operators, including Cable & Wireless, UUNet and Global Crossing, have endorsed GRX, though they are generally at a "very early stage" as far as technological development is concerned, said a Sonera spokesman. << - Eric -