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Strategies & Market Trends : The Thread Formerly Known as No Rest For The Wicked -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jane4IceCream who wrote (15819)	3/7/1999 11:23:00 PM
From: Jane4IceCream	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

Did you see what happened to Airtouch (ATI)??? Same could happen for NXTL....though they vouch they will go at it as an independent. But some of these large telephone and especially the Europeans have deep pockets. Jane

To: Jane4IceCream who wrote (15819)	3/7/1999 11:23:00 PM
From: Glenn	Respond to of 90042

In answer to your question, Yes. I was uncomfortable with the debts though. I think you could teach me something here. Glenn

To: Jane4IceCream who wrote (15819)	3/8/1999 3:13:00 AM
From: Waldeen	Respond to of 90042

Coast to coast wireless 'with' IP access is going to be big. Beyond competing services to AT&T's One Rate plan, the first IP wireless breakthrough may well be the Palm VII which will have wireless access. Here's a link: computerworld.com The benefit will be true internet email, stock quotes, the ability to buy tickets using Ticketmaster, etc. anywhere in the U.S. you take a cell phone today... You may even be able to make trades over E*Trade with it oz.net So far, 3Com has been saying they will use their own wireless access network in partnership with BellSouth (BLS). But, hypothetically, any coast-to-coast wireless like AT&T, PCS, or NXTL could be logical partners too, or of course, for a competitive product using MSFT's Windows CE devices. aix.gadgetguru.com clip from above, "The Wireless Data Infrastructure. The underlying wireless network for the Palm.Net service is provided by BellSouth Wireless Data, a leading provider of proven wireless data communications solutions. The BellSouth Intelligent Wireless NetworkSM covers 93 percent of the nation's urban business population, ensuring a broad range of service coverage across the U.S. The Intelligent Wireless Network also provides the Palm VII organizer with a breakthrough feature called Wireless Subscription Management, which allows users to activate their organizer right out of the box. The Palm VII organizer is the first product ever to employ this technological innovation from BellSouth Wireless Data. While the BellSouth network is based on Mobitex technology from Ericsson, the core components of the Palm VII organizer and the Palm.Net system are built on standards that are completely network-independent, so future support for other wireless data standards is possible." These things are worth watching how they roll out. While the Palm VII may be the breakthrough product, issues of speed of access and cost will likely not be addressed until competing products force continued speed improvements along with cost competitive access via multiple wireless networks vying to support these products with increasing bandwidth. But the key is clearly the coast-to-coast wireless network providers, they look to have "growth" written all over 'em IMO. Waldeen