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To: pat mudge who wrote (27641)	10/22/1997 7:46:00 AM
From: Bob Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

[MSFT & GTE] Pat <<[MSFT in the C/O] Interesting article, including MSFT in the C/O. I've been told --- and have no way to confirm --- that MSFT may be involved in the GTE analyst meeting on Nov. 18. They were involved in both trial launches, so it's not a stretch to think they'd be there this time, too --- if ADSL's involved.>> I suspect Microsoft's appearance may also support GTE's Unified Messaging Service that they plan to roll-out in trials quite soon. This is what they jointly demo'd (at the MSFT booth) at Supercom..if you remember. Good concept...should be interesting. Bob

To: pat mudge who wrote (27641)	10/22/1997 9:06:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

[ Chat - What happened to my El Nino? ] Hi Pat & All, Four inches of the white stuff here last night. Early, even for us. What did you do to my El Nino? At least feel sorry for me. :-)) John

To: pat mudge who wrote (27641)	10/22/1997 9:55:00 AM
From: NYBellBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

Pat -- In 1992 & 1993 Telco Engineers could not get approval for SS7 because they could not make the NPV positive. Once finance listened and realized that SS7 was the building block for the future the financial people backed the funding. Financial people aren't stupid, we just need things explained in english so we can greese the skids. Microsoft in the CO -- Wow! this is better news than the $1B the invested in cable. RBOC COs are brick fortresses have plenty of room and have great facilities. Bring on Lucent/DSC/Westell&Amati. I'll take ATM, Frame Relay, Internet -- I'll take it all. Burp!!! Excuse Me. :) BellBoy

To: pat mudge who wrote (27641)	10/22/1997 11:23:00 AM
From: Chemsync	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

[Hong Kong---ON DEMAND] Full Commercial Launch in November. Interactive multimedia network in Hong Kong........... japanbiztech.com Multimedia Services to Debut in Hong Kong October 22, 1997 (HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong is set to become the first place in the world to have broad-based commercial broadband interactive multimedia services, according to William Lo, managing director of Hongkong Telecom IMS Ltd. Hongkong Telecom IMS is a subsidiary of Hongkong Telecom, which used to hold the monopoly on telecom services in the special administrative region of China. Trials of interactive TV (formerly known as video-on-demand) in 100 households began in July 1997 and music-on-demand was launched in September. The full commercial launch of the services is scheduled in November, when home shopping also will be available. This will be followed by the launch of network games in January 1998 and by home banking, ticketing services and broadband Internet services in March/April 1998. Lo said Hong Kong has favorable conditions for launching interactive multimedia services, such as its appropriate geographies and demographics, all-digital telecommunications infrastructure, sophisticated market demand and the absence of CATV operators. Interactive TV will be the core part of the new services. There will be 100-150 hours of video per week, of which 75 percent will be movies. The interactive multimedia services will be delivered to customers via a broadband ATM network operated by Hongkong Telecom. The fiber line will be connected to the bases of buildings and to homes via existing copper lines. The video is compressed and decompressed using MPEG II technology. Lo said that since its start in 1994, his company has invested HK$1 billion (US$130 million) in the project, including a HK$120 million Digital Media Center. He said interactive multimedia services are targeted mainly at the upper middle class as well as at businesses and enterprises. The target is 300,000 customers within two years. Charges initially have been fixed at a one-time installation fee of HK$300 (US$39), plus a monthly rental of more than HK$200, including the set-top box. Many of the services are available for free, but customers can expect to pay HK$20-30 for each movie they watch. Keyword: Digital Media Center Said to be the most advanced in Asia-Pacific region, the center is equipped with digital post-production facilities for audio and video editing and digital compression. This is where movies and other programs are compressed and decompressed before delivery to customers through the servers and the ATM network. (Keith Chan, Asia BizTech Correspondent)