08 Sep 1998
The development of a standard for the next generation of mobile communications has hit a snag because the owner of the technology has withdrawn its support, writes Steve Ranger.
Last month wireless telecoms developer Qualcomm said it would not allow its technology to be licensed as the replacement to Global Standard for Mobile Communications (GSM) because it prefers a rival standard to that developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
The European telecoms standards body will continue developing its standard despite Qualcomm?s sudden withdrawal.
Qualcomm holds intellectual property rights to some parts of the new mobile standard but supports a rival standard called cdma2000, which also incorporates Qualcomm technology. Its withdrawal is likely to cause significant delays to ETSI?s initiative.
ETSI defended its procedures, saying it worked by consensus and by votes in a fair and democratic process.
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