Cell phones answer Internet´s call

Author

Sweet, W.

Volume

37

Issue

8

fYear

2000

fDate

8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

46

Abstract

Cellular service providers, handset manufacturers, and system integrators are captivated by the promise of the wireless Internet using third generation cellular telephony. The leading contender to be the global standard for third-generation cellular telephony is the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). This is a wideband CDMA system designed to be smoothly backward-compatible with GSM, and also the leading member of the IMT-2000 family of third-generation systems sponsored by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The developments of this technology and its impact on the telecommunications industry worldwide are discussed

Keywords

Internet; cellular radio; code division multiple access; radio access networks; IMT-2000; International Telecommunication Union; Internet; UMTS; Universal Mobile Telecommunication System; cellular handset manufacturers; cellular service providers; system integrators; telecommunications industry; third generation cellular telephony; wideband CDMA system; wireless Internet; 3G mobile communication; Cellular phones; GSM; Internet telephony; Manufacturing; Multiaccess communication; Telecommunication standards; Telephone sets; Web and internet services; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.861777

Filename

861777