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To: qdog who wrote (9300)	3/19/1998 7:33:00 AM
From: Raymond	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Ericsson is delivering Vaporware to NTT-Docomo! Not so bad for a company that started with CDMA a year ago after the big success of IS-95.It's strange that they are competent enough to do this when they are not competent enough to do IS-95.Strange also that NTT-Docomo is not pointing out that it's just vaporware.It looks like they think it is hardware and software.Maybe someone on this thread can inform them what it is. ERICSSON WORLD FIRST WITH MOBILE MULTIMEDIA EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM Ericsson has delivered a next-generation WCDMA experimental system for mobile communications to NTT DoCoMo, one of the largest mobile network operators in the world. Ericsson's experimental system has been thoroughly tested by NTT DoCoMo's technical experts, both at Ericsson's laboratories in Japan and Sweden and at NTT DoCoMo's laboratories in Japan. "We are very pleased with Ericsson's expertise in next-generation mobile systems. The delivery and successful acceptance test of the experimental system is an important step for both companies," says Takanori Utano, Executive Manager, Research and Development Department at NTT DoCoMo. "We are proud to deliver the world's first WCDMA experimental system to NTT DoCoMo, an operator determined to make mobile multimedia happen. With the overwhelming support from GSM operators in Europe, Asia and North America, WCDMA paves the way for a truly global next-generation standard," says $ke Persson, Vice President, Marketing and Sales at Ericsson Radio Systems. Ericsson's experimental system supports circuit and packet-switched wireless services at 384 kbps with wide-area coverage. NTT DoCoMo will use the system for demanding real-life tests and demonstrate new and innovative multimedia applications. Due to the huge interest in the development of next-generation mobile communications, NTT DoCoMo will invite network operators from all over the world to participate and have access to the results. Going forwards NTT DoCoMo will further enhance its experimental system, fully drawing on the expertise at Ericsson's new R&D center in Yokosuka, Japan, as well as Ericsson's global R&D resources in more than 20 countries. Wideband CDMA will support a wide range of new mobile multimedia services such as IP-based applications, video, high-speed data communications and other interactive services. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Morgan Bengtsson, President, Nippon Ericsson K.K. Tel. +81 3 3221 8200 $ke Persson, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Ericsson Radio Systems Tel. +46 8 404 4095, +46 70 542 9465 Eric @sterberg, Communications Director, Ericsson Business Area Mobile Systems Tel. +46 70 590 0599, +46 8 757 2159

To: qdog who wrote (9300)	3/20/1998 12:14:00 PM
From: Teegir	Respond to of 152472

GSM was intended to be 'rate adaptable' to ISDN, but never provide BRI interfaces - they envisioned 16kb channels compatible with 64kb ISDN bearers - that was a dream that they still dream - and they talk of aggregating channels to provide a wider data channel. The only problem is they would have to eliminate most voice users on the air today to do that (or get twice the spectrum they have now, equally unlikely). It is still years away to get any significant increase in data speeds. Look at CDPD to see how well 'data' applications have done - miserable!