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To: elmatador who wrote (16596)	3/8/2002 7:25:05 AM
From: Steve Lee	Respond to of 74559

Are you attributing the proliferation of mobile phones in Europe to the choice of GSM rather than TDMA? I believe it is because in Europe we have more densely populated countries and higher cost of fixed line phones. When I am in the US, my UK phone roams fine on non-GSM networks (The call charges are incredibly high though compared to roaming in other parts of the world). I think it's more a case of economics/demographics than the technologies in use.

To: elmatador who wrote (16596)	3/8/2002 10:47:23 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi, elmat, What do you think the prospects are for the contenders? I think the only way the US can recover the leadership in mobiles is if MSFT defeats NOK. It seems to me that Nokia has lost its technological edge, and its pimping of technologies like GPRS and EDGE is one of the most counterproductive tactics I have seen taken by a major corporation in a leadership position. But I don't know if it will matter in the long run, when EDGE and GPRS and HSCD [sp.?] are long lost memories. We know that the US through Q owns every bit of the 3G air interface. It seems that the OS arena can live in a fragmented condition, unlike 3G which can handle only one or two versions of the air interface. Your astute observations welcomed.