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- 07-29-2003, 09:28 AM #1Socal CellGuest
Who stole the definition of 3G?
No, Cingular was not the first carrier to do so, and in
fact at least they are at least offering a data rate,
while not 3G, that is faster than the companies that
are claiming that GPRS is 3G!
"There used be, before they were stolen, a couple of fairly
concrete criteria for 3G networks. One said that it must use
the 3GPP (3G Partnership Program) defined air interface
and the other that it must be capable of transmitting 2
megabits per second between the network and the 3G
handset."
Sonera is not the only one missing 3G definitions. As a
matter of fact, 99 percent of "3G service providers" are
missing part of the criteria."
"http://newsletter.nordicwirelesswatch.com/story.php?story_id=2133"
"http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=20513"
Steve
socalcell.com
sfbacell.com
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- 07-29-2003, 09:41 AM #2John NavasGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:28:58 -0000,
[email protected] (Socal Cell) wrote:
>Who stole the definition of 3G?
>
>No, Cingular was not the first carrier to do so, and in
>fact at least they are at least offering a data rate,
>while not 3G, that is faster than the companies that
>are claiming that GPRS is 3G!
>
>"There used be, before they were stolen, a couple of fairly
> concrete criteria for 3G networks. One said that it must use
> the 3GPP (3G Partnership Program) defined air interface
> and the other that it must be capable of transmitting 2
> megabits per second between the network and the 3G
> handset."
>
> Sonera is not the only one missing 3G definitions. As a
> matter of fact, 99 percent of "3G service providers" are
> missing part of the criteria."
>
>"http://newsletter.nordicwirelesswatch.com/story.php?story_id=2133"
>
>"http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=20513"
The proper definition of 3G is at <http://www.fcc.gov/3G/>. 2 Megabits/second
or higher applies only to indoor traffic. The other standards are:
* 144 kilobits/second or higher in high mobility (vehicular) traffic
* 384 kilobits/second for pedestrian traffic
There are also several other criteria.
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- 07-30-2003, 09:00 AM #3Socal CellGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
[email protected] (Socal Cell) wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
>Who stole the definition of 3G?
>
>No, Cingular was not the first carrier to do so, and in
>fact at least they are at least offering a data rate,
>while not 3G, that is faster than the companies that
>are claiming that GPRS is 3G!
Oops, following up on one's own post is bad form
but I should point out that in fact Cingular did _not_
actually claim that EDGE is 3G--my mistake.
What they said was "EDGE is recognized as the most
economical way to overlay GSM/GPRS to achieve 3G
capabilities"
This statement is intentionally vague. 3G "capabilities"
which could mean a lot of things, i.e. services that
were expected to be available on 3G are now available
on EDGE, etc. This is in fact the same sort of claim the
Finnish carrier Sonera alluded to when they claimed that
they had deployed "3G."
Since Cingular has no plans at this time to go to 3G
(UMTS), they don't have to worry about how to sell
3G to people that are using the 3G "capabilities" of
EDGE.
The article at
"http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=20513"
which refers to Finnish carrier Sonera, talks about
the dangers of labeling 3G services on a 2G network,
as 3G.
If you read virtually any article about EDGE, there
are always qualifiers when there is any mention of it
being 3G.
Even at the 3G America's web site, an article states:
"EDGE, or Enhanced Data Rate for Global Evolution, was
introduced in 1997 as an enhancement to GPRS networks.
Doradla explained that EDGE will be able to offer data
speeds of up to 380 Kbps per second, compared with the
115 Kbps of GPRS networks. Third-generation networks
are advertised as offering speeds of up to 2 Mbps per
second."
"http://www.3gamericas.org/English/News_room/publishedarticles/cingular_exec.cfm"
It should be pointed out that there are sometimes similar
weasel words in efforts to attempt to paint 1xRTT as 3G, i.e.
'1xRTT CDMA standard 'forms the basis' for 3G'
And you can find definitions of 3G that would put both
EDGE and 1xRTT into the 3G category, though the
industry view is that 3G means UMTS and 1xEV, not EDGE
or 1XRTT.
With real world data rates for 1xRTT at 2x the GPRS
data rates, should 1xRTT be lumped into 2.75G even
though it is half the speed of EDGE? At least a couple
of analysts believe so,
http://www.3gnewsroom.com/3g_news/ap...ews_2100.shtml
"In his new in-depth report, The Global 3G Report, U.S.
Bancorp Piper Jaffray Senior Wireless Equipment Analyst
Samuel May remains cautious on the rollout of high-speed
packet-based 3G wireless networks across the globe due
to three main reasons:
- The extended functionality of packet-switched 2.5G
and 2.75G mobile networks. May coined the acronym
2.75G to describe a hardware upgrade to either a 2G
code division multiple access (CDMA) 1xRTT network
or global system for communications (GSM) enhanced
data rates for global evolution (EDGE) network. Both
networks allow for potentially higher data throughput
(up to 144Kbps) than 2.5G, which can provide 30 to
40Kbps."
A report from SRI stated:
"In a misnomer and over-hype of capability, these 2.5G
phased improvements to 2G networks are being tagged by
some carriers and infrastructure vendors as 3G. In
reality, using strict interpretation of the ITU level
of performance, they are not since average throughput
speeds are much lower than the ITU a specified data
rate levels for 3G"
The report also stated:
"WCDMA 3G in the USA (AT&T Wireless/Cingular) will not
occur in any significant level of deployment until after
the spectrum auctions in 2005
CDMA 2000 2.5 and 2.75G wireless data technology
(SprintPCS/Verizon) will out perform GPRS/EDGE networks
and will see widespread deployment and successful market
acceptance if costs to subscribers are kept at reasonable
rates"
How about 1xRTT being dubbed 2.63G and EDGE being
dubbed 2.82G (just kidding)?
Steve
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http://www.socalcell.com
Southern California Area Cellular Carrier Comparison
[email protected]
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- 07-30-2003, 09:03 AM #4Guest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:41:47 GMT, John Navas
<[email protected]> wrote:
>The proper definition of 3G is at <http://www.fcc.gov/3G/>. 2 Megabits/second
>or higher applies only to indoor traffic. The other standards are:
>
> * 144 kilobits/second or higher in high mobility (vehicular) traffic
> * 384 kilobits/second for pedestrian traffic
>
>There are also several other criteria.
So, if the stationary user (indoors) can achieve 2M it's 3G. So,
there's only 1 commercially rolled out technology, cmda2000 1x EV-DO,
that achieves that. "Who Stole 3G" is correct.
- 07-30-2003, 09:18 AM #5John NavasGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In <[email protected]> on Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:03:13
-0500, [email protected] wrote:
>On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:41:47 GMT, John Navas
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>The proper definition of 3G is at <http://www.fcc.gov/3G/>. 2 Megabits/second
>>or higher applies only to indoor traffic. The other standards are:
>>
>> * 144 kilobits/second or higher in high mobility (vehicular) traffic
>> * 384 kilobits/second for pedestrian traffic
>>
>>There are also several other criteria.
>
>So, if the stationary user (indoors) can achieve 2M it's 3G. ...
No -- read more carefully.
--
Best regards,
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR
CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>
- 07-30-2003, 09:28 AM #6John NavasGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In <[email protected]> on Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:00:19 -0000,
[email protected] (Socal Cell) wrote:
>[email protected] (Socal Cell) wrote in article
><[email protected]>:
>>Who stole the definition of 3G?
>>
>>No, Cingular was not the first carrier to do so, and in
>>fact at least they are at least offering a data rate,
>>while not 3G, that is faster than the companies that
>>are claiming that GPRS is 3G!
>
>Oops, following up on one's own post is bad form
>but I should point out that in fact Cingular did _not_
>actually claim that EDGE is 3G--my mistake.
>...
"What is IMT-2000" (ITU)
<http://www.itu.int/osg/imt-project/d..._IMT2000-2.pdf>
Page 6 defines
* 2G: cdmaOne (IS-95A), TDMA, GSM
* 2.5G: cdmaOne (IS-95B), GPRS
* 3G: cdma2000 1X, EDGE, cdma2000 1x EV-DO & EV-DV, W-CDMA
<http://www.3gamericas.org/English/Ne...m?id=519&s=ENG>
EDGE Quickly Accelerating in the Americas
Cingular's Market Launch is First on Track in Indy
Bellevue, WA, July 17, 2003 -
Mobile customers in Indianapolis will be the pacesetters for a
potential captive market approaching 100 million customers throughout
North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, who will have
the benefit of EDGE, including data speeds three times faster than a
wired dial-up modem. Cingular Wireless, along with Nokia and
Ericsson, set the pace for the next-generation of mobile services in
Indianapolis by becoming the first of 33 operators in the Americas
who will offer EDGE high-speed mobile data and Internet access
services.
Chris Pearson, Executive Vice President of 3G Americas emphasized,
"EDGE is here today offering the start of a new generation of fast,
cost-efficient and global mobile data services. Like the
introduction of the personal computer, cellular phones and other
phenomena of technology that have changed our lives, high-speed
mobile wireless data services will positively impact us wherever we
work or play."
3G Americas reports that there are 33 operators, representing close
to 100 million current customers within their networks, who have
announced their deployment of EDGE technology over the next few years
in the Americas. Additionally, other operators are preparing for
deployments by installing thousands of EDGE-enabled base stations as
they expand their GSM networks or migrate their TDMA networks to
GSM/GPRS. As an example, AT&T Wireless announced in June that 93% of
their cell sites are EDGE-equipped.
Pearson stated, "EDGE continues its momentum as a preeminent 3G
service, not just in the Americas but throughout the world.
Operators who have announced their 3G technology choice of UMTS/WCDMA
are now choosing EDGE as a complementary 3G technology deployment."
Pearson continued, "The recent announcement by leading European
operator Telecom Italia Mobile to deploy EDGE supports the business
case for EDGE in Europe even where new 3G spectrum licenses have been
awarded."
Global EDGE commitments by 48 operators on every major continent represent
a potential market of close to 200 million customers today.
[MORE]
Cingular on the cutting EDGE
<http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/3757.html>
Claiming a world first, U.S. mobile network operator Cingular
Wireless has deployed EDGE technology to boost data speeds for
subscribers in Indianapolis.
Cingular Wireless today announced what the U.S. based mobile network
operator claims is the world's first commercial deployment of
wireless services using Enhanced Datarate for Global Evolution (EDGE)
technology. Cingular's initial EDGE service offering is in its
Indianapolis market, with subsequent deployments expected later in
the year.
Building on more than a decade of wireless data experience,
Cingular's EDGE technology enables true "third generation" (3G)
wireless data services with data speeds typically three times faster
than those available on GSM/GPRS networks. Based on GSM, EDGE is a
software enhancement for Cingular's General Packet Radio Service
(GPRS) data network that can support peak data rates up to 170 Kbps
with average data rates of 75-135 Kbps.
[MORE]
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Best regards,
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR
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- 07-30-2003, 03:02 PM #7Socal CellGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
[email protected] wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> So, if the stationary user (indoors) can achieve 2M it's 3G. So,
> there's only 1 commercially rolled out technology, cmda2000 1x EV-DO,
> that achieves that. "Who Stole 3G" is correct.
Yes it's correct. What's the question?
Read: "http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/64/31927.html"
which states:
"AT&T Wireless today repeated its commitment to launch
a scaled-back 3G network Stateside by the end of next
year, alongside its upgraded "2.75G" EDGE network."
At least AT&T is being accurate and isn't trying to allude
to EDGE as 3G. Of course it isn't in AT&T's best interest
to do this since they want to sell 3G when it actually is
available.
Of course when I saw the author of this article at The
Register the alarm bells went off, but he seems to have
gotten it all correct in this instance.
Steve
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http://www.socalcell.com
Southern California Area Cellular Carrier Comparison
[email protected]
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- 07-31-2003, 07:16 AM #8Guest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:18:46 GMT, John Navas
<[email protected]> wrote:
>[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
>In <[email protected]> on Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:03:13
>-0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:41:47 GMT, John Navas
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>The proper definition of 3G is at <http://www.fcc.gov/3G/>. 2 Megabits/second
>>>or higher applies only to indoor traffic. The other standards are:
>>>
>>> * 144 kilobits/second or higher in high mobility (vehicular) traffic
>>> * 384 kilobits/second for pedestrian traffic
>>>
>>>There are also several other criteria.
>>
>>So, if the stationary user (indoors) can achieve 2M it's 3G. ...
>
>No -- read more carefully.
I did before I posted. State your objections to the basis for my
posting.
- 07-31-2003, 07:18 AM #9Guest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:00:19 -0000, [email protected]
(Socal Cell) wrote:
>[email protected] (Socal Cell) wrote in article
><[email protected]>:
>>Who stole the definition of 3G?
>>
>>No, Cingular was not the first carrier to do so, and in
>>fact at least they are at least offering a data rate,
>>while not 3G, that is faster than the companies that
>>are claiming that GPRS is 3G!
>
>Oops, following up on one's own post is bad form
>but I should point out that in fact Cingular did _not_
>actually claim that EDGE is 3G--my mistake.
>
>What they said was "EDGE is recognized as the most
>economical way to overlay GSM/GPRS to achieve 3G
>capabilities"
AT&T Wireless' pamphlet proclaims
"AT&T next generation services and devices".
They're claiming 3G without saying so....
- 07-31-2003, 07:58 AM #10Steven M. ScharfGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:00:19 -0000, [email protected]
> (Socal Cell) wrote:
>
> >[email protected] (Socal Cell) wrote in article
> ><[email protected]>:
> >>Who stole the definition of 3G?
> >>
> >>No, Cingular was not the first carrier to do so, and in
> >>fact at least they are at least offering a data rate,
> >>while not 3G, that is faster than the companies that
> >>are claiming that GPRS is 3G!
> >
> >Oops, following up on one's own post is bad form
> >but I should point out that in fact Cingular did _not_
> >actually claim that EDGE is 3G--my mistake.
> >
> >What they said was "EDGE is recognized as the most
> >economical way to overlay GSM/GPRS to achieve 3G
> >capabilities"
>
> AT&T Wireless' pamphlet proclaims
>
> "AT&T next generation services and devices".
> They're claiming 3G without saying so....
Again, very vague--intentionally.
- 07-31-2003, 08:26 AM #11John NavasGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In <[email protected]> on Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:16:31
-0500, [email protected] wrote:
>On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:18:46 GMT, John Navas
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>In <[email protected]> on Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:03:13
>>-0500, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:41:47 GMT, John Navas
>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>The proper definition of 3G is at <http://www.fcc.gov/3G/>. 2 Megabits/second
>>>>or higher applies only to indoor traffic. The other standards are:
>>>>
>>>> * 144 kilobits/second or higher in high mobility (vehicular) traffic
>>>> * 384 kilobits/second for pedestrian traffic
>>>>
>>>>There are also several other criteria.
>>>
>>>So, if the stationary user (indoors) can achieve 2M it's 3G. ...
>>
>>No -- read more carefully.
>
>I did before I posted. State your objections to the basis for my
>posting.
We've been over this before, and what I stated was clear, so it seems you're
just trolling, and I see no point in continuing.
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Best regards,
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/> HELP PAGES FOR
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- 07-31-2003, 08:28 AM #12John NavasGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In <[email protected]> on Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:18:30
-0500, [email protected] wrote:
>AT&T Wireless' pamphlet proclaims
>
>"AT&T next generation services and devices".
>They're claiming 3G without saying so....
No, it (not they) is proclaiming 2.5G (GPRS) now, and 3G (EDGE) by the end of
the year.
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CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>
- 07-31-2003, 08:29 AM #13John NavasGuest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In <[email protected]> on Thu, 31 Jul
2003 13:58:54 GMT, "Steven M. Scharf" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> AT&T Wireless' pamphlet proclaims
>>
>> "AT&T next generation services and devices".
>> They're claiming 3G without saying so....
>
>Again, very vague--intentionally.
Since you don't actually know the intent, you're just slinging more anti-GSM
innuendo.
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CINGULAR GSM + ERICSSON PHONES: <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>
- 08-01-2003, 07:45 AM #14Guest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:26:35 GMT, John Navas
<[email protected]> wrote:
>We've been over this before, and what I stated was clear, so it seems you're
>just trolling, and I see no point in continuing.
That right, blame it on someone else, again. This is the third time
I've seen a non-answer from you being blamed on someone else!
Explain this, then: Can W-CDMA deliver 2 mbps indoors?
The answer is no. It can only deliver 384 kpbs indoors. It doesn't
meet the FCC definition of 3G.
Let's take the argument to the extreme: I'm outside, but stationary,
and the mobile terminal antenna is outside. Peak speed 384 kbps.
Move 6 inches (15 cm) so that the mobile and antenna are inside and
stationary (door open with direct line of sight to the transmitter
tower). Peak speed is still 384 kbps. The mobile terminal is inside.
The peak speed is still 384 kbps.
- 08-01-2003, 07:46 AM #15Guest
Re: Who stole the definition of 3G?
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:28:39 GMT, John Navas
<[email protected]> wrote:
>[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
>In <[email protected]> on Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:18:30
>-0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>AT&T Wireless' pamphlet proclaims
>>
>>"AT&T next generation services and devices".
>
>>They're claiming 3G without saying so....
>
>No, it (not they) is proclaiming 2.5G (GPRS) now, and 3G (EDGE) by the end of
>the year.
Sorry, the pamphlet says nothing about next year, nor even the
technology.
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