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To: S100 who wrote (18690)	2/1/2002 12:46:47 PM
From: saukriver	Respond to of 196646

Although W-CDMA has so far dominated the more mature mobile markets . . . . Where?

To: S100 who wrote (18690)	2/1/2002 1:32:49 PM
From: Keith Feral	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196646

Evolution for the WCDMA community: 1) MSM 6XXX phones with WCDMA/CDMA2000 1X 2) Quasi or Self Synchronization of Base Stations 3) Standardization of upgrade pathway from 3GPP to include 1xEV, 1xEV DO, and 1xEV DV standards for wideband spectrum by 3GPP2. The GSM camp has chosen to start with the lowest hierarchy of the CDMA family - WCDMA. I would like to hear more from Qualcomm about the migration of WCDMA to higher levels of the CDMA evolutionary ladder. Upon conclusion of the 3GPP2, I guess the standardization of CDMA2000 1xEV for wideband spectrum will resolve any lingering issues - even if no single standard is agreed upon. In reality, the entry level rollout of WCDMA based on 3GPP should not be mocked any more than CDMA2000. CDMA2000 will evolve to 1xEV & 1xEV DV on the same 1.25 MHz carrier and 1xEV DO on a separate 1.25 MHz carrier (PCS and KDDI are a year behind Korea for the separate data only 1.25 MHZ carrier). WCDMA will undergo the same evolution for a 5 MHz carrier as WCDMA moves from initial speeds of 384 kbps to 2 Mbps. Whatever regional variations are permitted by 3GPP2, the new standard will allow an upgrade pathway from WCDMA to 1xEV, 1xEV DO, and 1xEV DV. Due to the absolute lack of compelling alternatives (EDGE), WCDMA has no choice but to use 1xEV, 1xEV DO, or 1xeV DV for capacity and data speed improvements. The gains in capacity and power consumption will be made all the more realistic by the new synchronization techniques for WCDMA base stations.