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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (4207)	4/27/1999 1:36:00 AM
From: djane	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

-This I* news is significant. If the I* system is being proven as technologically flawed in comparison with the more robust QCOM CDMA G* bent pipe system in real world uses, it is tremendous news for G. I is rapidly squandering its main advantage -- time to market and, thus, the I-will-take-customers-before-G is ready-problem (especially after the 6-month Zenit delay) is becoming less and less of a concern. Why sign up for I* when G* will be available in just 5 months? With I* failing, the X million of subscriber demand still waits for G* (and maybe Ico with higher echo/latency and lower quality). As reflected in the 4/22 Crossman/JP Morgan conference call and rising stock price, Wall St is starting to figure out the key differences between I* and G. Maybe it's the Qcom effect. As they analyze the reasons for Q success, they've got to relook at G*. djane

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (4207)	4/27/1999 3:43:00 AM
From: Oliver Schonrock	Respond to of 29987

To all <<The inability to use the phones indoors or in cities has been a serious shortcoming in the field. Even amid crises, many satellite-phone users prefer to make their calls from offices or hotel rooms, not standing outdoors. During a recent downpour, Tina Hager, an American-born photographer, tried unsuccessfully to place an Iridium call on the steps of a hotel in Kukes, a small town 10 miles from the Morini border crossing. "Once you do get through, it's addictive," she said. "But it isn't as good as I hoped.">> This has been my major gripe with G* also, since the beginning (my beginning with it that is, Nov 98). Any current mobile user should ask themselves: "How often do I use, my mobile 'without a clear view of the sky'??" My personal answer is >90%. Only exception is in the car, assuming you have a car-kit with roof mounted aerial and you are not driving through mountaneous territory. How many of us are really the "greeny" having a picknick in the country using their mobile phone types?? Even the people in Kosovo who are really stuck for alternatives and are supposedly THE target market for I* at least, are finding this requirement to be a right pain in the butt and are giving up I* for THE INMARSAT ALTERNATIVE!!!! OK, G* will probably (we won't really know until lots of people are trying it) be better. But how much better??? Not much, is my guess, at the end of the day, CDMA and path diversity will mean that we can get away with a lower signal strength and that we will have better dynamic reallocation to a satellite that we do have a clear view of, but that doesn't help the Commando in the bush in Kosovo who is standing in a clearing and seeing about 5 degrees of sky. Even worse for anyone, in or near buildings. How many mountaineers and sailors do we need to pay for G* costs and make a profit?? Several people diagreed with me before on this subject but I believe the ONLY significant market for G* in the civilised world is probably for reps in cars on desolate open highways. This always was, and still is a real concern. Regards Oliver