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To: marginmike who wrote (19005)	12/1/1998 3:11:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Not A Good Sign> e concern may buy Siemens fab in Scotland By Peter Clarke EE Times (12/01/98, 11:35 a.m. EDT) NORTH TYNESIDE, England — A Chinese telecommunications company is apparently interested in taking a stake in Siemens' 18-month-old semiconductor fabrication facility in Scotland, which Siemens said it would close if it could not find a buyer. Siemens and the U.K. government are reported to be close to announcing that they have found a buyer for Siemens' wafer fab here. The plan is believed to have been orchestrated by the U.K. government and, according to reports, will give a Chinese telecommunications company a 51 percent stake in the fab, with Siemens retaining a 49 percent share. The Chinese company will use the wafer fab to make components for GSM mobile telephone systems, as well as to gain experience in chip manufacture. China is already the biggest market for GSM telephones, which are projected to experience very strong growth. The plan could be announced this week as the wafer fab stops manufacturing DRAMs for Siemens. It is thought that about 500 of the original 1,100 employees have accepted layoff or early retirement terms. In August of this year, Siemens said that the collapse of DRAM prices and the huge losses in its semiconductor group would force it to stop making 16-Mbit DRAMs at its U.K. plant. The company said it would seek a buyer for the fab or, failing that, would closethe facility. The plant, in which Siemens had invested about $1 billion, is only 18 months old and runs a 0.25-micron manufacturing process. At the time of the closure announcement, the U.K. government, stung by the potential loss of 1,100 jobs in the high-tech sector and in an area of high unemployment, said that it would participate in a task force to try and find a buyer for the fab. More recently, Siemens said its semiconductor division would be separated from the parent company and sold as an independent, publicly traded company.

To: marginmike who wrote (19005)	12/1/1998 3:26:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Lots Of Good News> (updated Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. EST) Compiled from staff reports, press releases and wire services. Cellular • The Super Bowl, "March Madness" college basketball and Grand Slam tennis are some of the services sports fans can receive via Intelligent Information Inc.'s upcoming "Wireless Pay Per View" events in 1999. The news will be sent to digital cellular, PCS or paging subscribers who purchase the events through a wireless carrier. PCS • PrimeCo Personal Communications LP and Audiovox Communications Corp. announced a $100 million handset agreement to launch Audiovox's PCX-1000XL, the first CDMA phone manufactured by Hyundai for the American market. The phone is priced at $119 and will be a PrimeCo exclusive through the holiday selling season. • Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group notes that Sprint PCS has launched service in seven new markets using Motorola's CDMA network equipment. Paging • JP Systems Inc. introduced InfoBeam, an infrared-linked Web information retrieval software for linking 3Com Corp.'s Palm III organizers and Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s AccessLink II pagers. Information from the Internet can be transmitted via the SkyTel Communications Inc. two-way network. SMR/Private Radio • The Industrial Telecommunications Association Inc. doesn't support it, but the American Mobile Telecommunications Association Inc. does. AMTA submitted comments to the FCC in support of Nextel Communications Inc.'s waiver requestthe same request ITA has challenged. Nextel wants a waiver so it can convert private land mobile radio service licenses to commercial uses. Data • Network operator RAM Mobile Data in the United Kingdom and Mobix Communications Ltd. announced a strategic alliance to market wireless solutions for the 3COM PalmPilot and Windows CE devices. • Bellcore's AirBoss business has joined with Information Mechanics to provide a real-time wireless dispatch solution allowing sales and field service forces to receive e-mails, work orders and customer service requests through mobile devices. Satellite • Low-earth orbit satellite service provider Orbcomm Global LP formally inaugurated commercial service yesterday. The company will provide fixed-site monitoring, mobile asset tracking and two-way messaging/wireless e-mail services. Technology • RF Micro Devices Inc. introduced the RF 2119, a high-power amplifier for digital cellular, spread spectrum and other handheld applications in the 800 MHz-960 MHz band. • Hewlett-Packard Co. says it has developed a new transmitter tester designed to help equipment manufacturers keep up with the fast-paced GSM and CDMA markets. International • After only a six-month buildout, AirTouch Communications' Egyptian cellular venture began service to one of the world's most ancient cultures. The Misrfone joint venture, operating under the brand name Click GSM, involves lead partners AirTouch and United Kingdom-based Vodafone. • BellSouth and Grupo Safra increased their stakes in BCP and BCP-NE, digital cellular operators in Sao Paulo and northeastern Brazil. • Lucent Technologies signed a contract with Telesp Celular to install 2 million voice messaging mailboxes in metropolitan Sao Paulo. • Digital Microwave Corp. has received initial orders of more than $1.5 million for 38 GHz XP4 radios and accessories that will be installed in Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd. GSM network in the United Kingdom. Business • ADC Telecommunications Inc. reported a fourth-quarter net income of $46 million or 34 cents per share, compared to an income of $37 million or 28 cents per basic share in the same quarter a year ago. The company's Wireless Systems sales decreased 22 percent compared to an all-time high sales volume in the fourth quarter last year. Other News • A national survey shows educators want wireless phones in their classrooms, according to the CTIA Foundation for Wireless Telecommunications. Teachers say they like the phones in dealing with emergencies, enhancing communications with parents, saving time, decreasing the feeling of isolation in a classroom and improving communications between teachers. To locate companies mentioned in news@2, please check out the Wireless Week Directory of Industry Web Sites. Return to top of page This week's archive Copyright © 1998 Wireless Week. All rights reserved. If referenced or used in any form by another publication, proper attribution to Wireless Week is required. \| Home Page \| Site Map \| Search Archive \| PowerSearch \| \| International \| Wireless Web Sites \| Hot Stories \| Please send comments and suggestions on this Web site to jcollins@chilton.net Wireless Week, 600 S. Cherry St., #400, Denver, CO 80246 Voice: 303-393-7449, Fax: 303-399-2034 Published by Cahners Business Information © Copyright 1998. All rights reserved.

To: marginmike who wrote (19005)	12/2/1998 1:33:00 PM
From: Mika Kukkanen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

This is to Marginmike: RE cdma2000 and WCDMA RE your comment: "If they are in a rush They will probably choose CDMA2000. WCDMA is atleast a year behind CDMA2000. If it is even a viable system at all." I would love to know where you got that from. WCDMA has been out for a very, very long time (demonstratable for at least 3 years now). The only thing is that the people backing the various WCDMA proposals are harmonizing their efforts -which of course will take a little time. NOTE: UMTS auctions are expected early to mid next year..this is not a so called 2 to 2.5G solution that has been expressed recently by BAM. No true 3G system will be available until the dust has settled, wait a year for that. And then expect 2 terrestrial ones (IMHO), cdma 2000 and WCDMA. Who do you then think will be the preferred choice (particulalry if in most countries a new licensee will be introduced to increase competition, and therefore will not be interested in backward compatibility)? Miffed at the misconceptions, Mika