News
Issue #2002 - 44 (November 2002)
(Updated Nov. 20, 2002)

INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTS & SERVICES

3G News

1) BellSouth Takes CDMA2000 1X Wireless Network
Ericsson was selected as the sole supplier for BellSouth Colombia's new CDMA2000 1X network. Ericsson will overlay its end-to-end CDMA2000 1X solution on BellSouth Colombia's existing nationwide TDMA network. For more, http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/October2002/4340.htm 

2) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ericsson's CDMA2000 1xEV-DO solution will support such 3G applications as streaming audio, video and data transfers. Deployment is expected to begin in Q1 2003 and the 1xEV-DO network is expected to be commercial by mid-2003. For more, http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/October2002/4338.htm 

3) High-Performance Multimode Handsets Supporting CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO and GSM/GPRS
QUALCOMM Incorporated announced details regarding the MSM6500(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset and system software, a high-capacity, high-speed wireless data solution that supports the industry-wide CDMA2000 1X and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO standards, as well as roaming on GSM/GPRS. For more, http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/November2002/4407.htm

MobileInfo Comments and Advisory: It is interesting to note that Cingular has decided to go on CDMA route in South America, while within USA, it opted to go the GSM/GPRS route.On the handset front, Qualcomm's MSM6500 chip set is highly promising because it offers a single phone for three most common networks being deployed today. Would GSM monopoly buy Qualcomm's marketing push? Let the consumers and network providers vote and force the parochial business interests be set aside.

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