The document discusses the evolution of mobile network generations from 1G to 3G. The third generation (3G) of mobile networks was defined by the ITU to support increased bandwidth and diverse applications through standards like UMTS and CDMA2000. 3G provides significantly higher data speeds and spectral efficiency over 2G networks, allowing support for multimedia services and applications on mobile devices.
The document discusses the evolution of mobile network generations from 1G to 3G. The third generation (3G) of mobile networks was defined by the ITU to support increased bandwidth and diverse applications through standards like UMTS and CDMA2000. 3G provides significantly higher data speeds and spectral efficiency over 2G networks, allowing support for multimedia services and applications on mobile devices.
The document discusses the evolution of mobile network generations from 1G to 3G. The third generation (3G) of mobile networks was defined by the ITU to support increased bandwidth and diverse applications through standards like UMTS and CDMA2000. 3G provides significantly higher data speeds and spectral efficiency over 2G networks, allowing support for multimedia services and applications on mobile devices.
The document discusses the evolution of mobile network generations from 1G to 3G. The third generation (3G) of mobile networks was defined by the ITU to support increased bandwidth and diverse applications through standards like UMTS and CDMA2000. 3G provides significantly higher data speeds and spectral efficiency over 2G networks, allowing support for multimedia services and applications on mobile devices.
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THIRD GENERATION
(3G) THIRD GENERATION
3G refers to the third
generation of mobile telephony (that is, cellular) technology. The third generation, as the name suggests, follows two earlier generations. 1G The first generation (1G) began in the early 80's with commercial deployment of Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) cellular networks. Early AMPS networks used Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (FDMA) to carry analog voice over channels in the 800 MHz frequency band. 2G The second generation (2G) emerged in the 90's when mobile operators deployed two competing digital voice standards. In North America, some operators adopted IS-95, which used Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) to multiplex up to 64 calls per channel in the 800 MHz band. Across the world, many operators adopted the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) standard, which used Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) to multiplex up to 8 calls per channel in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) defined the third generation (3G) of mobile telephony standards IMT- 2000 to facilitate growth, increase bandwidth, and support more diverse applications. GSM could deliver not only voice, but also circuit-switched data at speeds up to 14.4 Kbps. But to support mobile multimedia applications, 3G had to deliver packet- switched data with better spectral efficiency, at far greater speeds.
However, to get from 2G to 3G, mobile
operators had make "evolutionary" upgrades to existing networks while simultaneously planning their "revolutionary" new mobile broadband networks. 3GPP and 3GPP2 This lead to the establishment of two distinct 3G families: 3GPP and 3GPP2.The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) was formed in 1998 to foster deployment of 3G networks that descended from GSM. 3GPP technologies evolved as follows: General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) offered speeds up to 114 Kbps.
Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) reached up to
384 Kbps.
UMTS Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) offered downlink speeds up to
1.92 Mbps.
High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) boosted the downlink
to 14Mbps.
LTE Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) is aiming
for 100 Mbps. GPRS deployments began in 2000, followed by EDGE in 2003. While these technologies are defined by IMT-2000, they are sometimes called "2.5G" because they did not offer multi-megabit data rates.
EDGE has now been superceded by HSDPA
(and its uplink partner HSUPA). According to the 3GPP, there were 166 HSDPA networks in 75 countries at the end of 2007. The next step for GSM operators: LTE E-UTRA, based on specifications completed in late 2008. 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2)
This was formed to help North American and
Asian operators using CDMA2000 transition to 3G. 3GPP2 technologies evolved as follows. One Times Radio Transmission Technology (1xRTT) offered speeds up to 144 Kbps.
Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) increased downlink
speeds up to 2.4 Mbps.
EV-DO Rev. A boosted downlink peak speed to 3.1
Mbps and reduced latency.
EV-DO Rev. B can use 2 to 15 channels, with each
downlink peaking at 4.9 Mbps.
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) was slated to reach
288 Mbps on the downlink. If you want augmented bandwidth, multiple mobile applications and clarity of digital signals, then 3G (Third Generation Technology) is your gateway. GSM technology was able to transfer circuit switched data over the network. The use of 3G technology is also able to transmit packet switch data efficiently at better and increased bandwidth. 3G mobile technologies proffers more advanced services to mobile users. It can help many multimedia services to function. The spectral efficiency of 3G technology is better than 2G technologies. Spectral efficiency is the measurement of rate of information transfer over any communication system. 3G is also known as IMT-2000.