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To: Eric L who wrote (9788)	4/13/2001 11:15:23 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 196606

re: Sprint PCS/Lucemt1xEV Trials >> Sprint To Lucent: Download This By Bruce Sullivan Wireless Today April 13, 2001 It's not like they broke the sound barrier, or ran a four-minute mile, or even found out what the scroll lock key does. However, Lucent [LU] and Sprint PCS [PCS] have made telecom history of sorts, by transmitting the fastest wireless data call in the United States at a speed of 2.4 Mbps, which is about 165 times faster than what is now commercially available in this country. The ultra-fast, third-generation wireless call was made last week at Sprint PCS' test site in Lenexa, Kan., using its cdma2000 protocol and Lucent's Flexent CDMA base stations, the carrier said in a statement. At a speed of 2.4 Mbps, which is at the top end of the 3G scale, mobile Internet products, such as music and video downloads, take seconds, instead of minutes or hours, and laptop computers equipped with a wireless modem become useful tools instead of bricks. Sprint says it is on track to deploy a commercial network capable of delivering data at speeds of 2.4 Mbps by 2003. By 2004, it is promising to deliver voice and data at speeds up to 5 Mbps. Sprint's test results may sound impressive, but what works in the laboratory doesn't always fly under real life conditions, said Bryan Prohm, a wireless technology market analyst for high-tech research firm Dataquest, a subsidiary of Gartner Group [IT]. "We've all seen laboratory tests go extraordinarily well, but realistically it's very difficult to replicate those types of ideal environments in the real world," Prohm said. "Particularly down the line, when a network is mature and full of users that don't have real tangible, tactile usage patterns - that are kind of organized chaos." Sprint PCS' 3G deployment goals and timetable are attainable, Prohm added. That's because the carrier is using the cmda2000 protocol, a more "expeditious path" to get to 3G speeds and performance than the wideband-CDMA path, he said. The real $64,000 question when it comes to 3G, Prohm said, is whether consumers will contribute the demand side of the equation after the carriers provide the supply side. There's no guarantee of end-user adoption. "That burden falls squarely upon the shoulders of the operators and the applications developers," Prohm said. "Just because you build it, doesn't mean they will come." The Bottom Line The jury is still out on 3G in the United States. Who wants it? Who will provide it? How much will consumers pay for it? Which U.S. carrier will be the first to roll it out? One thing is for sure though. Globally, the first 3G network will be launched in Japan, where NTT DoCoMo [NTT] plans to turn on its 3G system next month. << - Eric -