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To: Caxton Rhodes who wrote (7941)	2/4/1998 11:13:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Wednesday, Feb 4 1998 11:02PM EST DDI Corp's (9433.T) honorary chairman Kazuo Inamori said on Monday DDI would be willing to adopt the widely recognised W-CDMA third-generation cellular phone standard if the technology was free. "We are willing to adopt the W-CDMA standard and are ready to invest in the facilities in 2000 or afterwards provided the technology is open and fair competition is secured," Inamori told reporters. Fair enough too. I've been thinking of adopting Lexus as my third generation transportation auto standard provided they supply it free. I'll pay for the steel, glass, parts and labor if they use their know- how at no charge to design and build it. Inamori is just talking intellectual property rather than material property - being perhaps unable to see the similarities between the two. It's such fun watching everyone waiting to see what Qualcomm will do with its patents - will they gift it to the GSM crowd, license free and thumb their nose at their early supporters who carried the can for 9 years? Unlikely. Best to leave the 3G on the shelf for another few months and quietly go on developing their own 3G solution then offer it on a royalty basis to the UMTL crowd. Of course with real-time pricing built in = multimedia phones are going to be frequency greedy and frequency is far from free yet so "CURRENT PRICE IS ..." will be an essential customer service right there on the display. Valueman, you left off a component of my negotiation with the parking attendant - I'll phone his boss on my cdmaOne phone which I'll rent at LAX [hopefully] and tell him the guy should be at the beach on reduced pay while the parking lot is empty. Looking forwards to visiting Qualcomm again. I haven't been there since June 1994. I'll bring a half-G of sherry but expect to do some fleecing when in USA rather than supply local sheep. Tarken will probably have a red , yellow, black and green crocheted hat on but I'm sure we'll be conspicuous in some way. Probably looking lost and confused. Told you so - years ago Dow 8000 Feb 1998 Remember: Dow 16000 Feb 2002 [predicted in 1995 at 4600 as was 8000 for now] Hoping to see some of you in San Diego. Buy Sheep, Sell Deer! Mqurice PS: I hear Globalstar only have 4 solid motors on the bird and it is not very stable sitting by itself. They doubt if they will even roll the tower back. 24 hour turnaround with Fri looking better. Windy as Wellington. Bernie S. plans to swoop in to watch the launch. Good for him!

To: Caxton Rhodes who wrote (7941)	2/5/1998 7:06:00 AM
From: qdog	Respond to of 152472

Haven't these folks heard of nexgen flying herring????????? Wednesday February 4, 11:53 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Northern Telecom Limited Guatemala Phone Operator Selects Nortel (Northern Telecom) to Expand Network $US 72 Million Project to Add Up to 150,000 CDMA Digital Wireless PCS Lines SUNRISE, Fla., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ - Guatemala's capital city will be the first to benefit from more readily available voice, data and enhanced calling services with a planned 150,000-subscriber expansion of the Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (Telgua) network. Construction on the $US 72 million project, which will feature 1900 MHz CDMA wireless infrastructure from Nortel (Northern Telecom), is set to begin in Guatemala City in the first quarter 1998. Subsequent phases will add coverage in key regions throughout Guatemala including Puerto Barrios, Quetzaltenango, Escuintla and Puerto Quetzal. The new Nortel CDMA digital PCS network will provide both Nortel Proximity C fixed wireless access and mobile telephone services, supported from an integrated platform. The project is part of Telgua's plans to significantly grow its existing 430,000 network. ''Nortel's digital wireless technology will help us address the country's unsatisfied demand for modern telephony services in a cost-effective fashion,'' said Alfredo Guzman, general manager, Telgua. ''The short lead time required to implement the project and the success of our past ventures with Nortel were also important factors in our selection,'' Guzman said. Nortel CDMA digital wireless network solutions - deployed in more than 40 cities around the world - offer superior audio quality, enhanced calling features, value-added services and proven performance and reliability. Telgua will initially deploy voice switch-based services such as call waiting, calling line ID, credit card calling, and call forwarding, and will eventually be able to offer its customers advanced data services as well. ''Telgua's customer base will enjoy the same quality provided by Nortel wireless solutions throughout the world,'' said Dan Hunt, president, Nortel CALA (Caribbean and Latin America). ''This award, along with recent Nortel wireless wins in Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and Uruguay, further demonstrates operator confidence in Nortel's wireless solutions,'' Hunt said. Nortel works with customers in more than 150 countries to design, build and integrate their communications products and advanced digital networks. Customers include public and private institutions; Internet service providers; local, long-distance, cellular mobile and PCS communications companies; cable television companies; and utilities. Nortel's research capabilities around the world include a network of research and development facilities, affiliated joint ventures, and other collaborations fostering innovative product development and advanced design research in 16 countries. Nortel had 1997 revenues of $US 15.5 billion and has approximately 73,000 employees worldwide. SOURCE: Northern Telecom Limited