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To: geworth who wrote (8607)	12/17/2001 8:53:50 PM
From: axial	Respond to of 16863

Hi, Gary - "...looks like the licenses are in the 24Ghz range..." Yup. LMDS, not MMDS : ( Thanks for the extra research... it was late when I found the link, and I didn't have time to follow it up. Wasn't trying to mislead - Geez, they could have made the NR a little clearer. I think we were all hoping for something better. Best regards, Jim

To: geworth who wrote (8607)	12/19/2001 12:57:24 AM
From: P2V	Respond to of 16863

The higher frequencies, such as the 24.5-29.5 GHz that Telia has won, are usually used for point-to-point high speed backhaul, but it appears that the intent here is to use them for last mile connections to businesses as well . Typically high frequency (expensive) radios are used for the backhaul in conjunction with products such as our license-exempt AWE products for the point-to-multipoint last mile connections. Such a system could be deployed in this case. Tele2 AB beat out Telia in the bid for the 3.4 GHz spectrum in Sweden, and, as you know, Tele2 has begun deploying our BWS 3000 W-OFDM product.

To: geworth who wrote (8607)	12/19/2001 12:58:13 AM
From: P2V	Respond to of 16863

RE The higher frequencies, such as the 24.5-29.5 GHz that Telia has won, are usually used for point-to-point high speed backhaul frequencies in this range equate to shorter wavelengths, which result in very poor building material penetration and inferiour Non Line Of Sight performance, .... when compared to the frequency operating range and operating characteristics of Wi-Lan's AWE and BWE equipments. These higher priced radios ,.. are primarily single carrier systems and usually are limited to Backhaul (line of sight) applications ... primarily because of those limitations. The other only possible Multi-subcarrier system, for that purpose ... would have been the Cisco Vector Ofdm products , which are being abandoned. Wi-Lan's (Multicode) spread spectrum and (Wideband) multi-subcarrier OFDM will give superior performance in the Last Mile, and at a greater reduced cost....