Forum Archive Index - February 2000

["Matthew Van Veen" <mattvanveen@hotmail.com>]

Les - The rumour of about a month or 2 ago was SAVOY being connected with 
wireless internet. An update to this speculation in the last couple of days 
is that an announcement is due next week - believe it or not. Hold some SVY 
just in case.


>From: "Les Mortimer" <les@openmind.co.nz>
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
>Subject: [sharechat] Wireless, mobile communications.
>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 18:24:33 +1300
>
>In the latest issue of Time magazine there's an article about Britains 
>Vodafone and Germany's Mannesmann marriage.
>The section the stuck out for me follows: David Dorman who heads the 
>AT&T-BT joint venture, says that in acquiring the German company, Vodaphone 
>is getting "a jewel."
>The sparkle comes from the fact that both firms have a special focus on 
>wireless, mobile communications. Wireless is a key part of the new 
>international telecoms order because wireless systems are far easier to 
>build and maintain than in-the -ground copper or fiber-optic networks. And 
>in an age of globalization, vodafone-which also owns AirTouch- could offer 
>to let its users roam freely from nation to nation without having to pay 
>the exorbitant special charges that they face today.
>
>Who is getting into wireless in NZ???
>Did I here that the NZ Government was going to auction wireless frequencies 
>at the end of February 2000???
>
>If this giant company continues to move in the wireless direction that must 
>bode well for any other  company that takes a position in wireless tech 
>now, and note it was Vodaphones opposition that made the comment!
>
>When I consider the convenience of a pager and then relate this to the 
>convenience of having a Cell phone with pager, e-mail,
>bundled together and reduced running cost, it does sound like a very good 
>way to go. We could carry our office in our pocket imagine the freedom we 
>would have. I think Nokia are working towards this type of equipment.
>
>Regards Les.
>

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