All, UWCC spin on ITU decision. Sounds like ITU endorsed the TABD proposal [as strongly hinted by Dr. J. at the annual meeting].
Oh, and Maurice, I know you can do better than a prediction of $200 by 2/2000. Lets add up all those overlays to come, 3G handsets and ASICS, JV'd 3G infrastructure [I hope], the Zhu secret plan to cdma-ize all of China, royalties out the wazoo, Wireless Business Solutions seeping from trucking to many other industries - even Hollywood, late '99 IPO for part of wirelessKnowledge, tsunami of analogue to cdma, Brazil, Australia, NZ, Japan, Mexico, and all the other goodies Irwin and Co. haven't yet told us about. Even my *10% margin, $1 billion net, $13.33 EPS, you pick the multiple* starts looking pretty puny. Of course, it won't all happen by 2/00 but who cares. The timing seems unimportant [at least as to a year or three] when you're having REAL fun. Wouldn't want Ramsey thinking $200 is the holy grail and miss the other 800 points, thereby preventing him from buying building K for $8 billion.
International Telecommunications Union Recommends Multiple
Technologies for Third Generation Air-Interface Components
FORTALEZA, Brazil, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A radio communications
committee of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Thursday endorsed
a multiple technologies solution for determining radio air-interface
specifications for third generation (3G) wireless systems. In doing so, the
committee, known as Task Group 8/1, has laid down the foundation for guiding
the development of detailed radio interface specifications relating to the
ITU's International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT-2000) standards-setting
process.
"The results from Brazil are positive for TDMA and operators and consumers
who want choices among 3G technologies," said Gregory G. Williams, chairman of
the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) and vice president -
wireless systems SBC Communications, Inc. "Both the ITU and the US Government
are to be commended for supporting the principles of consumer choice and the
benefits of competition. I urge them both to stay the course as this process
unfolds."
The ITU committee has been deliberating in Fortaleza, Brazil for two
weeks. A main objective of the Brazil conference was to recommend key
characteristics for IMT-2000 terrestrial and satellite radio interfaces. The
IMT-2000 process seeks to yield the next generation of wireless communications
systems that will offer consumers high-speed data and Internet access, full-
motion video and other sophisticated multi-media services, as well as global
roaming.
In addition to the air-interface recommendations, the committee's final
document restates key principles already adopted by the ITU, including:
* the need to maintain an expeditious time schedule,
* the provision of a smooth evolutionary path for third generation
systems, and
* so-called "backward compatibility" with current wireless systems.
Based on these principles, the committee concluded that a "number of radio
interfaces is therefore needed to encourage rapid deployment of IMT-2000
services globally." The document also acknowledges input received from the
global wireless community, as well as the Transatlantic Business Dialogue
(TABD), a trade group of U.S. and European business executives, which recently
announced support for a multiple technologies approach to 3G standards.
"The committee's recommendations go a long way in achieving the ITU's
vision of 3G commonality. Based on the progress achieved, we are optimistic
that multiple technologies and the resulting competition will deliver 3G
services to consumers in a timely manner," said Frank Urbany, BellSouth's
vice-president, international, one of numerous UWCC representatives who
attended the Brazil conference. "The results of these meetings are a positive
step forward, but much more still needs to be done by the ITU to complete its
work by the end of the year."
The UWCC is a Bellevue, Washington-based international consortium of more
than 100 wireless carriers and vendors supporting the TDMA and WIN technology
standards. Its Board Members include: Alcatel USA, Argentina TDMA Association,
AT&T Wireless Services (USA), BellSouth Cellular Corp. (USA), Cellcom
(Israel), Celumovil (Colombia), Compaq Computer Corporation, Ericsson Radio
Systems, Cable and Wireless (United Kingdom), Hughes Network Systems, Industar
Digital PCS (USA), Lucent Technologies, Mobikom SDN BHD (Malaysia), Motorola,
Movilnet (Venezuela), Nokia, Nortel Networks, Rogers Cantel (Canada), SBC
Wireless, Telecom New Zealand (New Zealand), and VimpelCom (Russia).
SOURCE Universal Wireless Communications Consortium
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