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To: Keith Feral who wrote (19550)	2/25/2002 4:16:58 PM
From: jackmore	Respond to of 197214

Motorola Evaluates Chinese 3G date: February 25, 2002 - source: BWCS Motorola is partnering China Mobile in a joint study into the potential of third generation mobile services in the People’s Republic. According to the China EME newswire, Motorola will assist China’s largest mobile operator in identifying the most cost-effective 3G network infrastructure to deploy. The two companies will also look at suitable 3G applications and services for the Chinese market. At the end of 2001 China was home to 145 million mobile subscribers of which China Mobile controlled around 70 million. The Chinese government is currently evaluating three 3G technology options – GSM compatible wideband CDMA, cdma2000 and TD-SCDMA – and is expected to make a decision on its preferred technology later this year. However it is widely expected that the TD-SCDMA standard developed by Siemens and China’s Datang Telecommunications Technology & Industry Group will be chosen for at least one of China’s 3G licences, due to its low cost of deployment and local manufacturing connections. The government is expected to award between three and five 3G concessions by the end of 2002 but commercial 3G services are not expected to be introduced in China before 2005. 3gnewsroom.com

To: Keith Feral who wrote (19550)	2/25/2002 4:23:36 PM
From: Kayaker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197214

It is a 3 year trend of capacity and speed enhancements.....Eventually, it will replace all forms of voice and data access since you will be able to enjoy the benefits at a price that you can't even notice anytime of the day, regardless of location. I wish I could see what you see. I'm sure the pricing WILL become more attractive as the more efficient technologies are rolled out, but I still can't see wireless ever replacing wireline. I could certainly see it if there was unlimited spectrum available. Even with the capacity doubling and the faster speeds, if you look at a city like NY or LA, I just can't see that there will be sufficient spectrum available, at least not for laptops; particularly given that the internet is more and more data intensive with fancier graphics files and full motion video. PS. Nice hockey game yesterday. We sure whomped your butts! Canada rules! <g>