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	WCDMA definition (Phone Scoop) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WCDMA is the 3G standard that most GSM carriers are moving to.
		WCDMA borrows certain technology ideas from CDMA, as the name implies, but is in fact very different and incompatible with phones and networks using "CDMA" technology.
		In Europe and Asia, WCDMA is being deployed in the all-new 2100 MHz frequency band.
	www.phonescoop.com /glossary/term.php?gid=104&printable= (178 words)

	EP1222828 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Moreover, WCDMA systems are based on a completely new channel structure for all layers in the system which will greatly facilitate transport speed and greatly improve signal integrity.
		It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed solely for purposes of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the invention, for which reference should be made to the appended claims.
		Typically, channelisation codes in WCDMA systems are orthogonal codes and the tree structure of Figure 2C is thus a common way of representing the relationship of the codes 155.
	swpat.ffii.org /pikta/txt/ep/1222/828 (4486 words)

	Nokia 6650 3G camera phone for WCDMA and GSM
		WCDMA technology has been adopted by 112 operators in 34 countries, including the existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE footprint, as well as in Korea and Japan.
		In the first phase, most WCDMA networks will be dimensioned for 128 kbps data rate, which is also the data rate of the Nokia 6650.
		Deliveries of the Nokia 6650 are estimated to start during first half of 2003, depending on the WCDMA networks' opening schedules and the maturity of the interoperability between networks, services and terminals.
	www.mobile-phone-shops-uk.com /news/nokia-6650-1702.html (389 words)

	Nokia - WCDMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is a 3G mobile network technology that is used across continents in the new IMT-2000 frequency bands.
		WCDMA was designed to provide cost-efficient capacity for both modern mobile multimedia applications and mobile telephone services.
		Nokia is dedicated to WCDMA because it brings faster and easier access to existing services and its capabilities encourages the development of a wealth of new exciting applications.
	europe.nokia.com /nokia/0,,63951,00.html (175 words)

	WCDMA - Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
		WCDMA is a wideband digital radio communications technology, which provides new service capabilities, increased network capacity and reduced cost for voice and data services compared to 2G technologies.
		WCDMA, one of ITU's IMT-2000 standards, is the leading global 3G standard selected by 8 of the world's 10 largest operators.
		The term "WCDMA Evolved" describes the evolution of WCDMA, addressing both operators need for efficiency and users demand for enhanced experience and convenience.
	www.ericsson.com /technology/tech_articles/WCDMA.shtml (159 words)

	WCDMA versus GSM: handset performance testing
		WCDMA UE test solutions must characterize the performance breakpoints of the all-new air interface technology, as well as evaluate the device's performance over a wide range of scenarios representative of the user's experience.
		As was the case with GSM, the rollout of the WCDMA air interface technology is gated upon the availability of handsets that both interoperate with network infrastructure and provide a level of performance that ensures a satisfactory user-experience.
		Once the WCDMA industry is able to achieve basic interoperability and the air interface begins to mature, the focus will quickly shift to more extensive test methods to evaluate the functional performance of handsets from a user's perspective.
	www.rfdesign.com /mag/radio_wcdma_versus_gsm/index.html (2359 words)

	GSA - Global mobile Suppliers Association: Press Release
		HSDPA is an evolution of WCDMA which will enable operators to deliver more advanced mobile broadband services enabled by a 5-fold increase in data speeds, and is expected to be in the market from end-2005.
		WCDMA is the most widely accepted 3G mobile technology globally, delivering higher capacity for voice and enhanced data rates.
		A total of 13.61 million new WCDMA subscribers were added in 2004, equivalent to annual growth exceeding 500 per cent.
	www.gsacom.com /news/gsa_172.php4 (331 words)

	Survey Confirms 64 3G WCDMA Networks and 43 EDGE-enabled Networks
		This confirms that 56 per cent of the 129 WCDMA license holders in 43 countries have already launched, or are close to launching, their services.
		WCDMA and EDGE are complementary technologies ensuring lower capital expense and optimum flexibility and efficiencies.
		WCDMA is the most widely-accepted 3G/IMT-2000 technology globally and offers lower operating costs and higher capacity than earlier networks.
	www.3g.co.uk /PR/March2005/1112.htm (644 words)

	WCDMA Networks and Devices - a full listing from the GSA (Global Mobile suppliers Association) \| Published in News from ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is by far the most widely adopted 3G air-interface technology in the new IMT-2000 frequency bands.
		From the outset, WCDMA was designed to provide cost-efficient capacity for both modern mobile multimedia applications and traditional mobile voice services.
		WCDMA also supports both multiple simultaneous services and multimedia services comprising multiple components with different service quality requirements in terms of throughput, transfer delay, and bit error rate.
	www.the3gportal.com /3gpnews/archives/007269.html (407 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: WCDMA for UMTS: Radio Access for Third Generation Mobile Communications: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WCDMA will be deployed in Europe and Asia at the same frequency band, (around 2GigaHerz) and it is expected to spawn a whole host of new gadgets.
		WCDMA for UMTS: Radio Access for Third Generation Mobile Communications is aimed at technology and communications students, technical people working for device manufacturers and service providers and frequency regulators.
		A new radio interface based on WCDMA (Wide Band Code Division Multiple Access) is currently in the final stages of standardisation for a first release (r'99) and the initial UMTS system will be based on a GSM core network as enhanced to support the soon to be publicly launched GPRS packet data system.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0471486876 (1781 words)

	Handset tester gains WCDMA option: News from Willtek Communications
		The WCDMA non-call mode option of the 4400 will be demonstrated live at the 3GSM World Congress from 24th to 27th February.
		The WCDMA system option includes a hardware upgrade that is completely flexible, allowing Willtek to implement changes to the WCDMA specifications in software, even down to the lower layers.
		WCDMA complements other system options for the 4400 series as GSM, GSM/GPRS and CDMA 1xRTT are already available.
	www.electronicstalk.com /news/wil/wil114.html (437 words)

	WCDMA Global Footprint Grows
		According to findings in "WCDMA: Promise of Success 2004," close to 80,000 WCDMA base stations are live as of 1Q 2004 and shipments of WCDMA infrastructure will continue to rise, driven by coverage requirements in Europe and market developments in Japan.
		"WCDMA is expected to enjoy greater than sixty percent penetration in both Japan and Western Europe in 2009," said report author Andy Fuertes, a Visant senior analyst.
		Today the WCDMA user is defined by price conscious, prepaid consumers in most of the markets it has been deployed.
	www.cellular.co.za /news_2004/feb/022404-wcdma_global_footprint_grows.htm (446 words)

	www.unstrung.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Current WCDMA deployments have no more than small parts of nations covered, albeit some very atypical rollouts exist, but the need for voice capacity and a high-end data niche will allow WCDMA carriers to do well, the study finds.
		According to "WCDMA: Promise of Success 2004," close to 80,000 WCDMA base stations are live as of 1Q 2004 and shipments of WCDMA infrastructure will continue to rise, driven by coverage requirements in Europe and market developments in Japan.
		One critical assumption made in the study is the ability for the wireless industry to produce a capable and relatively inexpensive WCDMA phone during the 2005 to 2007 timeframe, allowing unknowing 2G and 2.5G users to be ported over to WCDMA seamlessly.
	www.unstrung.com /document.asp?doc_id=47373&print=true (311 words)

	WCDMA: Promise of Success 2004 - Research and Markets - Market Research Reports
		The deployment of WCDMA infrastructure has began and there is a current market for the air interface that has been thought of as by many the only real path to third generation wireless.
		WCDMA was originally anticipated to be and sold as a vehicle to drive the mobile carrier’s average revenue per subscriber (ARPU).
		WCDMA is unlikely to overcome this disadvantage until sometime in 2007, though progress will be evident prior to that time.
	www.researchandmarkets.com /reportinfo.asp?report_id=220199&t=e&cat_id=20 (2082 words)

	WCDMA - susning.nu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WCDMA (eller W-CDMA) står för Wideband Code Division Multiple Access och är namnet på en standard som används i tredje generationens mobiltelefoni.
		WCDMA använder sig av en kodmultiplexmetod för att överföra samtlig data över samma frekvensband.
		WCDMA arbetar med 5 MHz bandbredd medan CDMA/IS-95 arbetar med 1,25 MHz bandbredd.
	www.susning.nu /WCDMA (122 words)

	GSA - Global mobile Suppliers Association: Press Release
		WCDMA take-up is much faster than GSM was at the same stage of its introduction.
		GSA confirms that 179 WCDMA device models are in the market from 26 suppliers, including 71 products launched this year.
		Approaching three quarters (132) of these devices are for use on WCDMA networks globally, with the remainder (47) targeted for the NTT DoCoMo FOMA service in Japan.
	www.gsacom.com /news/gsa_180.php4 (554 words)

	AT&T readies U.S. WCDMA rollout - infoSync World
		WCDMA gets another lift as U.S. telecom giant AT&T Wireless and NTT DoCoMo ready rollout of a 3G network in four major cities in the U.S. - to be operational by December 2004.
		Having already begun testing WCDMA technology in Dallas after successfully placing the first 3G call between New York City and Tokyo using WCDMA technology, the operator plans to deploy EDGE technology in its network in 2003, boosting peak network speed to approximately 384 Kbps.
		At the time its WCDMA network is introduced, AT&T Wireless expects to be able to offer customers peak network speeds of approximately two megabits per second.
	www.infosyncworld.com /news/n/2850.html (545 words)

	Nokia - Nokia introduces the world’s first handset for WCDMA and GSM networks - Press Releases - Press - About ...
		One of the benefits of the WCDMA radio interface in the Nokia 6650 phone is it allows running more than one data session simultaneously.
		The WCDMA bandwith support in the new phone provides mobile professionals with data connectivity from the laptop at significantly greater speeds than with ordinary landline modem.
		WCDMA provides faster and more flexible use of mobile services thanks to increased bandwith, higher data speeds and improved roaming possibilities.
	press.nokia.com /PR/200209/874947_5.html (870 words)

	Verizon may switch wireless standards \| CNET News.com
		Although the abbreviation implies that the technology is a successor to CDMA, the new standard is an upgrade to the current GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology that is popular with wireless operators in Europe and Asia.
		Vodafone, which uses a GSM network and is expected to upgrade to GSM-based wCDMA in a few years, already is among the largest wireless carriers in the world.
		wCDMA "is a new technology that is unproven and will require an enormous infrastructure investment," Zweig said.
	news.com.com /2100-1033-268198.html (1444 words)

	GSA - Global mobile Suppliers Association: GSM/3G Update
		The number of WCDMA networks offering commercial services has now reached 71 in 33 countries, compared to 60 networks in 28 countries at the turn of the year, confirming WCDMA as the most widely accepted 3G technology globally.
		WCDMA is specified by the ITU as a 3G/IMT-2000 standard which enables better use of available spectrum and more cost-effective network solutions for wideband digital radio communications of Internet, multimedia, video and other capacity-demanding applications for revenue growth.
		WCDMA is the world's leading standard for 3G services and builds naturally on existing investments in GSM.
	www.gsacom.com /gsm_3g/info_papers.php4 (3045 words)

	DS Online News: WCDMA and the 3G Turf Wars
		WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is one of two competing technologies that will take successful but incompatible 2G technologies to the next level: 3G (third-generation) cellular systems.
		WCDMA is based on the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), the standard adopted by all of Europe and most of the rest of the world except North America.
		Fueling the confidence of manufacturers and carriers in the WCDMA camp is the fact that it’s optimized to be compatible with GSM.
	dsonline.computer.org /portal/site/dsonline/menuitem.9ed3d9924aeb0dcd82ccc6716bbe36ec/index.jsp?&pName=dso_level1&path=dsonline/past_issues/0212/f&file=news_print.xml&xsl=article.xsl& (2141 words)

	GSA - Global mobile Suppliers Association: GSM/3G Update
		WCDMA take-up is faster than GSM was at the same stage of its introduction.
		WCDMA and EDGE are complementary technologies ensuring lower capital cost and optimum flexibility and efficiencies.
		At least 40 WCDMA operators are also deploying GSM/EDGE in their networks for service continuity and the best user experience of voice and enhanced data services throughout their networks.
	www.gsacom.com /gsm_3g/index.php4 (1637 words)

	Amazon.com: WCDMA for UMTS: Radio Access for Third Generation Mobile Communications, Revised Edition: Books: Harri ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For example, in the discussion on planning a radio network for WCDMA service provision, the book explains precisely how to take into account requirements (for quality of service, user capacity, and coverage) and conditions (such as terrain).
		WCDMA for UMTS provides a complete picture of the Wideband CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) air interface of the 3rd generation cellular systems - UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems).
		WCDMA is designed for multimedia communications including high quality images and video, and access to services with high data rates.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471486876?v=glance (1384 words)

	Marcus Ademola - Intersystem Handover for WLAN and WCDMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marcus Ademola - Intersystem Handover for WLAN and WCDMA
		A single access network may serve its users efficiently, but if multiple networks are combined it is possible to gain access to the services specified for that particular network.
		To summarize this thesis, introduces basic handover theory, WCDMA and WLAN technologies, and by means of a design example and handover algorithm, and shows how both can work together to meet the demands of seamless mobility.
	www.cc.jyu.fi /~ademola/thesis.html (422 words)

	Mobile/Cellular Technology - Sunrise WCDMA Network, Switzerland
		We have over 30% market share in WCDMA and are well on track to reach our target of 35%." In total, Nokia has signed 3G deals with 45 operators, 35 of which have been made public.
		WCDMA is fast emerging as the global standard of choice for next-generation communications, with 85% of the global 3G network markets expected to be based on WCDMA.
		So, for both Nokia and Sunrise, the WCDMA 3G core solution is a step in the right direction.
	www.mobilecomms-technology.com /projects/sunrise (838 words)

	Blogger: Email Post to a Friend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		GSM carriers are now flocking to the technology in both the U.S. and in Europe, where WCDMA continues to disappoint.
		Instead of launching WCDMA across its network, the carrier has opted to launch WCDMA only in major urban areas and to launch EDGE in smaller markets as a way to cut network costs.
		Many carriers are now using EDGE as a way to delay the launch of WCDMA while the try to put together the cash needed to go to full 3G.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=941308&postID=107525281008826315 (204 words)

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