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To: Greg B. who wrote (22776)	2/9/1999 5:06:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

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To: Greg B. who wrote (22776)	2/9/1999 6:00:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Buy Signal Is Back> tscn.com

To: Greg B. who wrote (22776)	2/9/1999 6:02:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Just Knew This Was Coming> February 9, 1999 GSM and TDMA commit to interoperability NEW ORLEANS—The North American GSM Alliance L.L.C. and the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium agreed to establish interoperability among GSM, TDMA and AMPS phones in the Americas and throughout the world. According to the two groups, which represent Global System for Mobile communications and Time Division Multiple Access technologies, respectively, said the agreement would provide more than 225 million GSM, TDMA and Advanced Mobile Phone Service customers access to almost all coverage areas in the world. The groups said they will work cooperatively for the acceptance of each other's 3G wireless RTT submissions to the International Telecommunications Union. ‘‘Our agreement is consistent with the goal of both organizations to ensure that our current second-generation wireless customers and investments are not stranded as we transition to 3G technology,'' stated Greg Williams, UWCC chairman, and vice president, Wireless Systems, SBC Communications Inc. ‘‘The agreement covers network-to-network integration, terminal specifications and EDGE-GPRS development,'' added Williams. The agreement will enable wireless service providers to accelerate deployment of next-generation, high-speed wireless packet data service features using EDGE and General Packet Radio Services in both GSM- and TDMA-based systems, added the two groups. Williams emphasized the agreement does not mean merging GSM and TDMA technologies, as each technology group is submitting different 3G proposals. The groups will work on areas of convergence where it is of benefit for consumers. The groups said this agreement will give ‘‘customers access to the two largest wireless footprints in the world.''

To: Greg B. who wrote (22776)	2/9/1999 6:46:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 152472

Wireless Groups Agree To Standards Deal> Wireless groups agree to standards deal By Reuters Special to CNET News.com February 9, 1999, 1:20 p.m. PT NEW ORLEANS--U.S. wireless customers will have a much easier time using their phones outside the country next year thanks to an agreement announced by two competing groups of service providers. The agreement, announced at the at Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's annual conference in New Orleans, guarantees that phone manufacturers will begin selling phones by the middle of next year that can work over the two most common wireless standards used in the United States, as well as the standard used in Europe and Asia, called the Global System for Mobile Communications, or GSM. Until now, the industry has not come together to allow for use of such a multi-mode phone, although phones that operate on different kinds of non-GSM standards are common. GSM carriers have offered phones that also work on older U.S. analog networks, however. "This is the natural progression of the market. All the major [wireless phone] handset manufacturers are working on multi-mode phones, so it's not a big shock that they did this [announcement], but it's a positive step to see," said Kevin Roe, a wireless telecommunications analyst with ABN Amro. Do you want to know more? Read related news View story in The Big Picture Go to Message Boards Search News.com The agreement should also boost the fortunes of the limited number of U.S. carriers that use GSM, including units of Omnipoint and BellSouth. The lack of phones that could operate on GSM and the most popular U.S. digital standard has limited the companies' service areas. "All the GSM operators in the U.S. will benefit. They've been held back in their ability to attract customers wanting to roam nationally," said one industry analyst. Only about three million U.S. wireless subscribers use GSM phones, but more than 60 million use either the competing U.S. digital standard known as TDMA, analog or other types of phones. Outside of the United States, more than 130 million people use GSM phones. Manufacturers said with the new agreement they planned to offer triple-mode phones by next year that operate on GSM, TDMA and U.S. analog networks. "This is going to be the cheapest way to deliver quality service for operators and their customers," said Bob Stapleton, president of Western Wireless. Western is one of a very few U.S. companies that offer both GSM and TDMA, or Time Division Multiple Access. Major TDMA carriers include AT&T's wireless unit. The agreement was struck between the North American GSM Alliance and the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium. The groups include Sweden's Ericsson, Motorola, Finland's Nokia, and other wireless telephone makers.