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To: marginmike who wrote (22918)	2/13/1999 7:25:00 PM
From: gdichaz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Curious what Tero's views are re Clari Net Oy's CDMA2000 proposal. <<<<<<<<<<<<CINEWS Finnish ISP is test case in 3G trade argument ....... A Finnish Internet service provider will test the European Commission's claim it has not shut competing mobile phone technologies out of Europe. Clari Net Oy, wholly owned by Finnish ISP Saunalahden Serveri Oy, has applied for a license to operate a third-generation mobile phone network in Finland using cdma2000 technology, a technology based upon today's Interim Standard-95 CDMA systems. The EC, in defending itself from U.S. government claims that Europe is closed to competing wireless standards, claims it allows European operators to choose non-ETSI standards as long as at least one operator in each country selects an ETSI-chosen standard to allow pan-European roaming......... The company will be required to negotiate its own roaming agreements, said Molly Foerster, Qualcomm Inc. representative in France........... Clari Net attorney Hannu Rintala said the company chose cdma2000 technology because of the technology's ‘‘competitiveness and the fact that it is technologically advanced.'' Some analysts say cdma2000 technology will become commercially available before W-CDMA technology, which could give Clari Net a competitive headstart in the marketplace. The company's parent is the second-largest ISP in Finland......... ‘‘The group is aiming to be a New Age Telco in the near future, and therefore 3G also will be part of the business strategy,'' said Rintala. ‘‘Clari Net Oy has no prior technological commitments and is therefore in a position to freely choose the best technology suited for its purposes. The emphasis of the business of Clari Net Oy is also slightly different from the traditional telephone operators.'' Qualcomm, which has been successful in lobbying the U.S. government to prod Europe into opening its mobile phone markets to IS-95-based technology, said it has no affiliation with the company. ..... the third-generation license proposals received by the Finnish government provide pointers as to the way licensing will play out in Europe for different technologies and opportunities. Finland will become the first country in Europe to grant licenses, likely in the second quarter. ..... the Finnish ministry, said the applicants have until Feb. 15 to provide the ministry with detailed information about their applications. The country is likely to grant four licenses if all four operators use W-CDMA technology, but won't commit to four licenses if cdma2000 technology is used because of guard bands that may be needed to prevent interference between the different technologies. The ministry is hoping that by Feb. 15, the 15 companies will have formed consortia to lower the number of applicants. Clari Net could have difficulty finding partners if it pushes ahead with cdma2000 technology. ‘‘We are waiting for final applications, and of course, we will have to look at the ITU process.'' ‘‘We believe the best chance of Saunalahden Severi Oy winning a license is via a compromise between Qualcomm and Ericsson being reached within the ITU,'' said Donegan. ‘‘We think it unlikely that stand-alone cdma2000 networks will be launched in Europe because of the strong support for the Ericsson-defined W-CDMA standard among likely UMTS license bidders.'' Rintala said part of the reason Clari Net chose cdma2000 technology is because it believes convergence is likely to be achieved.>>>>>>