Comments on: CDMA is like spaghetti – Vodafone CEO

By: dave

dave — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:22:37 +0000

wait, a vodafone exec dissing CDMA when vodafone, if i remember correctly, co-owns Verizon Wireless?

…does that mean that vodafone's going to convert the VZ into a GSM network and sprint will have exclusivity on pretty much every CDMA phone in the united states?

By: petabro

petabro — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:47:32 +0000

SM – Your comments are not clear. QCOM is a benificiary of HSDPA.

By: Charlie Sierra

Charlie Sierra — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:38:59 +0000

Verizon Wireless is their golden asset and everybody knows it.

The biggest problem in liquidating/exiting is that VZ can't afford the proper price.

As each new quarter passes into history, and as VZW continues to crush its competition, the valuation surges ahead. VZ has been desperate to reclaim this stake, but VOD is not that foolish.

I just wonder if VZ would ever consider throwing in the old MCI global network to keep the cash price down, and whether VOD would accept it. I mean VOD is global, right?

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:45:19 +0000

Maybe he should tell this to Verizon.

By: gobroadband

gobroadband — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:40:16 +0000

Sure Qualcomm got the “cut” they wanted in India. IT Minister and Ambani both were upset because of their refusal to look into their request.

By: Pramit

Pramit — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:12:28 +0000

One must wonder what Sarin is thinking. Vodafone has a hefty 45% stake in Verizon Wireless- one of the largest CDMA operators around with some 59 million customers.

By: paramvir

paramvir — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:48:50 +0000

i have always wondered WHY on earth would any carrier decide to choose CDMA and be forced to maintain and constantly upgrade an inventory of handsets! let the consumer buy whatever handset she wants from where ever at whatever price that suits her !

my friend has a Reliance CDMA Kyocera 7135 and is desperate to upgrade, has the money to spend, but Reliance DOES NOT HAVE A HANDSET HE CAN BUY!!!

By: SM

SM — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:52:49 +0000

Petabro – you have a very vidid imagination. His comment is 100% valid, check how many operators have deployed GSM/EDGE/HSDPA vs 1XRTT/EVDO..

By: Visible.Mobi

Visible.Mobi — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:47:46 +0000

Reliance, the second largest mobile operator in India is purely CDMA rightnow,is trying to get into GSM business. Reliance was one of the bidders for Hutch.

By: petabro

petabro — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:38:22 +0000

I wonder how many hedge funds Sarin has invested in that are short QCOM Anyhow, the financials at Qualcomm will be impacted. However, every time a phone ships with HSDPA – QCOM will get a cut