http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/qualcomm-india/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/qualcomm-india/#comment-58794 Tom Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:46:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/qualcomm-india/#comment-58794 <p>It is sad to see a great technology falling victim to lawyer-driven greed. CDMA is clearly the better technology, but GSM has been and still is the far cheaper technology. Outside the US, GSM wins hands down. Qualcomm lawyers have never heard of "good enough" or market disruption by low cost players.</p> It is sad to see a great technology falling victim to lawyer-driven greed. CDMA is clearly the better technology, but GSM has been and still is the far cheaper technology. Outside the US, GSM wins hands down. Qualcomm lawyers have never heard of “good enough” or market disruption by low cost players.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/qualcomm-india/#comment-58793 Rajiv Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:35:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/qualcomm-india/#comment-58793 <p>GSM has certainly beaten CDMA on the cost factor. Given that CDMA2000 has a better data performance than GSM (non exisitant) and better spectrum effecinency but they dont matter when you consider the dirt cheap prices you can get the infrastructure equipment for. And the prepaid scheme works great with GSM. No need to be locked on to an operator!</p> GSM has certainly beaten CDMA on the cost factor. Given that CDMA2000 has a better data performance than GSM (non exisitant) and better spectrum effecinency but they dont matter when you consider the dirt cheap prices you can get the infrastructure equipment for. And the prepaid scheme works great with GSM. No need to be locked on to an operator!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2006/07/26/qualcomm-india/#comment-58792 Tee Emm Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:52:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/26/qualcomm-india/#comment-58792 <p>This is not a very good news for us here in the neighbouring Pakistan. We are expecting to see our first ever full-mobility CDMA cellular provider (Instaphone/Pakcom) roll out its services later this year in all major cities of Pakistan utilizing existing physical facilities that the cellular operator earlier had for its TDMA operations. The existing 6 operators are all GSM and the handset-pull issue that the new, 7th CDMA operator would face is troublesome by all account. Shrinking CDMA market (both in core and handset) is a bad news, I would say.</p> This is not a very good news for us here in the neighbouring Pakistan. We are expecting to see our first ever full-mobility CDMA cellular provider (Instaphone/Pakcom) roll out its services later this year in all major cities of Pakistan utilizing existing physical facilities that the cellular operator earlier had for its TDMA operations. The existing 6 operators are all GSM and the handset-pull issue that the new, 7th CDMA operator would face is troublesome by all account. Shrinking CDMA market (both in core and handset) is a bad news, I would say.

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