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3 CDMA Overview The first CDMA networks (now called CDMAone) were commercially launched in 1995, and provided
roughly 10 times more capacity than analog networks - far more than TDMA or GSM. Since then, CDMA
has become the fastest-growing of all wireless technologies. In addition to supporting more traffic,
CDMA brings many other benefits to carriers and consumers, including broader coverage and stronger
security.
Just as the second generation of wireless technology improved upon earlier systems, the industry looked
to a third generation of technology for more advances. Although wireless was used almost exclusively
for voice communication, the ability to deliver data over the air was also very promising, especially as
Internet users and content proliferated.
In 1999, the International Telecommunication Union adopted an industry standard for third-generation
(3G) wireless systems that can deliver high-speed data and other new features. Because CDMA2000 is
evolved directly from the previous generation of proven CDMA systems, it provides the fastest, easiest,
most cost-effective path to 3G services. While all 3G technologies (CDMA2000, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA)
may be viable, CDMA2000 is much further ahead in terms of product development, commercial
deployment and market acceptance.
The first commercial CDMA2000 networks were launched in South Korea in early 2 001. A large and
growing range of CDMA2000 chipsets, terminals and network infrastructure systems are now in volume
production and gaining economies of scale, as many more North American, Latin American and
Japanese carriers plan to roll out CDMA2000 services in 2002 and 2003
CDMA2000 1X technology supports both voice and data services over a standard (1X) CDMA channel,
and provides many performance advantages over other technologies. First, it provides up to twice the
capacity of earlier CDMA systems, helping to accommodate the continuing growth of voice services as
well as new wireless Internet services. Second, it provides peak data rates of up to 153 kbps (and up to
307 kbps in the future), without sacrificing voice capacity for data capabilities. And b ecause it's
backwards-compatible with earlier CDMA technology, CDMA2000 1X provides an easy and affordable
upgrade path for both carriers and consumers.
For more information about CDMA visit the CDMA Development Group (CDG) at http://cdg.org/ The
CDG is an industry consortium of companies who have come together to develop the products and
services necessary to lead the adoption of CDMA wireless systems around the world.