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To: S100 who wrote (13361)	7/4/2001 1:44:04 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

S100: Date? From the text this seems to have been written last year, i.e. during 2000. Message 16029876 The Meeting Commitments section is fascinating. (Especially that WCDMA will be "circuit switched" with "packets" phased in gradually.) And the timetable, some of which seems to have already passed, permits comparison of "commitments" and actuality. That comparison should raise eyebrows. <<Meeting Commitments The first release of WCDMA will still rely on circuit switched technology. That means that voice will be the same in 3G as it is in 2G today. We will reuse the GPRS core network in 3G and enhance it as the standards develop so that there is a steady transition towards more and more packet data in the network and even voice will eventually be packetized as IP Telephony becomes a reality. This will not happen overnight and there will still be a need for circuit switched components in the network. Timing will be everything in 3G. The networks have to be in place early so that validations can be performed. Integration and multi-vendor testing has to be planned and executed. GSM-3G-GSM handover has to be in place since people will not use a service that offers a reduction in the Quality of Service they are currently experiencing. Next year we will see the rapid growth of GPRS and the first 3G deliveries with open standards in the 1H 2001. Large-scale volume deliveries will start in 2H as we move into volume production. Mass-market commercial launch of 3G networks will be in 2002 and this is when 3G really starts to fly. To make that happens, Nokia says, "we have to deliver on our promises". >> Notice this was attributed to Nokia China. Is this the way Nokia plans to utilize its new CDMA licenses in China? <G> Suggest some updating would be useful to reflect new realities. Best. Chaz