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To: Sawtooth who wrote (22750)	2/9/1999 1:34:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

More 3G From CTIA Show> 3G: Think Globally, Act Regionally? Talk about voodoo. The charm intended to bring third-generation wireless technology into commercialization starts with a world's worth of existing wireless technologies and their logical upgrades, which get tossed into a globe-sized cauldron with a bucket of negotiations and a dash of compromise. The result should be an international 3G standard, but the magic continues to elude the standards-setters. For carriers and vendors meeting this week at Wireless '99, there will be much public talk of new 3G products created for existing regional networks. But behind the scenes, the time for global action is imminent. A critical milestone in the International Telecommunications Union's 3G process looms one month away, when the body is scheduled to make its recommendation on key characteristics of the standard or family of standards. Pending intellectual property right disputes between Qualcomm Inc. and Ericsson Inc. remain a cloud over the process. Global operators, using both code division multiple access and global system for mobile communications technology, recently urged the ITU not to let the IPR disputes hamper the work towards a global standard. But at the same time, the CDMA Development Group indicated it would encourage the ITU to stick to its earlier position and refrain from working on any technologies associated with IPR disputes. Last Friday, citing strong support from the industry at large and the potential threat that the 3G standardization process could break out of the global union and into regional factions, the ITU suggested a possible solution: separate the IPR problems from the technical work. The union convened a special membership meeting Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to determine whether this pragmatic approach would best serve the industry and consumers. Meanwhile, carriers and manufacturers at Wireless '99 will demonstrate the remarkable capabilities the next generation of wireless products will embody--whether or not they embody them globally. Qualcomm, Ericsson, other major vendors and groups such as the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium are showing 3G products or exhibits.