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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (116447)	1/29/2001 11:06:37 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Respond to of 164684

"WAP WOES. But don't expect the market to take off like a rocket. When 3G rolls out, the service is likely to be spotty and pricey for months, perhaps longer. Nokia is betting, with the confidence of a powerhouse, that the market won't truly develop until the Finnish giant thunders onto the stage, complete with its phones, software, and a host of service providers in tow--and a massive P.R. campaign. Chances are the market will continue to be iffy long after Nokia arrives. That was certainly the case with Europe's first generation of the mobile Internet, a disaster known as WAP, or wireless access protocol. Launched amid great fanfare 16 months ago, WAP has limped from the beginning, hobbled by slow connections, high prices, lackluster services and, most embarrassingly, undependable phones. ''Nokia's first [WAP] phones were buggy as hell,'' says Nigel Deighton, Gartner Group analyst. The next phase promises to be rocky too. " businessweek.com