To: carranza2 who wrote (12912 ) 6/21/2001 12:14:53 PM From: Eric L Respond to carranza,CDMA supporters are also disturbed by Nokia's suggestion that 1xEV-DV (data and voice), the CDMA standard backed by Nokia and Motorola, will be available by the end of the year, before Qualcomm's 1xEV-DO (data only) is deployed in 2002. They point out that the ITU has not even standardized 1xEV-DV and the technology is still undergoing a balloting process at the CDG. Although standardization could be achievable by year-end, it is unlikely that any products would be available in the same time frame. "The 1Xev-DV (data and voice) CDMA standard is expected to be available by the end of 2001, with a number of technology options still under consideration. "CDMA2000 1x EV-DV (Evolution-Data and Voice) lies further in the future. During the first quarter of 2001, Motorola demonstrated the technology and together with Nokia, Philips Semiconductors, and Texas Instruments proposed a standard. At that time, the group anticipated that the standard would be set in May 2001. The end of year 2001 now appears more likely." CDG ... management is considering circulating Nokia's white paper among its membership to engender the correct emotions before a wholesale consultation.
