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To: golfinvestor who wrote (103215)	8/23/2001 12:24:17 PM
From: golfinvestor	Respond to of 152472

ITU says Qualcomm CDMA fast enough to be 3G By George A. Chidi (IDG) -- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ratified the CDMA2000 1x EV-DO standard for wireless telecommunication as a 3G (third-generation) technology, giving Qualcomm a boost in the battle between its version of next-generation CDMA (code division multiple access) technology and the W-CDMA system, which builds on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networking standards. There are various flavors of CDMA technology used by cellular service providers for their developing 3G wireless networks. CDMA2000 1x had been considered a 2.5G standard -- faster than existing networks but not meeting the ITU's requirements for 3G. The latest evolution of CDMA2000, CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (CDMA 1x evolution-data only), boosts transmission speeds to 3G status. Sprint made a 2.4Mbps wireless data call under laboratory test conditions in April, using equipment from Lucent Technologies that was based on the Qualcomm CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology. Qualcomm is struggling to gain market acceptance for its CDMA2000 technology as a standard for 3G wireless networking. W-CDMA, already accepted as the basis for upcoming implementation of 3G wireless technology throughout Europe and in Japan, is emerging as Qualcomm's main competition. W-CDMA uses a backbone network that is derived from an evolution of the GSM standard. About four times as many networks worldwide use GSM networking technology instead of Qualcomm technology, according to Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDMA Development Group, a trade association of more than 100 CDMA equipment manufacturers, including both Qualcomm and its 3G rivals, Nokia and L.M. Ericsson Telephone. The ITU is a specialized agency of the United Nations, responsible for overseeing international standards for communication for phones and radio. Most of the world's telephone companies follow its standards. Ken Mages 24 Hour Pager 888.763.5842 eFax 603.388.8050