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To: kech who wrote (39032)	1/30/2004 2:06:21 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197032

Hmm that is the first I had heard about 5 Mhz possibly opening up at 800 mhz? Where did you hear that? The situation is actually worse....they need 10Mhz since W-CDMA needs 5MHz for both the up and downlinks. However, I dont think that any of the European operators are hurting for spectrum in rural areas. According to this, Vodafone UK has 45MHz nationwide in the UK. That compares to the US, where the best operators only have an average of 30MHz. coai.com How much of that spectrum can possibly be in use in the rural areas? I know that GSM isnt as efficient as CDMA but since it manages to provide coverage in London with 45MHz, I would imagine that quite a bit of spectrum is unutilized in towns with populations of less than 50,000 (or on rural highways). It would seem impossible to me for them not to have at least 10Mhz available in these areas. Of course, this is just my speculation. Vodafone hasnt indicated how they are going to provide rural coverage....I just think that those operators that dont go with EDGE, will eventually follow the same path as Docomo (who plans on using 800MHz W-CDMA infrastructure in '05). Slacker