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To: gdichaz who wrote (12688)	6/17/2001 10:22:23 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 34857

Chaz, << Nokia's potential participation in EDGE. >> One thing to remember, is that EDGE was originally a Ericsson proposition, sort of back burner, and intended for those that did not gain new spectrum for WCDMA through auction. Nokia, more than others, seems to be the company that picked up the ball and ran with it, and standards completed about the same time as GPRS, so now there is an alternative to CDMA (certainly not a "better" technology but a viable alternative) for a GSM migration ... and on the TDMA side a TDMA migration, where spectrum is constrained. One talks about GPRS being late, and it is, by about a year, but standards delayed it, as the GSMers worked towards a somewhat more seamless and more modular fully interoperable migration path from GPRS, through the EDGE alternative (including TDMA-EDGE) to WCDMA. Had all this not occurred CDMA might have been given more consideration than it seems to be being given in the GSM community. - Eric -

To: gdichaz who wrote (12688)	6/17/2001 12:31:12 PM
From: foundation	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Chaz - regarding EDGE: ---------- snip>> "..Not to be overshadowed by foreign markets, the United States was well represented during many sessions by operators giving their opinions of network evolution paths for both CDMA and GSM protocols. The most telling was from AT&T Wireless Senior VP Jim Grams, who said next-generation operators need to focus on services that would be valued by their customers and not oversell the ability of the networks. “This strategy does appear to be difficult to adhere to if you have competitors who are bringing faster data rates to market sooner, like CDMA 1x technology,” Grams said. Grams also continued AT&T’s support of EDGE technology, noting that while not much was happening with the development of the advanced TDMA service, carriers looking to deploy EDGE need to take a leadership position. And, while not admitting to any technology mistakes AT&T may have made along its path to 3G services, Grams admitted the carrier was not prepared for how rapidly CDMA 1x has hit the market. “We got a little complacent,” Grams said. “We thought CDMA technology would take longer than it had. You usually can add a few years to vendor plans for technology, but, you have to give credit to the 1x vendors for getting their products out on time.” snip>> Message 15955893