| 1G |
First generation wireless: analog cellphones. |
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| 1xRTT CDMA |
Specifically, 1xRTT (otherwise known as 3G 1x)
represents one times radio transmission technology with 1.25
MHz channels. This technology supports peak data speeds up to
144 kbps, and up to a doubling of voice capacity. |
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2G
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Second generation wireless: digital cellphones. |
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2.5G
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2G plus faster data services, also known as GPRS |
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3G
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Stands for "third generation" or "3rd
generation", generally applied to wideband mobile services
and applications. |
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3GPP
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Third Generation Partnership Project, set up to
expedite the development of open globally-accepted technical
specifications for 3G. |
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3GPP Release 99
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The first set of specifications released by the
3GPP for UMTS/ IMT-2000 , which include UTRA and the first set
of UMTS services, which corresponds to those of GSM, but with
much higher data rates. Additional security features are also
included. |
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3GPP2
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The Third Generation Partnership Project 2 is
a collaborative Third Generation (3G) telecommunications specification-setting
project comprising North American and Asian interests on the
development of the next generation cdma2000 wireless communications. |
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3GSM
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Another name for the W-CDMA 3G standard. |
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3GSP
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Stands for 3G service provider. It is mobile operators
that have 3G license to provide 3G services to customers. |
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802.11
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IEEE standards for wireless LANs with specs for
1-2, 11 and 24 Mbps with access points typically covering 50-100
meters each. |
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