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Article #42Re: Why GSM in such a big country like Canada ?
From: Nick Miller
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:03
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:03
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<angus> wrote in message news:3adc03b0$0$25508$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au... > because canada is smart and realize the advantages of data transfer and > extra services on the gsm network Do you have a learning disorder of some sort? Nick. > Zeldus <no@email.com> wrote in message > news:CABFD5B1F2CD777D.CD5FDE1048A474DD.CCD35D6B55884796@lp.airnews.net... > > > > Hello ! > > > > I know the situation is different in Europe than in America or > Australia... > > GSM is a European standard originaly built in 1991 for the European market > > and for European customers / countries... Western Europe is pretty smaller > > than USA + Canada whith much more population, so GSM is more adapted here > > (cell size are smaller because of much more customers in a given area). > > > > For larger countries with less people/customers, GSM is not the most > adequat > > cell system because of it's cell size limitation (35 kms or 70 kms with > > special configuration). I remember Australia moved to CDMA because of > > problems of coverage in remote places with GSM (impossible to build a > > correct network with so little size GSM cells). Now they have CDMA, they > get > > much better coverage in remote places... > > > > So, why Canada, (similar to Australia for size/population) is doing the > > opposite ?? > > > > Zeldus > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10774d,f6bfd0395fb1ea2d X-Google-Attributes: gid10774d,public X-Google-Thread: 105fb2,f6bfd0395fb1ea2d X-Google-Attributes: gid105fb2,public X-Google-Thread: fb718,f6bfd0395fb1ea2d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb718,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-17 02:04:05 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!news!news.he.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!newsfeed.dacom.co.kr!intgwlon.nntp.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail From: "Nick Miller" <nickm@SPAM.ME.NOT.gesa.com.au> Newsgroups: alt.cellular.fido,alt.cellular,aus.comms.mobile References: <CABFD5B1F2CD777D.CD5FDE1048A474DD.CCD35D6B55884796@lp.airnews.net> <3adc03b0$0$25508$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> Subject: Re: Why GSM in such a big country like Canada ? Lines: 47 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2462.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2462.0000 Message-ID: <EFTC6.12767$W7.70636@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:03:32 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.132.27.171 X-Complaints-To: news@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 987498212 144.132.27.171 (Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:03:32 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:03:32 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)