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To: LarsA who wrote (26036)	11/18/2003 10:04:23 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 34857

IJ must be pleased that he was wrong! You can nail IJ for a lot of things....but the accuracy of his prediction about W-CDMA's rollout isnt one of them. The quote that Eric showed was from February 2001. I can guarantee that he ended up being more right than any of the other major wireless CEO's were predicting at the time (what was Jorma predicting?). Also, there are a couple of different versions of that story. In some, he says 2004/2005. I believe that the words "commercial quantities" of W-CDMA equipment might also have been added as a qualifier when follow up questions were later asked. In any case, in the months after that original statment, there are numerous conferences/interviews where IJ is directly quoted as saying "commericial quantities in 2004/2005". One of the people that turned out to be wrong was me. I was predicting that we would see small quantities in '02, with some real launches by the 4th quarter of '03. Oops...should have listened to IJ. Slacker

To: LarsA who wrote (26036)	11/18/2003 5:20:11 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 34857

Let There Be Light ... and there was Nationwide EDGE. Webcast on now: Nokia handsets featured ... mms://wm9.bur.synccast.com/demo/streamplanet/att.wma. "Average wireless data card speeds exceeding 100 kbps with bursts up to 200 kbps ... ... Nationwide" New (WAP 2.0) mMode plan to be announced in a matter of days. Some fun shots by John Zeglis at Sprint PCS' "in your face" advertising campaign stressing comparative speeds of 1xRTT v. GPRS (but not EGPRS) ... >> AT&T Takes To EDGE Brad Smith Wireless Week November 18, 2003 tinyurl.com AT&T Wireless Chairman and CEO John Zeglis used Comdex as a platform today to announce that the carrier has started offering EDGE capabilities across its national GSM/GPRS network. Zeglis said the capabilities are available to anyone using the GSM/GPRS network, which covers 6,500 cities and 215 million people. EDGE, which stands for enhanced data rates for global evolution, provides data access at speeds of 100 to 130 kilobits per second. AT&T Wireless also introduced a Sony Ericsson GC-82 modem card that subscribers can use to connect their laptops via EDGE to the Internet or corporate intranets. The card is being sold for $149.99, after a rebate, to business customers signing a two-year contract. Outside the EDGE coverage areas the modem operates on the GPRS network. The carrier has an unlimited data plan at $79.99 a month. In addition to the modem card, AT&T Wireless said subscribers could use the Nokia 6200 EDGE phone for wireless laptop connectivity. More EDGE phones are coming, including the Motorola T725 and Nokia 3200, the carrier said. "EDGE gives customers a much-enhanced wireless experience, providing data speeds dramatically faster than 'so-called' 3G services offered by other wireless companies," said Zeglis, who delivered a keynote address at the Las Vegas Comdex show. "It boosts the efficiency of a business' work force by giving mobile employees fast and easy access to the same business applications they have in their office. EDGE speeds will make it simpler for people to be as productive when they are on the go as they are in their home or office." AT&T Wireless said EDGE also is available in Puerto Rico and Bermuda, and it plans to deploy EDGE throughout its properties in the Caribbean in the near future. In addition, the company said, Rogers AT&T Wireless has added EDGE capability in the Greater Vancouver area and will deploy EDGE throughout its Canada-wide network beginning next year. << - Eric -