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CDMA, Cell Phone Standards And Who "Wins"

Posted by Hemos on from the smaller-better-faster dept.

Fubar writes "Former Qualcomm engineer Steven Den Beste, Captain of the USS Clueless outlines why he thinks the US is primed to overtake Europe and Japan as the technological leader in cell phone technology. He argues it stems from open competition and the use of CDMA."

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  1. Who needs them? by joyoflinux · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who needs cell phones when you can communicate with your body! :)

  2. Don't forget... by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 1, Troll

    That the European providers were legally mandated to implement 3G.

    In short, the European politicians said, "If you want to stay in business, you MUST buy this spectrum at the prices we dictate"

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    retrorocket.o not found, launch anyway?
  3. Oookeeeyyy.... by CrystalFalcon · · Score: 1, Troll

    So, your argument that the U.S. is poised to overtake Europe and Japan with CDMA is based on...

    the existence of 1 (one) GSM phone in the US,

    a phone which was jointly developed by a European and a Japanese company,

    which theoretically would allows US high school kids to do what Japanese high school kids take for so natural it's just part of life?

    Now, being realistic, this argument doesn't really support the original claim, does it?