Wave Issue 2003 1/19/00 Article 8-01

***CDMA Catching Up On GSM
(January 19)

According to Newsbytes a report released by the Micrologic
Research entitled, "Wireless 2000," reports that while GSM is the
dominant standard in the global wireless market, CDMA (code
division multiple access) technology is growing very rapidly. The
report also says that Bluetooth technology - the wireless local
area network (LAN) for mobile phones and other mobile devices -
still needs some work if it is to take off as some experts say.

The study reports that shipments of cdmaOne telephones grew 166
percent in 1999 to 42.3 million units. However, despite this, the
report says GSM's head start in the market gives it a much larger
presence and practically guarantees that GSM will continue to
lead the digital cellular market during at least the next five
years. GSM cellular phone shipments totaled 125.6 million units
in 1999, up 42 percent from 1998.

Wireless 2000 forecasts that 254 million GSM telephones will be
sold worldwide in 2004, compared to 180 million cdmaOne
telephones and 48 million TDMA phones. The report projects sales
of the emerging third-generation (3G) phones in 2004 at 10.6
million in Europe, 6.8 million in Japan, and 6.8 million in the
Americas.

The report is cautious about Bluetooth and argues that the
Bluetooth market cannot take off until it is reduced to a single,
inexpensive semiconductor chip.

The report is being marketed by Forward Concepts for $2,850.

www.forwardconcepts.com