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To: Greg B. who wrote (15786)	9/30/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Maybe no valid reasons... perhaps just venal reasons. If W-CDMA is not compatible with IS-95, the American GSM operators will gain a substantial advantage when W-CDMA is rolled out worldwide. They can upgrade, current American CDMA operators can't. Of course there is a possibility that Ericsson and Nokia are actually telling the truth: the efficiency of W-CDMA will really be hurt if it is forced to be compatible with IS-95, for which it was not designed in the first place. Tero

To: Greg B. who wrote (15786)	9/30/1998 1:47:00 PM
From: Rajala	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

>It is certainly true that use of CDMA in second generation, either >initially or following a transition, provides a competitive advantage to >use of CDMA in third generation. Well well well. I'm surprised that nobody drags these people claiming this to court. If the 3G will be W-CDMA, second generation CDMA is not going to cut it. Its not compatible full stop. A very big disadvantage I would say. From official QCOM page? I must say I'm surprised. - rajala