Some clarifaction on the CDMA question.
I am assuming that ASNAP does not yet handle CDMA technology, thus Schilling tell asnap that ASNAP complaments European and Asian markets. CDMA is an American standard. So That may be some of the reason for setbacks, trying to get all standards to work with ASNAP was a bit overwhelming, so what they have done is to perfect GSM switching. CDMA will be in another year and will represent further growth for the company as then they will be able to more completely saturate the US market.
Here is part of an article I found, it is about 10 monthes old. Market shares should be pretty much still in line.
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"From a purely technological there neither has an advantage. As you move towards 3G, the lines disappear," said Jupitermedia Senior Analyst Joe Laszlo. "It depends on what you prioritize. CDMA does use the radio spectrum better and has a marginal advantage in terms of cost of equipment, but GSM is more widely available."
There are combinations of the two technologies. QUALCOMM, for example, is currently testing a hybrid CDMA/GSM technology in China called GSM1x.
GSM and CDMA platforms have historically been broken down along geographic lines. GSM is used all over Europe, plus many countries in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and North America, while the United States is firmly rooted in CDMA and TDMA (define) technology. Asia and Latin America have gotten a blitz of CDMA technology courtesy QUALCOMM, but neither country has established a de facto standard.
CDMA carriers include Verizon, Sprint PCS and QUALCOMM with an estimated number of 67 million users.
GSM holds upwards of 60 percent of the mobile phone market. Backers of the GSM standard include Nokia and Ericsson. The standard uses 900 MHz and 1800 MHz in Europe. In North America, GSM uses the 1900 MHz.
Issa's other motivation for standing behind CDMA is that some of its cell phones include an internal global positioning system (GPS) feature that allows the precision location of callers in times of emergency. The congressman claims European GSM cell phones do not have integrated GPS.
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The article was dealling with IRAQ's mobile future.
They like CDMA because it is American based.
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