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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (15032)	9/9/2001 4:50:50 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

It appears that Nokia was one of the parties who insisted on making PBCCH mandatory on all GPRS mobiles. That being the case, it would seem that Nokia, as a presumptive market leader, should have taken steps to make sure testing and verification took place. As you know, it was suggested more than two years ago that there might be a possibility of making the PBCCH optional but at that time several operators and a number of manufacturers, including Nokia, insisted that the PBCCH had to be mandatory in all GPRS mobiles. Based on this decision companies have taken the necessary steps to implement support of the PBCCH, including the development of tests, in-house simulators, and IOT agreements to verify correct performance. As I have already said, it is unacceptable to now try and change the specifications in a way which unfairly prejudices against those companies that have invested in the tools, time, and resources, necessary to comply with the PBCCH. Like yourselves we all recognise the importance of both the BCCH and PBCCH to the success of GPRS and I am sure that with care the issue of testing can be handled without destabilising the Release '97 specification which we have all work so hard on elaborating. list.etsi.fr Now I know why you are so touchy about Motorola. Nice try, Illmarinen. It was incompetence on Nokia's and others' part. I take back the conspiracy theories. But what the heck, it's old news now. There'll be a solution tomorrow, no doubt. And I'm sure Nokia will be putting lots of GPRS phones on the shelves this Fall, forget the standards. They're adhered to so long as they don't interrupt business.