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To: Eric L who wrote (10317)4/4/2001 6:32:14 PM
From: Eric L  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 34857
 
re: Nokia US 1900 MHz GPRS Models - Conspicuous by their absence

Nokia had a comprehensive presence at CTIA with a large display of all current products and the launch of a few that were new. But there was no mention of GPRS although Nokia's first handsets for this mode were announced at the overlapping CeBIT exhibition in Germany. However, the announced handsets are for GSM-900/1800 only and there is currently no indication of GPRS plans for the US marketplace.

Announced GPRS handset availability for US markets at time of CTIA 2001

Manufacturer    Model             Coverage    Availability 
Ericsson 520 Triband Now
T39 Triband Q2 01
T68 Triband Q4 01
Motorola Accompli 009 Triband Q2 01
Talkabout 260 Triband Now
Timeport 7389i Triband Q2 01
v66 Triband Q2 01
Samsung SGH-Q105 GSM-9/1900 Q4 01?
Siemens S47 GSM-9/1900 Q4 01?
Novatel PC Card GSM-1900 Q2 01
Option PC Card Triband Q3 01
Sierra Wireless Aircard 700 Triband Q3 01


Source: EMC Research, Company announcements

Nokia had a comprehensive presence at CTIA with a large display of all current products and the launch of a few that were new. But there was no mention of GPRS although Nokia's first handsets for this mode were announced at the overlapping CeBIT exhibition in Germany. However, the announced handsets are for GSM-900/1800 only and there is currently no indication of GPRS plans for the US marketplace. <<

- Eric -



To: Eric L who wrote (10317)4/4/2001 7:05:23 PM
From: quartersawyer  Respond to of 34857
 
Vodafone did not believe the average private customer would be willing to pay 'realistic' rates for the service.

Wow. And the Microcell trans-Canadian GPRS rollout is specifically for the roaming businessman too. So business users are designated to pick up the entire tab for the global upgrade?