Replies to post #6475 on Qualcomm Inc (QCOM)

[moonster99]

RE: VOD - "no 3G 'til it works" (gprs & Edge fill breach)

The rumor has been the Euros need a forklift upgrade to install EDGE. Basically they are between a rock and a hard place and another rock.

If they spend money on GSM, they are investing in an old legacy 2G system. If they spend money on GPRS/EDGE, it does address their voice capacity problems and the data increase is small. If they spend money on UMTS, it does help because of its problems.

I sure would NOT want to be the CEO of an EU wireless carrier. They will probably have another run of CEO changes over the next 2 years.