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To: GO*QCOM who wrote (96353)	3/29/2001 12:12:27 PM
From: V-Tach	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

GO*QCOM--You raise a interesting point. Are there energy benefits on the base station side for CDMA2000? If the energy consumption is say 40% less than GSM or WCDMA that is an advantage I have not considered. ,,,,,V-Tach,,,,,

To: GO*QCOM who wrote (96353)	3/29/2001 12:35:16 PM
From: edwin k.	Respond to of 152472

I am normally a regular lurker on the Qcom threads, but I decided to ask a couple questions here (which may be dumb.). Isnt it possible that GPRS has a chance of having some degree of "success" because of the added spectrum even without WCDMA?? I believe IJ said that there would be wasted spectrum, but would it ALL be wasted?? If it doesn't ALL set idle, then it seems as though the added spectrum bidding was justified from the outset (in their minds) AND that the vendors could continue a royalty stream via GPRS long before WCDMA, helping to finance the spectrum??..... does THIS seem plausable?? Granted the bidding got out of hand, even in THEIR minds probably but isn't it true that it is relatively inexpensive to upgrade a network from GSM to GPRS, and that with successful GPRS phones coupled with the scam that 3G is HERE NOW in EUROPE (because 3G MUST equal 100 billion plus worth of spectrum), they are thinking they can pull this off?? It seems that the GPRS phones had better perform FLAWLESSLY, and that they better be able to average AT LEAST 20--30 kbps CONSISTANTLY in order to make most of their limited applications work with reasonable success. Doesn't the "success" of GPRS rest MAINLY on the success of these phones then?? I think IJ now has the ball, the momentum, and probably the endgame scenario in his crosshairs. It could all be over sooner than we think but it remains to be seen how it will unfold from here. THANKS back to lurking EDWIN K.