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To: scratchmyback who wrote (22841)	10/26/2002 3:18:13 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

The PBCCH problem and the EDGE/GSM problems are completely different in nature as one was a standards problem and the other is (or might) be a technical problem. Standards can be changed; technical problems have to be solved. I don't know if the melding difficulties between EDGE and GSM have been solved. I see that work is being done on them which seems promising. What I don't see is anyone trumpeting to the world that it has a working EDGE handset and that it will ship by x date. The business case for EDGE in Europe seems weak. The expense to implement it will be great for older GSM operators who do not have multi-mode infra. As for the ones with WCDMA licenses, they can get EDGE through their new infra, if they wish, but this will also cost them. No panacea. It might end up a niche North American product with a few spots of implementation worldwide.