Primer: Intro To Cellular Networks
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Put this on the main website!!!
FINE, fine piece of work, that Primer to Cellular Networks. PUT IT ON THE MAIN SITE, off to the left, with the other links! Man, this is the kind of stuff that I DON'T want to have to go hunting around for--dude, I'm BACK to dial-up, because I can't afford DSL--when I'm surfing.
I found the site via Jim Karpen's Web Guide at PocketPC Magazine http://www.pocketpcmag.com/newsl_JKWG/webguid e.asp?id=273, and I was elated. This is the kind of stuff I need: short, concise and to the point. You did it well here, Eric. Thank you very much...BUT PUT IT ON THE MAIN SITE!!!
Hey, thanks again,
Starkman
Come on, guys. Keep it consistent, and put this link on the left-hand...
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you asked...
the second is that we are bumping our spectrum primer (we're still doing it, but just not first) in favor of a more thorough explanation of gsm and cdma - how each works, what each is capable of, where each is heading in the foreseeable future and where each is available.
this comparison should answer many of your requests and questions, which is why we haven't really been answering them here.
Digging Deeper
Great overview. I'd like to dig deeper into spectrum use technologies (protocols, compression schemes, etc.) What are some references (books, sites) that you find useful?
Thanks.
Doug
Excellent, Educational, Easy to Understand Article by Eric Lin
Now my question, which has practical consequences regarding our choice of cell phone to buy:
I understand that upgrading GSM (Cingular and T-Mobile) will be more costly than upgrading CDMA/SPC (Verizon and Sprint).
If that is true, it stands to reason that the CDMA upgrade will progress faster than the GSM upgrades.
The ultimate projection is that CDMA > EV-DO > EVDO Revision will be more widespread than GSM > WCDMA/UMTS > HSUPA & UTRAN LTE and will happen at a faster rate, because it will cost Verizon and Sprint less to implement. More Verizon and Sprint people will be enjoying their "bigger/faster" soone...
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lorna said:
BTW, whoever decided to call it WCDMA should have realized that it would be perceived by laymen as a CDMA rather than a GSM upgrade. I think that they should have used only UMTS, which doesn't mislead.
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Discuss Different Technologies
we also considered adding further depth to how each t...
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Taking the time
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Excellent article - thanks for taking the time to do this...
Again - this was a superb intro and anything else is gravy and very much appreciated.
Thx as well for maintaining this whole site - even though I'm not involved in the industry per se', I have an active interest in technology and manage all the cellular devices for our company and this site is one of my main sources of information - it's a huge help.
very informative article
p.s first post, alright!!