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To: J.B.C. who wrote (23096)	2/19/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

What Is Vodafone Waiting For?> 14 Bid for Finnish 3G Licenses RDSL 19 February 1999 A total of 14 companies have submitted bids for a 3rd generation mobile phone licence by 15 February 1999, including Tele1 Europe Holdings and Telia (both Sweden), who both favour the European-backed UMTS standard. Saunalahden Serveri (Finland), ISP, has also bid for a licence but is favouring both the UMTS and CDMA2000 standard backed by Qualcomm (US). Although the ISP has no formal agreement with Qualcomm, the latter has pledged its full support if it wins a licence. Vodafone (UK) decided not to bid for one of licences despite showing initial interest.

To: J.B.C. who wrote (23096)	2/19/1999 2:01:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

EU Very Busy These Days> riday February 19 12:42 PM ET AOL Asks EU To Probe D.Telekom Online Practice FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Online services provider AOL Europe said Friday it had called on the European Commission to initiate an investigation into rival Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE:DT - news) for what it called ''predatory'' business practices. ''AOL Europe is taking this action to end a range of anti-competitive practices by the German former state monopoly,'' AOL Europe, a joint venture between America Online Inc (NYSE:AOL - news) and German media giant Bertelsmann, said in a statement. Telekom called the matter an ''absurdity'' and said it was operating its Internet business according to normal free market practice. ''One has to wonder what they consider competition,'' Telekom spokesman Ulrich Lissek told Reuters. ''They are welcome to approach Telekom about the terms of their agreement and if they were to buy the same volumes as T-Online they would get the same conditions,'' he added in reference to Telekom's T-Online Internet service, which has 2.8 million customers. Telekom said it had not been contacted by the EU regulators and the Commission was unable to comment on or confirm the investigation which was first reported in the Wall Street Journal. AOL said it is alleging that Telekom uses its dominant position in the German market to weaken competition for Internet access. ''Deutsche Telekom's anti-competitive tactics include giving its wholly-controlled business unit T-Online exclusive access to the Deutsche Telekom customer database,'' AOL said. The company also accused Telekom of using ''predatory pricing'' in order to ''undercut'' competition. The company is also charging that Telekom's customer databases, billing-reach and extensive physical presence give it an unfair advantage over other Internet companies. Earlier Stories

To: J.B.C. who wrote (23096)	2/19/1999 2:12:00 PM
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CDMA-Nortel> PVT Wireless LP, a partnership between Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative and Poka Lambro Telecommunications, chose Nortel Networks to build a cdmaOne 1900 MHz network in the Carlsbad and Roswell, N.M., areas. Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative serves desert and mountain areas in New Mexico covering more than 4,000 square acres.

To: J.B.C. who wrote (23096)	2/19/1999 2:17:00 PM
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Ericy-WCDMA> Company Press Release Ericsson shows first live WCDMA multimedia calls from its new UK WCDMA Center STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 1999-- Ericsson has conducted the UK's first public demonstration of live WCDMA multimedia calls for third-generation (3G) mobile communications. Ericsson made the WCDMA calls at the opening of its UK WCDMA Center outside London. The Center is open to all existing operators and new candidates for UK 3G licenses: some already working with Ericsson at the Center. As well as providing a complete, fully operational WCDMA network, the Ericsson center will also enable further testing and evaluation of new mobile handsets and services. Among services shown at the inauguration, Ericsson demonstrated over the air all-WCDMA wireless multimedia, including video calls and links to the company's WCDMA system in Sweden. These are the latest in a series of Ericsson WCDMA trials, including WCDMA calls over public networks during 1998. Ericsson completed the first WCDMA voice call in April 1998. Previous breakthrough WCDMA calls also include video calls from Italy to Germany over the air having the Japanese video standard meet the European video standard. Ericsson's aim with the Center is to give potential 3G operators, service providers and developers further hands-on experience of WCDMA technology and its service capabilities, enabling fast roll-out of attractive services as soon as possible after UK 3G licenses are issued. Speaking at the launch, Ericsson's Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Torbjorn Nilsson, said, ''This will give potential 3G operators, regardless of present experience, valuable real-world insight of what to expect from services. Participants will also be able to further exchange knowledge on equal terms. National and international stakeholders will participate in this exchange. Added to this exchange is also research and academic institutions, user groups as well as operators and service providers from other parts of the world.'' With WCDMA as a cornerstone, ETSI 3G standard named UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), will enable users a range of wireless services, including high-speed wireless IP services, as well as opening doors to exciting new service opportunities. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over. Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: ericsson.se

To: J.B.C. who wrote (23096)	2/19/1999 2:27:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

ETSI> News Release The GSM Mobile Comes Home All the advantages of fixed and mobile in one handset The new GSM Cordless Telephony System (CTS) was unanimously approved at the 28th plenary meeting of ETSI's Special Mobile Group (SMG), held in Milan, Italy from 8 - 12 February. CTS is the new feature of the GSM standard that finally makes the dream of being able to use a cellular phone at home, with the cost and the quality of the fixed network, a reality. The creation of GSM-CTS has involved most of the technical sub-committees of SMG and all GSM world representatives (more than 100 GSM operators together with all the GSM manufacturers and national regulatory bodies). Once again, committed members of ETSI took the lead using the ETSI framework to drive public standardization of a very sophisticated technical solution in time scales that are consistent with market requirements. CTS Work Item Manager, Michel Galligo (Alcatel), sums up: "Because it is easy to implement and because GSM-CTS corresponds to clear end-user and operator expectations, soon all new GSM mobiles produced should support this feature. Very rapidly GSM-CTS compliance in mobile phones will become as common as SMS (Short Message Services)." "One of the main advantages of GSM-CTS compared with other one-phone solutions is its small impact on GSM handsets. It does not require any hardware modifications, extra Central Processor Unit (CPU) or large memory space. It just needs an upgrade of the GSM software. Therefore GSM-CTS is accessible for all mobiles without affecting the manufacturer's cost or mobile performance (weight, size or battery life). GSM-CTS should become a standard GSM feature offered by all manufacturers on all GSM phones from low price handsets to high-end mobiles for executives." "The GSM-CTS solution is the answer to a very strong market demand for the use of the GSM phone at home with the price and quality of the fixed network. It brings to the GSM standard a unique advantage compared with other 2nd Generation Mobile standards, and paves the way of 3rd Generation standardization since the CTS concept is already one of the basic building blocks of the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) standard." In the home environment, GSM-CTS phones communicate with a CTS Home Base Station (HBS), which offers perfect indoor radio coverage. The CTS-HBS hooks up to the fixed network and offers the best of the fixed and mobile worlds: low cost and high quality from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), services and mobility from the GSM. With this ETSI achievement, the way is now open for: Manufacturers to develop CTS terminals and CTS Home Base Stations Operators to build Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions based on this technology. Further information on ETSI's Special Mobile Group can be found on: etsi.org * * * * * For further information about this news release, contact: Tom Eriksen, Press Officer, ETSI, tel: +33 (0)4 92 94 43 12, E-Mail: tom.eriksen@etsi.fr or Beverley Wing, Kingston Public Relations, UK, tel: +44 (0)1482 352255,fax: +44 (0)1482 352588, E-mail: BeverleyWing@compuserve.com 17 February 1999 Back to News homepage Next review : 1999-04-01 by Tom Eriksen