we will hear from Schrock before too long as he had very close ties to ARM and some of the companies who signed with us. I am going to post some links that I think contain important info--if they don't all make it up in this post, I will go back and post them one at a time. GL, ads http://www.qualcomm.com/news/release... http://www.advfn.com/stocks/supersca... *Vendor News* *QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Announces First Over-the-Air Phone Call Demonstration for Complete 3G CDMA 1x MC Solution; MSM5000 and CSM5000 Chipsets to Enable Manufacturers to Accelerate Deployment of Third Generation Technology * *San Diego, CA, December 23, 1999 --* QUALCOMM Incorporated, pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology today announced it has completed the world's first successful over-the-air phone calls compliant with the industry standard 3G CDMA 1x Multicarrier (MC) technology (IS-2000 Release 0) using QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies' MSM5000(TM) chipset and system software. QUALCOMM also announced that it has separately verified that the physical layer MSM5000 hardware and software has achieved 153 kilobits per second (kbps) on both the forward and reverse links. The MSM5000 solution for mobile handsets, together with QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies' CSM5000(TM) Cell Site Modem (CSM(TM)) for wireless base stations comprise the first of a family of chipset and system software solutions that support the 1x MC standard. "The MSM5000 and CSM5000 chipsets provide an end-to-end solution that will allow manufacturers to meet aggressive rollout schedules for the next generation of wireless telecommunications products using the 3G CDMA 1x MC standard," said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "QUALCOMM's proven and verified solutions lead the industry in helping manufacturers shorten development times significantly and bring exciting new products to the marketplace." The MSM5000 chipset and system software solution, QUALCOMM's seventh-generation MSM product, is pin-compatible with the MSM3000(TM) product and exceeds the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) 3G requirements for data rates in full wide area mobility of 144 kbps by enabling data rates of 153.6 kbps on both the forward and reverse links. Compliant with 3G CDMA 1x MC, the MSM5000 solution gives operators up to twice the overall capacity for voice over IS-95A and IS-95B systems by providing features such as fast 800 Hz forward power control and new modulation and coding schemes. The system software will include support for IS-95A, IS-95B and 3G CDMA 1x MC, as well as packet data, a Internet protocol suite, voice recognition and many other features. The CSM5000 single-chip solution provides base station manufacturers with up to 32 simultaneous users on a single chip, a four-fold increase over the previous generation CSM. It also exceeds ITU's 144 kilobits per second (kbps) requirement for data rates in full wide area mobility by enabling data rates of 307.2 kbps on both the forward and reverse links. Sample shipments for the MSM5000 chipset and system software will begin in January 2000, followed by sample shipments for the CSM5000 solution in March 2000. http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp... http://www.design-reuse.com/news/118...