Re: What is Cingular plan for HSPDA?

Bam wrote:
> Why does Cingular believe that HSPDA on UMTS is better than WCDMA?
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> "J Robertson" <jrnews1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:9BZTe.150$QK2.44@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Anybody have inside knowledge of what Cingular really plans to do
regards 
>> roll out of HSPDA on UMTS?  Two articles in March said that it would 
>> happen in 20 markets by December.  Cingular has gagged their people on 
>> this and I am trying to figure out what they are trying to hide?
>>
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HSDPA and UMTS actually use the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access 
(WCDMA)modulation but it is a different flavor than that used in EV-DO. 
  In fact I now see that there is a company planning to offer a PC card 
that actually works with HSDPA, UMTS and EV-DO. You would need two
carriers.