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To: foundation who wrote (27231)	9/27/2002 5:57:40 PM
From: foundation	Respond to of 196628

Was the 6650 tested on a wCDMA network? Only in NeverNeverNokiaLand could a single test base station be tortured into the definition of a network. Did Nokia's dress rehearsal confirm - in any way - that its 6650 can perform on a network? If the 6650 can, why didn't Vanjoki stick a handset in his pocket and take a short ride over to the other side of Helsinki, and prove it? Why stay cloistered in a safe sanctuary on the wrong side of town? Why hold the event in a area of Helsinki with no live 3G network? Or why not complete the infrastructure build around the site? Nokia had 6 month's notice. <g> Further, what if a 6650 were faced with the rare and unexpected challenge of two cell stations and a concurrent necessity to hand off? Did Nokia in any way prove handoff capability? Not that I read. Was there any confirmation of the ability to hand off between GPRS and the wCDMA test base station? Not that I read. ========== Following the press conference, various services were on display running on Sonera's GSM and GPRS networks. This is where it was proven that the 6650 does indeed work on a GSM network. Unstrung was also shown the handset working on "a UMTS network." Just which UMTS network depends on whom you talk to. Nokia stated that the handsets (one of which was stolen and then recovered!) were running on Sonera's live UMTS network. But talk to the poor guy having to actually show the media how it works, and he says that the "live" 3G network is on the other side of Helsinki, and that the connection to the 6650 is from a test base station. The live 3G network that will provide the public with UMTS access will be truly launched and open for public use "when there are enough phones," according to Sonera. Message 18043675