3G
I hear Cingular is launching a 3G service is this true....and if so, what exactly is 3G is it GSM or CDMA? Or neither? 😕
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Found in Cingulars description -
The company uses both the cellular (800 / 850 MHz) and PCS (1900 MHz) bands. Cingular also offers EDGE high-speed data over most of their network, and is deploying WCDMA (UMTS) technology as their 3G upgrade path, to be followed by HSDPA upgrades in 2006.
For more information on these terms, see the Glossary section.
The company uses both the cellular (800 / 850 MHz) and PCS (1900 MHz) bands. Cingular also offers EDGE high-speed data over most of their network, and is deploying WCDMA (UMTS) technology as their 3G upgrade path, to be followed by HSDPA upgrades in 2006.
For more information on these terms, see the Glossary section.
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Taken from the Glossary on this site:
3G Stands for 3rd-generation. Analog cellular phones were the first generation. Digital marked the second generation.
3G is loosely defined, but generally includes high data speeds, always-on data access, and greater voice capacity.
The high data speeds are possibly the most prominent feature, and certainly the most hyped. They enable such advanced features as live, streaming video.
There are several different 3G technology standards. The most prevalent is UMTS, which is based on WCDMA. (WCDMA and UMTS are often used interchangeably.) UMTS is the 3G technology of choice for most GSM carriers.
The other major standard is cdma2000, which is an evolution of CDMA 2G technology. There are severa...
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3G Stands for 3rd-generation. Analog cellular phones were the first generation. Digital marked the second generation.
3G is loosely defined, but generally includes high data speeds, always-on data access, and greater voice capacity.
The high data speeds are possibly the most prominent feature, and certainly the most hyped. They enable such advanced features as live, streaming video.
There are several different 3G technology standards. The most prevalent is UMTS, which is based on WCDMA. (WCDMA and UMTS are often used interchangeably.) UMTS is the 3G technology of choice for most GSM carriers.
The other major standard is cdma2000, which is an evolution of CDMA 2G technology. There are severa...
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