Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii 1 Overview 1 1.1 History of Mobile Cellular Systems 1 1.1.1 First Generation 1 1.1.2 Second Generation 2 1.1.3 Generation 2.5 5 1.2 Overview of 3G 8 1.3 Proposals for 3G Standard 10 1.3.1 WCDMA 10 1.3.2 Advanced TDMA
This paper discusses the evolution of EDGE, HSPA enhancements, 3GPP LTE, the capabilities of these technologies, and their position relative to other primary competing technologies. The following are some of the important observations and conclusion