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To: Clarksterh who wrote (16826)	10/21/1998 8:29:00 AM
From: Rajala	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 152472

>>WLL(cdmaOne version, of course) may have capacity advantage of 6X >>over mobile, not 2X Clark previously estimated. >Well 4 or 5 times >anyway (three times the number of users per base station plus >30%(estimated) fewer basestations because the decreased mobility >decreases the excess capacity needed in case users cluster). Oh dear. First of all, let's remember where the 3 x capacity advantage for WLL is supposed to come from: the reduced non-traffic signalling, such as power control etc. which is estimated to take 2/3 of CDMA1 capacity (!) when it takes only between 1/8 and 1/16 of GSM capacity. We are talking about the same basic functions, nicht wahr? Do we all accept that CDMA1 eats bandwidth like a lewinsky with 10 x more inefficient signalling than GSM? Secondly, the 30% (estimated) fewer basestations because of decreased mobility is not applicable. People expect much more availability from their fixed phone than their mobile, thus there's no need for that extra 30% in price comparison. Thirdly, as I have stated before and someone even supported this (which does not happen too often to my opinions on this thread I might add), capacity is not a cost issue on WLL. If you get enough subscribers to exceed the max available channel potential (120 channels, that would be maybe 1000-3000 subscribers since people talk only every now and then) of a standard CDMA1 cell, you are talking about a freak case. - rajala