(keitai-l) cdma2000 1x vs W-CDMA

Hi all

As anyone read the conclusions on a "cdma2000 1x vs W-CDMA" report recently published by Sapere Mobile!!!?

Is it my impression or a lot of korean/american analysts are desperately trying to prove the superiority of cdma2000 1x, just because W-CDMA networks and hansets have taken more time to develop that expected?

http://www.saperemobile.com/reportpressrelease.html

A few conclusions from the report:

"Operators that paid too much for 3G licenses, technology that won't be ready for at least three years, and skeptical investors add up to a losing proposition.

Europe's regulators must give operators more time and flexibility. All reasonable options should be considered including infrastructure sharing, spectrum swapping, disaggregation of spectrum for resale or leasing, and alternative technologies

Prospects for GSM1x, the CDMA2000 overlay for GSM, are particularly good in Asia where some operators own both GSM and CDMA2000 networks. GSM1x enables GSM operators to upgrade to 3G in existing spectrum, and allows combining dual networks to reduce operating costs and provide users a best-of-both-worlds solution

CDMA2000 will capture the majority of 3G subscribers for at least the next three years. Some 2G operators, particularly in Asia, will be forced to reevaluate their 3G strategies. CDMA450, a CDMA2000 solution for the 450 MHz band, is particularly attractive to operators in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Africa."