WHEATON, Md.-The Shosteck Group’s analysis of the technology alternatives and migration paths facing TDMA/IS-136 operators, “GSM or CDMA: The Commercial and Technology Challenges for TDMA Operators,” has been published by the CDMA Development Group.
“The challenges facing TDMA operators are daunting,” said Hershel Shosteck, president and chairman of the analyst group. He adds that because of possible advantages that cdma2000 1x may offer, “TDMA/IS-136 network operators may find it worthwhile to consider cdmaOne/cdma2000 1x as a migration path.” The Shosteck Group cites challenges TDMA operators may face, including handset availability, handset prices and technology and commercial challenges associated with GSM 800, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS.
In the analysis, the group also warns network operators and vendors from focusing on high data rates. “The issue is not high data rates, but profitable data rates,” said Jane Zweig, chief executive officer of the Shosteck Group. “Looked at in this context-for operators to choose or for vendors to promote-technologies because of their ultimate speeds becomes self defeating.”
