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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 (9058)	3/26/2001 2:27:13 PM
From: tradeyourstocks	Respond to of 197201

“On GSM and IS-136, there is a clearer evolution path to EDGE and ultimately W-CDMA," Sure, the evolution is clear from GSM. Just change the network from circuit to packet switched (GPRS), then move to a higher modulation scheme (EDGE), then get rid of everything but the telco switch and replace with CDMA equipment. -that should make Sprint and Verizon second guess their technology choice, NOT! Major manufacturers have signed deals with Qualcomm to license W-CDMA technology, but Nokia says Qualcomm's claims are invalid. I know that this is nothing but a negotiating tactic by Nokia to get a lower rate but I sure hope that Irwin holds out for the full rate. Maybe he should even add an extra "winer charge" just for Nokia. MicroE

To: foundation who wrote (9058)	3/26/2001 5:32:34 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197201

Ben: Re: <<Timothy Eckersley, vice president of customer operations, North America,for Nokia, indicated at last week's Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wireless 2001 conference that some CDMA operators are regretting their choice of technology, citing CDMA's murky migration path to 3G and more expensive intellectual property rights structure. Eckersley also attempted to dispel the “over-hyped” myths concerning the spectral advantages of CDMA technology. He said GSM is more spectrally efficient because CDMA's advantages fade as more customers are added on the network.>> Is this guy a loose cannon or is he following Helsinki's explicit direct orders to slander CDMA/Qualcomm? There are ethics problems in this if nothing else. Nokia is the wonderful well managed company of its reputation? If so, this was deliberate and dirty. And I suspect, counterproductive over time. Best. Chaz