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To: llwk7051@aol.com who wrote (25282)	3/26/1999 10:30:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

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To: llwk7051@aol.com who wrote (25282)	3/26/1999 10:34:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

The Vultures want in> Motorola Shares Rise on Optimism for China Orders (Update2) Motorola Shares Rise on Optimism for China Orders (Update2) (Adds details from Salomon Smith Barney conference call beginning in 8th paragraph.) Schaumburg, Illinois, March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Motorola Inc., the No. 2 cellular-phone maker, rose 3.4 percent on optimism that settlement of technology dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and Ericsson AB will boost sales in Motorola's cellular-equipment business, especially in China. Motorola gained 2 7/16 to 74 3/4 in trading of 7.94 million. Earlier, the shares touched 77 3/8, their highest since September 1997. Ericsson yesterday agreed to back Qualcomm's technology for digital phone systems, which already is used in Motorola equipment. Analysts expect the added support from Ericsson, the world's No. 3 cell-phone maker, to influence China's regulators to open their market to the standard, known as code-division multiple access, or CDMA. ''If China goes CDMA, that's great news for Motorola,'' said Gregory Geiling, an analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., who rates Motorola ''buy.'' CDMA is one of several standards for digital cellular networks. It provides more capacity than competing technology and is considered more efficient for data services. Qualcomm Chief Executive Irwin Jacobs said he expects the Chinese government to authorize installing CDMA networks in more cities. The technology is currently being tested in four Chinese markets. ''We're seeing a number of very positive indications, all of which indicate the broadening of CDMA usage in China beyond the four test cities,'' he said on a conference call with analysts and investors. Advantage The news follows several months of improving results at Schaumburg, Illinois-based Motorola. Yesterday afternoon, in a conference call with Salomon Smith Barney Inc. clients, Motorola President and Chief Operating Officer Robert Growney said the company is close to winning network-equipment contracts in the U.S., Brazil and China, Salomon analyst Alex Cena wrote in a research report. Growney also said Motorola is winning back market share for cellular phones and suggested the company's semiconductor business may turn profitable even sooner than midyear, ahead of schedule, the report said. If China is opened to more CDMA operators, analysts expect Motorola to have an advantage over rivals because it already makes both CDMA network equipment and phones. Ericsson and Nokia Oyj, the world's largest maker of cellular phones, are just starting to develop CDMA products. As part of yesterday's agreement, Ericsson is buying Qualcomm's unit that makes equipment for cellular networks. More importantly, the two companies agreed to jointly support a single CDMA standard for new networks that will let cellular users send and receive e-mail, hold videoconferences and browse the Internet. ''A lot of people think Ericsson bought Qualcomm's infrastructure business because they expect China to go CDMA,'' analyst Geiling said.

To: llwk7051@aol.com who wrote (25282)	3/26/1999 10:36:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Tdma, is getting nervous> UNIVERSAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM NOT SURPRISED BY CD MA Patent Resolution Business/Technology Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26--The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC), an industry group that promotes the TDMA/WIN wireless technology platform, was not surprised by Thursday's announcement by Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson and Qualcomm that they had resolved their dispute over third generation (3G) CDMA intellectual property rights. "This is a welcome development that improves the environment for the wireless industry to deliver 3G services to consumers expeditiously and on schedule," said Gregory G. Williams, chairman of the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) and vice president -- wireless systems SBC Communications, Inc. "All parties involved in the 3G standards process must continue their progress towards meeting the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) timetable." The ITU-led International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 (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. Just last week in Brazil, ITU endorsed an approach towards setting 3G wireless standards based on multiple technologies, including the TDMA 3G standard (UWC-136) and a multi-mode CDMA umbrella standard. Chris Pearson, vice president, marketing for the UWCC stated, "As demonstrated by our recent agreements with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (high speed data architecture) and the North American GSM Alliance (TDMA-GSM interoperability), the UWCC always has advocated cooperation at all levels whether in the standards process or through commercial agreements." He added, "The Ericsson and Qualcomm agreement demonstrates market forces and companies are the best mechanism for resolving difficult issues. This open-market approach will deliver 3G services to consumers quicker." Ericsson will continue to fully support the UWCC and its TDMA 3G proposal (UWC-136) to the ITU. "The announcement does not reduce in any way Ericsson's commitment to the TDMA and EDGE technologies," said Keith Shank, director strategic marketing and business development, Ericsson Radio Systems. "We continue to be a strong and active supporter of TDMA as a premiere 2G and 3G wireless solution." 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 (USA), Telecom New Zealand (New Zealand), and VimpelCom (Russia).