The Qualcomm-Sony venture now makes two models of phones, one for analog networks and one for digital, and plans to replace them with five new models this summer.
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According to the agreement, Nokia Mobile Phones will provide AT and T Wireless Services Inc, or AWS, with phones that can be used either in digital or analog networks.
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The joint venture with the Polish state-owned phone company Telekomunikacja Polska SA, PTK Centertel, currently is the sole operator of mobile phone service in Poland on the analog network.
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It will spend 3 . 6 billion baht expanding its analog network in the Thai provinces, and another 2 . 1 billion baht to expand its digital network in Bangkok.
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Roaming _ making calls outside the normal coverage area offered by your service provider's calling plan _ is often easier on an analog network because of the wider coverage area.
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New digital networks are being touted by companies like Sprint, Omnipoint and others as a great improvement over the analog network that has been in place since the early 1980s.
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The end points have the responsibility for detecting and retransmitting dropped frames . ( However, digital networks offer an incidence of error extraordinarily small relative to that of analog networks .)
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Many wireless industry analysts expect the FCC to drop its mandate that carriers support analog networks within the next five years, leading carriers to convert any remaining analog systems to digital.
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The tradeoff for this feature is shortened battery life, said Matt Hoffman, a senior analyst at Dataquest, because once the phone defaults to an analog network, it needs more battery power.
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CAI Westland's cable system already is digital, allowing it to offer a wider range of services to its users than is possible with most analog networks that are presently in place.
