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To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (11711)	6/15/2001 1:07:01 PM
From: blue_lotus	Respond to of 196634

Hi Mika, I always like to hear the views of all. It keeps me honest about what the facts are. So I would sincerely appreciate it if you could answer the following questions: A) Doesn't WCDMA use at least the core patents (soft handoff, closed loop power control, rake receivers etc.) that Qualcomm owns. B) Am I misinformed about Nokia not yet having produced a viable (i.e. accepted by the market at large) CDMA phone/chip? C) Is it not true that WCDMA has been delayed, while CDMA 2000 (1x) is currently commercial in Korea? You wrote: >It is more likely the last gamble of the 'dastardly' CDG at work. Still hard at work leading people astray. Please clear my mind by casting some more light on what you think the CDG has misinformed me about. Also why do you call it the 'last gamble'....if my understanding of English is correct (both the Queen's and the President's English ;-) that is a phrase used to show desperation of a losing party. What battles has the CDG lost? Is it the fact that almost all 3G is going CDMA? Or may be the fact that Korea, China, Japan, Australia, US, South America etc. etc. are all going to have a CDG backed CDMA solution? Thanking you for your comments. -Raj

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (11711)	6/16/2001 11:03:06 PM
From: JGoren	Respond to of 196634

Whether the carriers are "upset with Nokia" isn't the question. I think they have carefully checked the financials and have concluded that not only does cdma provide a readily available upgrade path, but more importantly cdma will be cheaper. In this world, it's what have you done for me lately: That NOK provided value in the past does not mean it continues to do so.

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (11711)	6/18/2001 2:17:22 AM
From: qwave	Respond to of 196634

<<You were told this theory by whom? An then who told you about wireless suppliers alignment against Nokia? >> Not a theory. Sorry. Would not post unless felt there was truth to it. Someone who is tied very closely to data solutions for wireless systems, both GSM and CDMA. They talk with carriers and equipment providers (infrastructure and handsets) throughout the world. Sorry to disappoint you but I have absolutely no affiliation with the CDG. Just relaying what I was told. For some of the same reasons "jackmore" outlined in his response to my original post.