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To: wonk who wrote (6454)	5/30/1998 9:19:00 AM
From: W.F.Rakecky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10227

ww.....knowing what you know.On a scale of 1 to 10. 10 being the highest. Where would you put NXTL? Technologically,marketabillity,and are we one step ahead of the next guy?

To: wonk who wrote (6454)	5/30/1998 11:10:00 AM
From: Al Gutkin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10227

Wireless: The question should also be: Is the spectrum interchangeable? The education you put forth is facinating, however, for stock valuation purposes, we should address the fear that this form of wireless may become obsolete before the entire system is complete. My uneducated question on this topic: If Nextel was to be acquired by another company, lets say cellular or SAT oriented, could Nextel's system be easily converted to another use? We can establish value easily using today's technical data, however, the field of communication is evolving almost as fast as the computer chip industry. Is Nextel's form of communication "forward thinking" or just based on todays technology? I'm long on Nextel, however, long term brings the above consideration to mind. Al G., I can solder and wire anything, read diagrams and schematics, yes, but theory, nah? Too much math.

To: wonk who wrote (6454)	5/31/1998 9:03:00 AM
From: Tony McFadden	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10227

Basically good info all through WW, except I'd omit the reuse factor when comparing technologies. I've worked on an analog system in Asia with a reuse of 5, I know of a GSM network in Malaysia with a reuse of 1 in selected areas, the GSM network I'm working on now has a BCCH reuse of 8 and a TCH reuse of 4, etc. The reuse used is soley dependent on the trade off you are willing to make between capacity and quality. Tony PS, email me at amcfadd@ibm.net. If you've been in RF for any more than 5 years, we probably know each other, or at lease have an acquaintance in common.