Comments on: AirPrime and Sprint Developing 3G Springboard Phone

AirPrime, Inc., a leading provider of CDMA wireless voice and data products to the OEM market, has successfully completed field testing approvals for the SB3000, a 3G (Third-Generation packet-switching technology) cdma2000 1x-ready wireless voice/data module for the Handspring Visor. The tests were made in cooperation with Sprint PCS. AirPrime will provide SB3000 modules to its lead OEM partners for evaluation and application development during the second quarter of this year. The modules will be branded and sold by AirPrime's OEM customers.

 How soon?

I.M. Anonymous @ 3/25/2001 11:57:35 PM #

I'm really looking forward a CDMA Visorphone on my VDX with 144Kbps wireless data. Anytime soon?

 RE: How soon?

I.M. Anonymous @ 3/27/2001 1:59:03 PM #

144kbps will require CDMA-2000, and the competing incompatable standard wCDMA is the expansion path for ATTWS and most GSM carriers.

Well, it would be nice to reduce our five North American standards (AMPS, CDMAOne, GSM, iDEN and TDMA) to three (AMPS, CDMA2000 and wCDMA) but given what passes for the US FCC, I personally doubt it will happen soon.

Stay tuned to http://palmwireless.cjb.net for more information.