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Article: CDMA still a possibility in Brazil's 1800 MHz band.
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- RCR Wireless News
- Article date:
- September 18, 2000
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The Brazilian government's decision to auction spectrum in the 1800 MHz band was thought to be a shoo-in for GSM technology.
GSM technology has gained big economies of scale around the world at the 1800 MHz band. CDMA and TDMA equipment is only available at the 1900 MHz band.
But some CDMA operators are evaluating a potential play in Brazil's 1800 MHz C-band market. CDMA technology exists in the upper 1700 MHz band in Korea, and Korean handset makers may be able to make cheap enough handsets for the Brazilian market.
"This is something we're looking at very closely," said Guillermo Fornaserio, director of the CDMA Development Group's Latin ...