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To: arun gera who wrote (13054)	7/28/1998 10:44:00 AM
From: SKIP PAUL	Respond to of 152472

Vendors collaborate to push CDMA for Internet access By Marc Ferranti September 22, 1997 3Com, Qualcomm, and Unwired Planet last week announced an alliance to promote CDMA wireless technology as an attractive, alternative way to connect to the Internet. The companies announced they are using quick net connect technology, which extends the capabilities of the standard IS-99 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) circuit switched data protocol, as a means of letting digital Internet connections be established in 3 seconds to 6 seconds. The technology also provides for connection speeds comparable to packet-data-based services, officials said. Quick net connect was developed by 3Com and digital phone maker Qualcomm. They have been working together and with other manufacturers to develop CDMA standards. The quick net connect technology has the potential to offer speeds faster than those most people are accustomed to when using modems and land-line telephones and will be available first to users of Unwired Planet's UP.Browser software on Qualcomm CDMA telephones. However, other wireless carriers also plan to use the quick net connect technology, officials at the three companies said. They did not specify which other carriers had plans for the new CDMA technology. 3Com Corp., in Santa Clara, Calif., can be reached at 3com.com. Qualcomm Inc., in San Diego, can be reached at qualcomm.com. Unwired Planet Inc., in Redwood Shores, Calif., can be reached at uplanet.com.