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To: Eric L who wrote (8976)	1/28/2001 9:34:51 AM
From: foundation	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

"Unlikely but I suppose it could happen." ((transition directly to UMTS)) Why? Hypnotized by vendors? <g> A morbid curiosity to see just how far GPRS will be postponed? <g> An urge to save spectrum and capacity improvements for a ranier day? <g> Pleasure in pissing spectrum payments into a black hole? <g> Heaving markets for hand warmers in Europe? <g> ---------- "Yes. There ((QCOM's)) mastery of the GSM protocol stack is legend." I think they'll buy it. Or Spinco will "partner" for it with the float past slated for the IPO. ---------- "...and only QUALCOMM can make a CDMA chipset..." It appears so - at least in a timely fashion. But I wouldn't want to underestimate the formidable talent presently speeding GPRS handsets to market! <g> If you wish - you may file this with my 1x speed guesstimate: SpinCo will be first to market with commercial quantities of UMTS/GSM chipsets. The third mode - GPRS - may never be necessary. ---------- "Hope your right about the downlink. Wasn't uplink supposed to be same speed?" I never said Q was perfect. <g> ---------- "It's like the commodity chipsets that go inside, eh?" Depends on who can make them...and make them well, with features that provide Operators maximum prospects for value added services. ---------- "Good Super Bowl Sunday to you." Football bores me to distraction. I'll probably be skimming Asia news sites for Monday morning news... <g> best, ben