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To: DaveMG who wrote (22665)	2/8/1999 1:32:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

ITU-Update> February 8, 1999 ITU members say OK to 3G technical work The CDMA Development Group and Qualcomm Inc. are in the minority in asking the International Telecommunication Union to stop work on third-generation technology development because of the intellectual-property-right standstill between Qualcomm and L.M. Ericsson. ITU members met Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to obtain industry advice on the best way to proceed with IMT-2000 standardization in light of the IPR standstill. The meeting is expected to produce a report for the attention of the director of the Radiocommunications Bureau, Robert Jones, offering advice on how to proceed with IMT-2000 standardization work. Qualcomm has told the ITU it will not grant IPRs it claims to hold to W-CDMA technology—technology based on Global System for Mobile communications system network—unless one CDMA standard is achieved that supports both European and Interim Standard-41 networks. Ericsson claims to hold patents to both W-CDMA technology and Interim Standard95-based cdma2000 technology unless regions are allowed to choose the technology they wish to deploy and other companies grant full patent reciprocity. The ITU has said it may not be able to consider any CDMA-based proposals unless the two manufacturers work out their differences before Dec. 31 because of IPR policy. But now members have expressed strong support to proceed with technical work independently from the IPR debate, said the ITU. ‘‘Our view is the best way is to actually stop work in the ITU to put maximum pressure on the industry to get the carriers together and apply proper force to solve the problem as quick as possible,'' Mark Epstein, senior vice president of development with Qualcomm, said from last week from Kuala Lumpur. ‘‘We will defend our patents.'' As a result of a carrier meeting on 3G technology last month in China, 14 operators from Europe, Japan, North America and Asia sent an open letter to the ITU stating their support of the work of the ITU and the need for IMT-2000 related IPRs to be granted on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions. Their letter also calls for 3G suppliers and manufacturers to seek out other IPR holders and put licensing or cross-licensing agreements in place as soon as possible. The ITU schedule for achieving a single worldwide standard for 3G technology is March 31, when the ITU wants key characteristics of the radio interface to be decided.

To: DaveMG who wrote (22665)	2/8/1999 1:37:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Leap & Sprint Deal> February 8, 1999 Leap enters Sprint roaming agreement NEW ORLEANS—Leap Wireless International Inc. and its Mexican venture, Pegaso PCS, announced a roaming agreement with Sprint PCS. The companies said the agreement will provide for cross-border wireless communications in selected southern bi-national metropolitan areas beginning with San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. Pegaso and Sprint PCS customers will be able to use their wireless phones on either side of the border and be able to enjoy competitive rates. The roaming services should be available in the second quarter with service in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara scheduled later.

To: DaveMG who wrote (22665)	2/8/1999 1:37:00 PM
From: Sawtooth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

<<The BT/MSFT deal...Is it WK or is MSFT on its own? Not really clear from the releases>> I have seem five or six different releases on the BT/MSFT alliance but absolutely no mention of WK. Some mention of Symbian.

To: DaveMG who wrote (22665)	2/8/1999 2:06:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Dave This Might Clarify> From the February 8, 1999 issue of Wireless Week BT Joins Data Venture Microsoft To Embrace Protocol By Brad Smith ©1999 by Wireless Week As proof that it wants to become technologically neutral in the converging world of wireless communications and computing, Microsoft Corp. plans to add U.K. carrier British Telecommunications plc as a carrier customer in its WirelessKnowledge LLC. Wireless Week also has learned Microsoft will open its microbrowser's arms to a competing technology. Paul Maritz, a Microsoft group vice president and member of the company's executive committee, plans to make the revelations in a speech today at the Wireless '99 trade show in New Orleans, sources told Wireless Week. Maritz heads Microsoft's platforms and applications group, which includes its Internet products. BT's wireless subsidiary, Cellnet, will offer WirelessKnowledge's services through its global system for mobile communications-based network. The agreement, similar to those announced earlier with nine U.S. and Canadian carriers, gives the service its first GSM link. Some skeptics have said WirelessKnowledge, a joint venture with Qualcomm Inc., appeared dominated by one technologycode division multiple accessbecause Qualcomm and most of the carrier customers use that interface. Industry insiders said the addition of a major European GSM carrier gives WirelessKnowledge increased credibility. In another show of openness, Microsoft's Internet microbrowser under development will be compatible with protocols being developed by the Wireless Application Protocol Forum. When the company announced plans for the microbrowser last fall, WAP compatibility was excluded. Microsoft would not comment on either announcement prior to the show, but Wireless Week received confirmation from several sources. BT also declined to comment, and officials of the WAP Forum said they had not heard anything beyond rumors. Formed last November, WirelessKnowledge in January announced its first service offeringRevolv, which allows mobile professionals to access corporate data such as calendars and e-mail using a variety of wireless devices. Carriers are expected to offer the service in the next few months. Carrier customers include AirTouch Communications Inc., AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Bell Atlantic Mobile Inc., Bell Mobility, BellSouth Wireless Data LP, GTE Wireless, Leap Wireless International, Sprint PCS and U S West Wireless. Adrian May, a London-based analyst with Ovum Ltd., said the WirelessKnowledge link with BT apparently is part of the company's competitive response to the announced Vodafone Group plc purchase of AirTouch. BT was given approval by the British government last week to acquire the remaining 40 percent of its Cellnet operations from Securicor Cellular. May said BT also reportedly is seeking an alliance for Cellnet with AT&T Wireless that would give it an "across-the-pond" competitive edge with Vodafone AirTouch. BT is moving into data in Europe, recently acquiring a large Spanish Internet service provider. The WirelessKnowledge partnership would strengthen BT's position, May said. "It's coming at a strategically important time. They are feeling left out in the cold [by Vodafone]. This announcement is significant in the sense it shows BT is committed to mobile." Chuck Parrish, chairman of the WAP Forum, said at a WAP users meeting last week in Fort Worth, Texas, that he had heard nothing definitive from Microsoft about compatibility with its microbrowser although discussions have taken place. He said the WAP Forum believes it is best that a "browser war" doesn't lead to fragmentation of the data access market. He also said compatibility can take place at two levels, at the basic transport layer of the protocol and at the application layer. WAP already is compatible with Microsoft's announced microbrowser at the transport layer, but it is the application layer compatibility that provides universality.

To: DaveMG who wrote (22665)	2/9/1999 8:43:00 AM
From: DaveMG	Respond to of 152472

Nokia completes the world's first 3rd Generation WCDMA calls through the Public Network (February 9, 1999) - Nokia achieved a landmark success in the development of third generation technology, with the completion of the first WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) call through the Public Switched Telephone Network. The full system calls were made from Nokia's test network in Finland, using a third generation WCDMA terminal, WCDMA base station subsystem and Nokia GSM Mobile Switching Centres, connected to the PSTN - making it possible to complete WCDMA calls on any public phone. "This is a major milestone in the development of Nokia's third generation technologies, it is the first call of this kind in the world," says Eero Vallström, Vice President, WCDMA Radio Access Systems, Nokia Telecommunications. "It underlines that WCDMA technology based on the evolved GSM core network offers a superior solution for future. Nokia continues to be a front-runner in the development of third generation technology and by extending WCDMA to the Public Switched network, this adds a boost to the progress of third generation, globally." "With Nokia's strong commitment to WCDMA and proven expertise in wireless technologies, we aim to be among the first manufacturers to supply commercial WCDMA infrastructure and terminals in Japan and Europe during 2001." Last year, Nokia successfully completed the first trial call with a Nokia-made WCDMA terminal on NTT DoCoMo's experimental system. The call was made at Nokia's R&D unit in Yokosuka Research Park, Japan. Nokia has been developing 3rd generation technologies since the early 1990's for standardisation in Europe, Japan and the USA. The company started the development of a WCDMA test bed in 1992 and demonstrated the viability of WCDMA for multimedia applications at its fully operational test bed at 1996. Nokia is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services. Nokia also supplies solutions and products for fixed and wireless datacom, as well as multimedia terminals and computer monitors. In 1998, net sales totaled FIM 79.2 billion (USD 15.7 billion, EUR 13.3 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK.A), has sales in over 130 countries and employs more than 44,000 people worldwide. Contact information: Ms Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications Nokia Telecommunications Tel: (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193 Fax: (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199