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To: foundation who wrote (32763)	2/23/2003 5:05:17 PM
From: John Biddle	Respond to of 196830

CorDect Order Books Full With Contracts For Over 2 M Lines Padmaja Shastri financialexpress.com Chennai: For CorDect, the indigenously developed Dect-based wireless in local loop (WLL) technology, the mega orders have finally started rolling in. First, Reliance announced its major order of 15 lakh CorDect lines across the country in the next two to three years. And now, after a test-run with 25,000 CorDect systems in 24 cities across nine states for over an year, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has recently awarded a contract for over 5.7 lakh CorDect lines. CorDect, the wireless access system for last mile connectivity, has been jointly developed by Chennai-based Midas Communication Technologies Pvt Ltd and Telecommunications and Computer Network Group (TENET) at IIT-Chennai. The BSNL contract is worth around Rs 700 crore and is divided among Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL), Indian Telephone Industries Ltd (ITI), Electronic Corporation of India (ECI), Shyam Telecom and Hindustan Teleprinters Ltd (HTL). While Indian Telephone Industries Ltd and Electronic Corporation of India Ltd have to supply 2.34 lakh lines between them, HFCL has bagged 1.92 lakh lines, Shyam 96,000 lines and HTL 55,000 lines. The installation of these lines in parts of Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab will be taken care of by HFCL, whereas Shyam will cater to the connections in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Chattisgarh. HTL will supply to Gujarat, Orissa and Chennai and between them ITI and ECI will handle Karnataka, Rajasthan and some locations in Maharashtra. The BSNL contract for CorDect systems is mainly for smaller towns and rural areas in these states, according to Midas Communications director Shirish B Purohit. The WLL (wireless in local loop) system has been specially designed to suit the diverse/extreme weather and climatic conditions in various parts of India, he said. Incidentally, all the new CorDect systems being supplied to BSNL will allow simultaneous transmission of both voice and data (Internet). The CorDect systems with which BSNL was experimenting so far were ?voice only? systems. This is because though Midas had developed the improved version six months ago, it received the Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) approval for it only six months ago. At present, there are a little over one lakh CorDect lines operating in the country. Of them, MTNL has deployed 35,000 lines, BSNL - 25,000 lines, Shyam Telelink - 27,000 lines and HFCL Infotel - 18,000 lines. CorDect also has a presence abroad with 50,000 working lines and around two lakh lines under implementation. The countries it has forayed into so far include Iran, Egypt, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia and Brazil.

To: foundation who wrote (32763)	2/24/2003 7:32:22 AM
From: foundation	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196830

China Unicom to begin building 3rd-phase of CDMA network this yr - president AFX - Asia February 24, 2003 BEIJING (XFN) - China United Telecommunications Corp (China Unicom) will begin building the third-phase of its CDMA network this year, with a planned capacity of 13 mln subscribers for the project, the Beijing Morning Post quoted China Unicom's president Wang Jianzhou as saying. Wang said each of the company's first and second-phase projects of its CDMA network has a capacity of 15 mln subscribers. He said China Unicom will largely develop both its GSM and CDMA networks this year, and try to make the company's ends meet for its CDMA businesses in 2003. He also said China Unicom will encourage some provincial branches, especially in coastal Chinese provinces, to generate more profits this year. China Unicom and US-based QUALCOMM Inc (NASDAQ QCOM) will start the world's first trial of GSM1x technology in the eastern province of Jiangsu, which will allow GSM users to access the high-speed data services of China Unicom's CDMA2000 1X network and speed up the commercial availability of GSM/CDMA dual-mode handsets. The trial, which is being conducted in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu and scheduled to begin formal operations in the second quarter, will eventually enable China Unicom's GSM customers to enjoy roaming services between CDMA and GSM networks by using a SIM-enabled dual-mode GSM/CDMA handset. China Unicom Ltd (HK 0762; NYSE CHU), a Hong Kong listed arm of China Unicom, is a component stock of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com

To: foundation who wrote (32763)	6/4/2003 11:37:34 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Respond to of 196830

Pele-Phone: We don’t want 3G frequencies globes.co.il Pele-Phone bought the UMTS 3G frequencies 18 months ago for $55 million. Efi Landau 3 Jun 03 19:33 Pele-Phone has officially notified the Ministries of Finance and Communications that it does not want to keep the UMTS 3G frequencies it bought 18 months ago for $55 million. In the letter, Pele-Phone CEO Yacov Gelbard outlined the use of UMTS frequencies worldwide, and its effect on the Israeli market. He said no existing cellular telephone could use both CDMA and UMTS technology. Pele-Phone currently uses a CDMA network. Gelbard told “Globes” that the company proposed two alternatives to the government. Either returning the frequencies to the state in exchange for a refund, or maintaining the current situation, with Pele-Phone not paying a fee for the frequencies. He said Pele-Phone would not need the frequencies for at least three or four years. Ministry of Communications director general Ure Olenek said in response, “We will hold a meeting with the Budget Division and Accountant General soon to coordinate a position. The matter affects both the communications market and state revenues. The 3G tenders committee was a joint committee of both ministries, and I believe we’ll reach a common position.” Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on June 3, 2003