——– http://www.forbes.com/2002/01/25/01253g.html 3G By Any Other Name Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 01.25.02, 1:40 PM ET NEW YORK – Is this another case of grade inflation? Wireless investors today were poring over unconfirmed reports that Verizon...
—— Forwarded Message From: Tim Hardy Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:11:22 -0700 To: Ian Andrew Bell Subject: TFS Technology Fatigue Syndrome Strikes Computer Users By John Dvorak, Computer Shopper Are endless technological innovations wearing you out? You may...
GSM uses two main techniques, TDMA AND Frequency-Hopping. This, combined with a third feature that doesn’t transmit “quiet times” — points where there is no speech, combines to produce between a 15x-20x increase in utilization. TDMA combined...
Oops. Let me clarify: CDM = 20x, TDM = 3x. AT&T and Rogers/Cantel use TDMA. Sprint, Telus, and most others use CDMA. -Ian. At 11:04 AM 18/05/00 -0700, Ian Andrew Bell wrote: >Oh. Sorry. > >TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access 3x Frequency Re-use >CDMA: Code...
Oh. Sorry. TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access 3x Frequency Re-use CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access 20x Frequency Re-use Refers, basically, to how cellular carriers squeeze multiple phones onto one “circuit” (which is actually a frequency/modulation)....
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