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To: Eric L who wrote (53908)	4/29/2003 11:02:17 AM
From: Jim Mullens	Respond to of 54805

Eric, thanks for your reply. You say >>” Much of the 3GSM WCDMA infrastructure has NOT been deployed. As a matter of plain and simple fact only a miniscule amount of the infrastructure necessary to eventually support 3G buildouts has been deployed to date, or will be deployed this year. That is the reason that the infra king announced this morning that sales fell 35 percent over the year-earlier period and will finish this year with 50% of the staff they employed 30 months ago.”<< Thanks for correcting me. I should have made myself clearer. Would these be more accurate statements? A large amount has been spent to date on WCDMA infrastructure build out, but an even larger amount remains. A great number of WCDMA operators have delayed further infrastructure expenditures awaiting for the technology to mature. A prime example being Sonera in Finland which was to be in commercial operation in 2002 using only Nokia infrastructure, but has been delayed awaiting technology solutions to correct its various problems. Because of ongoing WCDMA technology problems (infrastructure and handset), the original infrastructure cost to deploy such WCDMA networks has increased significantly. Most WCDMA operators are now awaiting proof of successful operation of the trial WCDMA networks before resuming larger infrastructure expenditures. The “infra king” (Nokia) has had to reduce its infra staff by 50% in part because it has failed to provide a working WCDMA technology to its customers on time and within budget and as a result is seeing contracts terminated or future contracts being awarded to its competitors. Your input ( and corrections) are always appreciated and useful in helping me understand this complex world of wireless. Thanks- jim