3G Mobile Technology/Standard

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3G standard
Version
Released
Info
Phase 1
           1992
GSM Features
Phase 2
           1995
GSM Features, EFR Codec,
Release 96
           1997 Q1
GSM Features, 14.4 kb/s User Data Rate,
Release 97
           1998 Q1
GSM Features, GPRS
Release 98
           1998
GSM Features, AMR, EDGE, GPRS for PCS1900
Release 99
           2000 Q1
Specified the first UMTS 3G networks, incorporating a CDMA air interface
Release 4
           2001 Q2
Originally called the Release 2000 - added features including an all-IP Core Network
Release 5
           2002 Q1
Introduced IMS and HSDPA
Release 6
           2004 Q4
Integrated operation with Wireless LAN networks and adds HSUPA, MBMS, enhancements to IMS such as Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC), GAN[
Release 7
           2007 Q4
Focuses on decreasing latency, improvements to QoS and real-time applications such as VoIP. This specification also focus on HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access Evolution), SIM high-speed protocol and contact-less front-end interface (Near Field Communication enabling operators to deliver contact-less services like Mobile Payments), EDGE Evolution.
Release 8
           2008 Q4
First LTE release. All-IP Network (SAE). New OFDMA, FDE and MIMO based radio interface, not backwards compatible with previous CDMA interfaces. Dual-Cell HSDPA.
Release 9
           2009 Q4
SAES Enhancements, WiMAX and LTE/UMTS Interoperability. Dual-Cell HSDPA with MIMO, Dual-Cell HSUPA.
Release 10
           2011 Q1
LTE Advanced fulfilling IMT Advanced 4G requirements. Backwards compatible with release 8 (LTE). Multi-Cell HSDPA (4 carriers).
Release 11
Planned to 2012 Q3
Advanced IP Interconnection of Services. Service layer interconnection between national operators/carriers as well as third party application providers. Content still open (as of April 2011).
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, 2G).
The services associated with 3G provide the ability to transfer both voice data (a telephone call) and non-voice data (such as downloading information, exchanging email, and instant messaging)

The following are the family of 3G (third generation)
  • 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.
A second organization, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) -- 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.
This are the revolution/growth of 3G network technology 

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