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To: TobagoJack who wrote (57077)	12/9/2004 11:53:21 AM
From: brian h	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

"""You see, regarding CDMA/QCOM or whatever, it is not about the the speed, it is about coverage, roaming, features, value-added services, nifty accessories, and time to gratification.""" First a great list for your new purchase. Jay. Allow me to respond to Jay. Maurice. You points are all good except customers are not the ones who determine what tech stuffs you can have in telcomm. world except PC and PC accessories. Examples. Continue to have GSM, ADSL, Cable, Satellite TV, etc. 3G is not about speed only. 3G platform can get all the above goodies you mentioned just a bit later. Consumers get "speed" extra while operators get more capacities and recurring purchases from old and new customers. By 2008 (Bejing Olympic time) you have no choice but buying 3G phones unless you want to live in the past. I presume most of Hong Kongese are not. :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++ China Mobile eyes 3G and foreign alliance 2004-12-08 02:06:27 Xinhua English BEJIJNG, Dec. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- China Mobile may form a joint venture with British Virgin Group to provide mobile communication service. Virgin Group had earmarked US$300 million for a mobile phone joint venture in China, the world¡¯s largest mobile market by users, sources said. Virgin Group, whose mobile operations resell other carriers¡¯service under the Virgin brand, aims to have a 50-50 venture with a Chinese partner in operation in 12 to 18 months. Virgin Group was in talks with ¡°several companies¡±about a mobile phone venture in the mainland, but declined to name his potential partners in a country with more than 300 million cellular subscribers. China Mobile (Hong Kong) has about two-thirds of the market. In addition, China has nearly 75 million users of a low-cost limited-roaming service called ¡°Little Smart,¡±which is provided by fixed-line operators China Telecom and China Netcom and their respective parent firms. China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. the world¡¯s biggest carrier by subscribers, said Tuesday it could spend up to 110 billion yuan (US$13.29 billion) to build a nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile network. The company, which operates a 2G network in China, estimate a new 3G network would cost 100 million to 110 million yuan with a capacity of 70 million to 80 million users, a spokesman said. In August, the company said the cost of a 3G network could be about 60 billion yuan in the first two to three years, calling the figure a rough estimate. The latest 3G spending plan was the first offered by new chairman Wang Jianzhou since he recently took the helm of China Mobile under a broader leadership reshuffle at China¡¯s top three telephone companies. Wang was previously chairman of China Mobile¡¯s top rival, China Unicom Ltd. The company is expected to start building its network shortly after receiving a 3G licence from the government. Market watchers expect that to happen around the middle of next year. Shenzhen Daily-Agencies) english.sina.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (57077)	12/9/2004 2:00:36 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Jay, I'm delighted to see you swooping ever further, deeper and faster into cyberspace. Preparing yourself for your transition to the real thing [rant to Brianh here, which you might have already seen in the previous post Message 20842759 ] You are set for some fun in 2005. I am due for an upgrade too. A completely new generation of cyberspace equipment. Mainframe, Tablet and WiFi at home, with Harrier telecom.co.nz Tablet and WiFi on the hoof. There's some more new generation already under construction. Here's Tarken-san announcing my first grandchild's expected arrival in June: blog.livedoor.jp Here's cuz Kate's baby Jake blog.livedoor.jp So 2005 is set to be a good year. It and the new human generation burgeoning. The 20th century seemed fun at the time and so did the 19th century industrial revolution. Hah! They were trivial. Guess what Gramps will buy as a welcome to the world present [maybe not immediately].