8. CDMA Stands for Code Division Multiple Access digitalcellular technology usesspread-spectrumtechniques better capacity for voice and data communications allowing more subscribers common platform on which 3G technologies are built1 ii
27. 1G – First Generation Released in the early 1980s Analog cellphone standards * NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) Eastern Europe & Russia * AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System) United States4 & 5 vii
28. Launch in 1991 in Finland Digital transmission digital voice call itself basic ancillary data (time & date) SMS messaging 2G standards: GSM (TDMA – based), from Europe but used worldwide IDEN (TDMA – based), Nextel (United States) & Telus Mobility (Canada)4 & 5 2G – Second Generation viii
29. 3G – Third Generation Launch in 2001 in Japan by NTT DoCoMo Allows broadband-speed access to the internet and email Video telephony View television programs 4 & 5 ix
30. First launched in 2008 a wireless access technology - High-speed mobile wireless access (10 Mbits/s and up) Wi-fi - Pervasive networks connected to several wireless access technologies (Wi-fi, UMTS, EDGE) 4 & 5 4G – Fourth Generation x