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To: qveauriche who wrote (120205)	6/12/2002 11:45:24 AM
From: Dexter Lives On	Respond to of 152472

qvr, The consumer tastes vary dramatically by region. What works in one country may not be right for another. A couple of points about 1X: 1) it's not 3g (broadband), no matter what labels they care to attach 2) watch the US rollout and uptake - I think you'll be surprised at how weak demand will be (North Americans want to view information differently than Europe/Asia - more graphics oriented - at least mainstream users) 3) the consumer market needs something to get excited about - like videophones or multicast TV to reasonable-sized devices - "3g" can't deliver... Re: China - they are taking a nationalistic approach of building a broadband network by 2008. Why spend billions building networks that won't fit the bill. With a centralized approach, until someone (new OMA group?) comes up with a comprehensive broadband network solution, progress will be stunted. JMHO. Rob