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To: A. P. Farrow who wrote (780)	4/5/1999 11:12:00 AM
From: Kelton	Respond to of 2082

CDMA, or Code Division Multiple Access, is an advanced digital wireless transmission technique over radio waves. It uses mathematical codes, instead of frequencies or time slots, to transmit wireless conversations. My Sprint PCS phone uses CDMA technology developed by Qualcomm. For me, I really like the technology. My old analog phone with Ni-Cd batteries could only go on stand-by for a few hours and make a few minutes worth of calls. My new phone can go 6 days continuously on standby, even with a about an hour of calling each week. The reason, besides obviously a far better Li+ battery is that CDMA allows the phone to constantly change and broadcast at different power levels and can consume up to 25,000 times less power during stand-by. , thus becoming far more efficient.

To: A. P. Farrow who wrote (780)	4/5/1999 8:02:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2082

AP--Zi has licensed their software for use in Ericcson wireless phones in China. Ericcson has had a lawsuit going on with Qualcomm over some patents. The lawsuit was recently settled, and the Chinese government has given indications that they were going the CDMA route for wireless phones (Code Division Multiple Access, rather than TDMA or GSM). Ericsson's existing infrastructure consists of sales of GSM equipment. If Ericsson had not settled and gained access to CDMA, they likely would have been frozen out of the Chinese market, making the Zi/Ericsson license worth a lot less. So, the note, and recent developments for Ericsson in China are positive for Zi. That's my take, anyway. Best, JS