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To: foundation who wrote (11932)	5/26/2001 1:02:43 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Ben, is US going to stay circuit switched?? "But only in Europe" (going circuit switched to packet routed) But you are kind of correct, GPRS must not succeed, it just will succeed, because who will stay circuit switched?? (you claim US but I kind of doubt that, in spite of the AMPS-TDMA problem with the end user not supposed to know which one) Ilmarinen Maybe Q could find another niche spot to make AMPS packet switched??

To: foundation who wrote (11932)	5/26/2001 1:10:01 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Ben, Happy Memorial Day Weekend fellow Qualcommer! I hope the weather is better where you are, than where I am at. << In reality, in the world of science, there is no reason that GPRS must succeed. >> Glad you brought up reality. In reality, in the world of science, there is every reason to believe that GPRS will succeed, and absolutely not a single reason to suggest that it will not. Now get beyond science, or technology, and the carriers need to put some effort into making it succeed. They seem to be starting to get on thr right track. If the industry does not get GPRS right, then 3G in Europe* could be seriously.... wounded.* ... But only in Europe, The remainder of the continents can, and will, do quite well without it. >> Always good to stay in context. Like: "130 GPRS infrastructure contracts* have been let worldwide in countries as far-flung as Australia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Bolivia and South Africa, as well as the dozens within Europe".* Ian neglected to mention China, or the 19 or so implementations taking place in Latin America, the most significant of which will be TIM's in Brazil. Those of us that hold QCOM are understandably ecstatic that CDMA penetration of China (Unicom), is at long last nearing reality. Those of us that hold NOK are understandably ecstatic that GPRS rollout of China (Mobile), is at long last nearing reality. >> Billions to be spent on GPRS in China UK Cellular News 16th May 2001 China Mobile has said that it plans to spend US$16.3 billion over the next three years upgrading its GSM network. The bulk of the investment will be used to upgrade the network to GPRS. "We expected to launch GPRS in the first quarter in Guangdong, but it was postponed due to technical reasons," Li Zhen Qun, vice chairman and COO of China Mobile told an investment meeting, adding "But in the second half of 2001, GPRS will be put into operation,". The company plans to spend US$5.5 billion this year and US$5.4 billion in each of the following two years. Most of the investment will be funded from internal resources and not debt or a share offering << * 2001 - US$5.5 billion * 2002 - US$5.4 billion * 2003 - US$5.4 billion Total = US$16.3 billion In that same time frame "China Unicom said in March it planned to spend US$8.45 billion in total on its CDMA network over three years". << - Eric -