GSM AND UMTS

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EVOLUTION OF MOBILE
TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTED BY: ADEEL
IQBAL
THE GSM NETWORK
2G 2.5G.
WHAT IS GSM?
GSM is an abbreviation of Global System for Mobile
communication, originally it is known as Group
Special Mobile. It is mobile telephony system that
sets the standards on how mobile
telecommunications work. It encompasses
everything in reference to mobile communications.

WHAT IS GSM?
GSM is a TDMA based wireless network technology
developed in Europe that is used throughout most of
the world. GSM phones make use of a SIM card to
identify the user's account. The use of the SIM card
allows GSM network users to quickly move their
phone number from one GSM phone to another by
simply moving the SIM card. Currently GSM
networks operate on the 850MHz, 900MHz,
1800MHz, and 1900MHz frequency bands.

WHAT IS GSM?
GSM is a second generation (2G)
telecommunications technology which is launched
early in the 90s. Eventually, it increased its speed
and added more functionality like General Packet
Radio System (GPRS) to the system which
enhanced it to 2.5G status. 2.5G has data rates up
to about 144kbit/s.
THE UMTS NETWORK
3G, 3.5G onwards
WHAT IS UMTS?
UMTS is the third generation (3G) of mobile
telecommunications technology. It is the latest
commercially available technology that mobile
phones, PDAs, and smart phones are using today.
With this development, internet access (email and
web browsing), video calling and messaging, and
text messaging (SMS) are now possible along with
traditional phone tasks.
WHAT IS UMTS?
People can now do the activities they normally do
with an internet-connected home computer while on
the trot. Imagine yourself traveling the world and still
able to email, video conference, and watch
streaming videos using your smartphone. Currently,
it can offer transfer speeds of about 3.6 Mbits per
second and even more, which can make data
transfer seamless and downloads relatively fast.
WHY UMTS?
Unlike GSM, UMTS is mainly based on CDMA
(Code Division Multiple Access) scheme and now
combines it with TDMA. However, UMTS is still new
as there are only a few areas and networks that
support the technology. Even with countries that
support it may have set different spectrum, thus
interoperability does not work fully when moving
from one nation to another nation with drastically
different spectrum.
ONE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF
GSM
There are also problems regarding the compatibility
between UMTS and GSM, which frequently led to
connections being dropped. But this is being
remedied by UMTS/GSM dual-mode devices. With
that feature, UMTS phones that go out of UMTS
network boundaries will be transferred to GSM
coverage. Transfer of network can happen mid-call.
SUMMARY
1. UMTS has faster data transfer rates than GSM.
2. GSM is 2G and 2.5G while UMTS is already 3G.
3. GSM is a rather old technology while UMTS is newer.
4. GSM is typically based on TDMA while UMTS is mainly
CDMA-based.
5. Currently, GSM is still the most widely used technology
today while UMTS is still in its infancy, slowly creeping
forward.
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