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To: Eric L who wrote (16600)	11/16/2001 7:53:19 AM
From: JohnG	Respond to of 34857

SK Telecom Unveils World's First (1xevdo) Trial Run of New Generation Phone By Kim Deok-hyun Staff Reporter From Bem Garrett -- 1XEV-DO Rules!! SK Telecom, a leading mobile phone carrier, launched yesterday a new breed of wireless phone services that feature futuristic mobile technology. The world's first trial services of new generation wireless mobile phones, based on the tongue-twister CDMA2000 1x EV-DO standard, began yesterday in the Seoul area and some neighboring cities, according to the SK Telecom. CDMA2000 is a radio interface technology offering a simple and cost- effective evolutionary step to a third-generation (3G) network. The 1x EV- DO service is the second phase of CDMA2000, optimized for an efficient, best-effort approach to delivering data. ``The trial launch comes six to 12 months ahead of foreign competitors, which are scheduled to unveil their CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services between late 2002 and early 2003,'' said SK Telecom Vice President Kim Il-joong. In a statement, the company said its subscribers could now access the high- speed Internet through their mobile handsets. Company spokesperson Kwon Chul-keun said that SK Telecom is hoping the new wireless phones will become the portable wireless computers of the future, specializing in the mobile Internet, corporate data transmissions and electronic commerce. SK Telecom has also promised full commercial service for the Seoul area by next March. The service coverage will be extended to 26 other cities by the end of April. For the first-ever trial services of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO, which offers a data throughput peak rate of 2.4 mega bits per second, SK Telecom has negotiated with mobile phone manufacturers in and out of the country, including Samsung Electronics, SK Teletech _ a mobile manufacturing arm of SK Telecom _ and U.S. equipment maker GTRAN. As early as next month, SK Telecom will launch a PCMCIA-based data communications service that use GTRAN's gadgets. The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) is an industry group organized in 1989 to promote standards for a credit card-size device that would fit into a personal computer, usually a notebook. Among the new options open to the next generation wireless phones will be the ability to send e-mail, consult bank accounts, restaurant guides or play games on a mobile handset as well as take or receive calls at the same time. ÀÔ·Â½Ã°£ 2001/11/16 17:19 hankooki.com ---------- 5 months early... not bad. Nokia and 3GPP (and the DUCKS) fear do most. They should. They disparage the technology, and pray thay there is no adoption of EV until dv... Because, in the war for mindshare, the fiction of 3GPP technologic parity is utterly destroyed. This PR is for the DUCKS... may they choke on it.

To: Eric L who wrote (16600)	11/16/2001 8:11:42 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

re: Nationwide VoiceStream "iStraem" GPRS (Flash Demo Available) Flash Demo: Take the iStreamProduct Tour (requires Flash Player) voicestream.com >> VoiceStream Launches High-Speed Wireless Web Service Jay Wrolstad Wireless NewsFactor November 16, 2001 iStream subscribers can access AOL Instant Messenger service; Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes e-mail, contacts and calendar; and up to 10 Internet e-mail accounts. VoiceStream is rolling out high-speed mobile Internet access -- including e-mail and instant messaging service -- across the United States. Announcing the launch Wednesday, the company said its new iStream "always on" network operates at 40 kilobits per second (kbps), which is comparable to the average home dial-up Internet connection and considerably faster than the 9.6 kbps offered by most competing wireless networks. The new network is based on GPRS (general packet radio service) technology, an extension of VoiceStream's GSM (global system for mobile communications)-based wireless network. Phones by Motorola VoiceStream, which operates the largest GSM network in the United States, said iStream will cost US$2.99 per month and will be available on the $50 Motorola T193 Internet-enabled phone being produced for the carrier. This GPRS phone features voice dialing, SMS (short message service) capability and a 100-entry phone book. By adding iStream to their monthly voice plan, VoiceStream customers with Internet-compatible handsets can gain access to AOL Instant Messenger service; Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes e-mail, contacts and calendar; and up to 10 Internet e-mail accounts, thanks to ViAir's WirelessInbox software. VoiceStream also is offering iStream service for laptops and PDAs running Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system through a connection with the Motorola P280 mobile phone. This next-generation handset, designed by Motorola for the business market and for globetrotters, employs GPRS technology used in more than 80 countries and features GSM tri-band technology. Roaming Agreement Reached VoiceStream, a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, said it has established a roaming agreement with Microcell Solutions, Canada's largest GSM/GPRS service provider, to offer a high-speed mobile data network throughout North America for Fido and VoiceStream customers. "VoiceStream's wireless data service combines mobility with Internet functionality to give customers compelling, high-speed features and services," said Cole Brodman, VoiceStream's senior vice president of product management. "We are taking this ease-of-use advantage and making it benefit the customer with pricing plans based on how much information is sent and received, not the connect time to access it," Brodman added. "Wireless Internet users have traditionally been charged for every minute they were connected to the Internet. Given slow network speeds, costs could be considerable, and users could economize only by limiting their time online. Faster, 'always on' iStream service makes all that obsolete." << - Eric -