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To: Sawtooth who wrote (30857)	5/25/1999 9:28:00 AM
From: Valueman	Respond to of 152472

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To: Sawtooth who wrote (30857)	5/25/1999 9:34:00 AM
From: kech	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Nice article Tim- If you finish it they regret the CDMA only because CDMA isn't available everywhere yet. They also complain about the 40 hour standby time. Why is that? Isn't the PDQ available with the Thin Phone? Here is that part of the article: Unfortunately, the wireless data services rely on Code Division Multiple Access cellular service, which isn't yet available in all locations. Also, battery life is only 40 hours, whereas some new cell phones can last several days, and the device is huge -- twice as thick as a PalmPilot. But with a good price likely (it's not yet set, but I'd guess about $450 with cellular activation), I am sure many early adopters will snap up this cool new device.

To: Sawtooth who wrote (30857)	5/25/1999 9:36:00 AM
From: quidditch	Respond to of 152472

Another Euroland article on handset makers and wireless computing; Q outside the Symbian entourage; NOK reassures on oncology link (fwtw): <INTERVIEW-Nokia expects wireless computing boom By Adam Jasser HELSINKI, May 25 (Reuters) - Nokia said on Tuesday it expected a boom in wireless palm-top computers, and expressed confidence that a joint venture in which it is taking part can become a ''winner'' in the market. Matti Alahuhta, head of the Mobile Phones division at the world's leading mobile phone maker, said one pointer was strong sales of the latest version of Nokia's pioneer mobile phone with computer features, the Communicator, launched earlier this year. ''It's very good news that the Communicator...has been selling very well, so that is a strong sign for development (of the wireless palm-top market),'' Alahuhta told Reuters in an interview. He added that software developers around the world were showing huge interest in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), a new wireless technology for accessing the Internet. ''We at Nokia have seen huge interest from software developers to develop applications working with WAP,'' Alahuhta said. He reiterated Nokia's assessment that mobile phones capable of Internet browsing would make up to 15 percent of handset sales globally next year, prompting further convergence of palm-top computers and mobile phones. Nokia and two other top mobile phone makers -- U.S. Motorola (NYSE:MOT - news) and Sweden's Ericsson -- are scrambling to take key positions in this budding market. Faced with competition from computer technology companies such as Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) and 3Com Corp (Nasdaq:COMS - news) apparently eyeing the booming wireless world, the big three mobile phone groups teamed up with British palm-top computer maker Psion (quote from Yahoo! UK & Ireland: PON.L) last year. Their joint venture, Symbian, aims to develop Psion's operating system EPOC into a user-friendly, open platform for all sorts of future wireless computer devices. The venture got a boost on Tuesday when Japan's Matsushita joined Symbian, giving it a key Asian foothold. ''We now have the four leading and largest suppliers (of mobile phones) supporting this so the signs are strong it (Symbian) will become a winner in this area with huge growth potential,'' Alahuhta said. ''The mobile phone is and will be most important for the wireless information society and EPOC will be the most important software platform for future services and applications.'' Alahuhta said demand for mobile phones was far from saturated even in more developed markets. He reiterated that Nokia could be able to increase mobile phone sales this year by over 35 percent -- the upper range of its annual target -- after a surge in first quarter sales. He also repeated Nokia was confident its mobile phones were safe to use amid fresh concerns about the health effects of radiation emitted by handsets.

To: Sawtooth who wrote (30857)	5/25/1999 9:39:00 AM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

OTOT Tim A: More satellite tidbits: GBLX again: <The Wall Street Journal -- May 25, 1999 Business Brief -- GLOBAL CROSSING LTD.: Primus Satellite Capacity Purchased for $25 Million Global Crossing Ltd., the undersea-cable upstart, has agreed to acquire about $25 million of satellite capacity from Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. in a bid to broaden its communications facilities. The companies are expected to announce the pact today, Primus said. Global Crossing, based in Hamilton, Bermuda, last week agreed to acquire U S West Inc., which operates local-telephone networks in 14 Western states. Global Crossing has also agreed to purchase Frontier Corp., which boasts a long-distance network in the U.S. The acquisition of satellite capacity suggests Global Crossing's willingness to use a variety of technologies to deliver communications services. As part of the pact, Primus, based in McLean, Va., agreed to acquire some $50 million in fiber-optic capacity from Global Crossing. > Regards. Steven