This is some of the detail behind the different countries and their spectrum plan. The first one shows the ITU recommendation for the spectrum that was discussed back in 1992. They had a very large chunk of spectrum set aside for the deployment of terrestrial systems, so you've 3G terrestrial systems. As I mentioned, 3G not only was terrestrial, but also encompassed satellite systems. And I mentioned earlier there were actually six satellite proposals. There is an allocation of spectrum here for the 3G satellite proposals.
Notice Europe is more or less fitting in with the ITU spectrum recommendation. They already have some systems deployed. The DECT and the pedestrian cordless-based systems are already deployed. That will remain and that will not be cleared out for 3G. But apart from that they have followed the ITU recommendation.
If we look at Japan, there is a similar story. They also followed the ITU recommendation for the spectrum. Again they have some systems that they have previously deployed, mainly their PHS system, which is a cordless pedestrian-based solution. But apart from that, the new spectrum is becoming available to enable 3G. And in these countries, the auctions for those spectrums are now taking place. So for instance in Europe, Finland has already auctioned, the UK auctioned back in February of 2000, and other European countries will be following with auctions and making available new spectrum.
China is more or less following the ITU recommendation. I mentioned earlier the Chinese proposal, the TDS CDMA proposal, that was focused on a WLL-based solution. And let me just stop for one moment and explain WLL for you. WLL is when you take your cellular technologies, but you don't deploy them for a mobile handset. WLL is when you are using the cellular technologies, but the end user is actually fixed. It might be a business site or a home, and then within that business site and home, you would wire to your regular landline telephone. Rather than deploying the cable out to your home or business, you are using that last link to be wireless. That is the WLL solution.
In particular, China is very interested in WLL in order to provide basic telephone services out in the rural areas where there is difficult terrain in which to deploy a physical wire. You'll see the deployment in China. They've allocated specific spectrum for the deployment of WLL-based solutions providing basic telephony service, but they are removing the need to run a physical wire. You'll also find some spectrum for the wide area vehicular 3G proposals as well.
In the U.S.A, notice our PCS spectrum bands. Here is what we've auctioned, and this is where our current 2G digital technologies are being deployed. Although the bands overlap, with the ITU recommendation, they actually are quite distinct from the 3G proposals. The question is how do we harmonize as we roam between these different countries; and it really means a multiband handset. As I mentioned most of North America and Latin America are following the FCC recommendation and are auctioning more or less a similar spectrum for those countries as well.
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