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To: Harvey Rosenkrantz who wrote (5075)	10/29/1997 9:57:00 AM
From: Jim Lurgio	Respond to of 152472

Telecom Italia Breaks Ranks To Back Japanese 3G Standard By Jeremy Scott-Joynt 28-OCT-97 Telecom Italia Mobile, Italy's largest mobile operator, has become the first European operator to reveal its hand and back one of the candidates for Europe's next-generation mobile system. TIM, a subsidiary of recently-privatized Telecom Italia, signed a memorandum of understanding with NTT's subsidiary NTT DoCoMo saying the Italian company will help DoCoMo win the standardization battles for its wideband CDMA standard. W-CDMA, the companies said, should be the air interface for a next-generation system which could work across both Europe and Asia, and should be backwards-compatible with GSM to ensure a smooth transition and a maximum takeup. Europe is about to start making the final decisions on which of five proposals will become the Europe-wide Universal Mobile Telecoms System. The European Telecoms Standards Institute (ETSI) will begin final deliberations in December, with a decision expected by March at the latest. European vendors, in the shape of Ericsson and Nokia, have already rallied behind W-CDMA, along with Lucent and Motorola. The leading competitor to W-CDMA is a hybrid CDMA/TDMA standard developed by a consortium of Nortel, Alcatel, Siemens and Italtel. Bosch and - in an attempt to hedge its bets - Motorola joined the group last week. Claire McCarthy, senior consultant at London-based telecoms consultancy Ovum, said there were powerful arguments for both standards - many of them political rather than technical. "With backing from Ericsson and Nokia - and Ericsson has something like 60% of Europe's equipment market - that's powerful endorsement for W-CDMA," she said. "But the hybrid approach has support from France and Germany, both of which are have significant lobbying power in ETSI, and that will strengthen their hand." As for why TIM should be the first to break cover, she suggested the company might well have an eye to the future. "Ericsson's argument is that W-CDMA will be a global standard. So TIM could well be looking at it from a broader, global strategy perspective." Telecom Italia was close to AT&T, she pointed out, whose WorldPartners alliance included 12 Asian carriers including NTT, KDD, Hong Kong Telecom and SingTel. TIM and DoCoMo are the two biggest mobile operators in the world. DoCoMo dominates the Japanese mobile market, with over 10 million of Japan's 21 million cellular users on its books. TIM, with 8 million customers, is still managing to fight off competition from Olivetti-owned Omnitel Pronto Italia. For DoCoMo and Japan in particular, W-CDMA is of vital importance to cement Japan's place at the top table of telecoms standards. Japan's previous attempts - the personal digital cellular (PDC) system now used by 90% of cellular subscribers and the shorter-range personal handyphone system (PHS), with 7 million customers - have failed to garner international support. With W-CDMA, though, Japan believes it can lead standards across Asia, and to secure European support for its plans would boost that aim immeasurably. Indeed, some analysts believe that to that end NTT will soon move away from PDC altogether, in favor of following Europe towards a common GSM-type architecture for the next generation. 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To: Harvey Rosenkrantz who wrote (5075)	10/29/1997 10:32:00 AM
From: Jim Lurgio	Respond to of 152472

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1997-- Wideband cdmaOne(TM) Plays Key Role in New Third Generation Wireless Family Concept At the First Annual CDMA European Regional Congress in London, England, the CDMA Development Group (CDG) today expressed support for the IMT-2000 Family of Systems Concept for third generation wireless standards. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) proposed the concept to establish commonality and facilitate global roaming between the various third generation technologies now emerging around the world. At present, Asia, Europe, and North America are witnessing the emergence of several different third generation standards. Many of these standards are based on two major network platforms, TIA EIA IS-41 with 79 million subscribers worldwide and GSM MAP with over 55 million subscribers. The IMT-2000 family of systems concept provides a model for integrating the emerging regional groups of third generation wireless standards into a seamless global network. The family of systems concept outlines three requirements of wireless standards now to be included in the family of systems. First, a "family member" must demonstrate a clear migration path to converge with other third generation systems. Second, the system must incorporate an air-interface standard that is compliant with IMT-2000 requirements. Third, the system must have a core network, such as IS-41 or GSM MAP that can interface with other family member networks to enable global roaming capabilities. This actually means all core networks will eventually interwork to support global roaming. By outlining the specification services that the IMT-2000 systems must support, the family of systems concept allows vendors and operators to continue to meet specific market needs. At the same time, the concept will lead to convergence and the achievement of global roaming capabilities. "The CDMA Development Group fully supports the IMT-2000 family of systems concept," said Perry LaForge, executive director for the CDG. "Given the emergence of various third generation air-interface approaches, the family of systems concept will allow us to achieve convergence and global roaming goals as set forward by the ITU." The CDG and its member companies have played an active role in drafting and submitting contributions to the IMT-2000 family of systems concept. The CDG's Advanced Systems Team has contributed to the ITU's "Framework for IMT-2000 Networks" document. Also, the Advanced Systems Team is participating in efforts by the ITU and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to develop IMT-2000 standards. The CDMA Development Group (CDG) is a nonprofit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne. The 81 member companies of the CDG includes many of the world's largest operators and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of cdmaOne features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. Currently there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on cdmaOne-related matters. For more information about the CDG, contact Christine Bock of the CDG News Bureau at 714/374-3530, ext. 11, e-mail chrisbock@bockpr.com or visit the CDG website at cdg.org . CONTACT: CDG News Bureau Christine Bock or Valerie Christopherson 714/374-3530 Fax: 714/374-3534 chrisbock@bockpr.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA NEW YORK BW0074 OCT 29,1997

To: Harvey Rosenkrantz who wrote (5075)	10/29/1997 11:19:00 AM
From: Jim Lurgio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Pilipino Telephone's New Network Goes Live in November By Alex B. Reyes at Bloomberg 23-OCT-97 The Pilipino Telephone Corp., or Piltel, said it will switch on its 5 billion peso ($143 million) digital network next month, boosting capacity by a third and reducing fraud in its cellular phone network. Piltel, the Philippines' second-largest provider of mobile phone service, said the new system uses code-division multiple-access, or CDMA, a U.S. standard that provides clearer transmissions and lower costs per subscriber than the current analog set-up. With CDMA, developed by San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc., capacity will rise to 800,000 from 600,000. "Our CDMA digital technology will provide voice and call quality and connection that can match that of a land line," said Piltel President Ramon Cojuangco Jr., in a statement. Piltel's current system has been vulnerable to "cloning"-- the unauthorized use of a line by illegally decoding and copying analog signals. Its subscriber base shrank to 310,000, from 425,000 in December, as it disconnected cloned lines and legitimate subscribers fled to other phone companies. Cloning incidents, which reached 20,000 a month last year, were down to less than 1,000 in August, the company said. Piltel's migration to the new system is a bet that CDMA, with its promise of lower costs and better transmission quality, will give it the edge over rival Smart Communications Inc. Smart, the country's largest mobile phone company, with more than 550,000 subscribers, has chosen the Global System for Mobile communications, or GSM, standard. Piltel shares fell 0.40 peso to 9.10 on the Philippine Stock Exchange today. Related Stories Stories Related by Keyword Related Stories Piltel Rolls Out Phone Cards to Win Back Market Share Controversy Mars Pilipino License Award Stories Related by Keyword Information : info@total.emap.com URL : totaltele.com