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To: brian h who wrote (10714)	5/18/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: bananawind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Brian... The Lucent announcement re DDI/IDO trials for 3G cdmaOne is a little strange following on the heels of MOT's similar announcement last week (see below). Either DDI/IDO is setting up competitive trials using both, or (shock) they've got MOT as the system installer, general contractor or whatever, and insisted on LU equipment. (MOT is the supplier of their first gen cdma systems that are in process of being installed now). Any way you slice it, looks like a knock on MOT ala BellAtlantic problems in US. Can anyone fill out the picture here? -JLF DDI/IDO Select Motorola CIG To Deploy Third Generation cdma2000 Trial System ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.--May 13, 1998--Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG) announced today that it has been selected by two of Japan's leading cellular service providers to deploy a trial version Third Generation Code Division Multiple Access (cdma2000) wireless system. In a joint announcement earlier today in Japan, the two cellular operators, DDI and IDO, said the trial system, also known as Wideband cdmaOne(TM), will be based in the country's Kanto region. DDI and IDO will operate under an experimental license in the 2 GHz frequency band, which is part of the proposed IMT-2000 frequency band reserved for worldwide wireless use. The system will be used to study the advanced capabilities of wireless technology proposed for the next generation of wireless networks targeted for commercial availability in 2001. Construction is set to begin immediately. The goal of the system trial is to evaluate, research and develop the cdma2000 wireless transmission method which has follow-on compatibility with cdmaOne, the method on which DDI and IDO are currently working together to achieve seamless, country-wide service. Last year, Motorola CIG was awarded a contract by DDI and IDO to deploy a nationwide cdmaOne network. Motorola CIG is a primary contractor to DDI and IDO in this research and development initiative. As a systems integrator, Motorola CIG is working with NEC, and specifically, NEC's NEAX 61 Sigma platform for portions of the experimental system. Ron Hamma, vice president and general manager of Motorola CIG's Japan Cellular Infrastructure Division, expressed how pleased he is to continue the team effort with DDI and IDO in the deployment of cdma2000 networks and in the development of Third Generation wireless products and services. "Motorola CIG is committed to the current evolution of Second Generation cdma2000 networks to promote the best possible Third Generation solution, and this trial is a key element of our strategy," Hamma continued