At 10:23 2001-05-29, rolf wrote:
>simply using CDPD goes against one of the things i've heard, which is that
>DoCoMo wanted
>to launch i-mode in other countries using 3G (or maybe 2.5G?) networks.
>i've always been confused by this, since that would mean they will have
>to wait a very long time, perhaps even longer with the recent delays of 3G.
>
>does anyone know what networks will be used for i-mode with ATT and KPN?
>that might give some indication about when such services would actually
>launch.
GPRS in both cases, for AT&T on 1900 MHz, which is part of the problem,
since the handsets volumes may be a bit too low initially. Light-weight
tri-band GSM/GPRS modules seems to be hard to get hold of for the Japanese
manufacturers.
/g
The current PocketNet utilizes CDPD (packet TDMA).
>thx,
>
>-rolf
>
> >
> > http://www.attwireless.com/personal/explore/pocketnet/
>
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