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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: foundation who wrote (8434)	3/12/2001 11:38:33 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 196546

I'm curious if this chip might be a special request for Unicom (and applicable for 3rd world applications in general, like India)? These are clearly markets thart Q is wise to address from a growth perspective.... I'm not sure about Unicom...it seemed like they were going to try and market CDMA as an upscale data capable technology. I dont have a good handle on how many people in China could afford a $250 1xrtt handset. OTOH...this chipset definitely fits the profile for India. The only drawback for WLL in India is the monthly rental charge for the handset. I think they were looking at a 600 rupee ($13) dollar charge. Also, I dont think that data is going to play much of a role in India for quite a while. Those who have a need for data would likely buy a cellular phone (GSM) since they could also roam. We need multi-mode!!! Slacker