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Glossary
11xxRRTTTTShort for single carrier (1x) Radio Transmission
Technology. A high speed wireless technology
based on the CDMA platform. 1xRTT has the
capability of providing broadbandlike speeds of
up to 144 Kpbs. 1xRTT is also referred to as
CDMA2000.
AAttttaacchheeddWhen your device has found a cellular
network and has registered to it, the LED will
flash (see page 47). In this state you can send
and receive SMS. However, to pass data (i.e.,
surf the web or check your email), you must be
connected.
bbppssBits per second  rate of data flow.
BBrrooaaddbbaannddHighcapacity highspeed, transmission channel
with a wider bandwidth than conventional
copper telephone lines. Broadband channels can
carry video, voice, and data simultaneously.
EEVVDDOOEvolution, DataOnly or EVolution, Data
Optimized. Significantly faster than EDGE
networks employed by GSM networks, the
EVDO feature of CDMA2000 networks is
significantly faster, providing access to mobile
devices with air interface speeds of up to
2.4 Mbps with Rev. 0 and up to 3.1 Mb/s with
Rev. A.