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To: DanZ who wrote (4616)	10/12/1998 5:54:00 AM
From: Kevin Hay	Respond to of 6565

re: <<1. Does MOT use their own ASICs? If not, who do they buy from? >> AHAA provides chips for MOT phones. exchange2000.com alphaind.com not aware of other suppliers, though I'd guess there are. cheers, -Kevin

To: DanZ who wrote (4616)	10/12/1998 2:47:00 PM
From: Maui Jim	Respond to of 6565

Dan - Yikes! Sure you don't have anything else?... This is what I get paid the big bucks for, but here's a quick review: <Ok, here are my specific questions> 1. <Does MOT use their own ASICs? If not, who do they buy from?> Unfortunately I do not have info on the new MOT CDMA (StarTac) handsets. 2. <Did VLSI price their CDMA ASICs lower than their competitors?> Effectively, YES. VLSI is the first company to offer a one-chip digital/baseband solution, and they are working on integrating that with the analog IC in the future. So they are staying one step ahead, and I believe that they have the lowest cost structure. 3. <Do you know anything about NOK.A using VLSI ASICs?> They have been evaluating VLSI's chip for some models. 4. <Does QCOM buy from VLSI in some cases? If so, for which handsets and why?> Not that I know of. 5. Can you comment on W. Houston's conclusion concerning data transmission speeds in post number 16276? There are roadmaps for both GSM and CDMA data. GSM is now at 9.6 KBit, and will be going to 14.4 KBit next year. Two of these channels can be aggregated for 28.8. In 2000 packet switched GSM data will take speeds to 115 KBit, and in 2001 we should see 3G W-CDMA at up to 2 MBit. The post on Bluetooth misses the point - The 1 MBit (actual throughput less) is what the phone transmits, the whole point being to replace the 9.6 or 14.4 GSM link with something much faster to a PC, where presumably there is a high speed (wired) data connection to the internet. Hope this helps, Jim