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Mobile communication standards

GSM / UMTS (3GPP) Family

GSM (2G) GPRS EDGE (EGPRS) EDGE Evolution CSD HSCSD

UMTS (3G) HSPA HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+ UMTS-TDD TD-CDMA TD-SCDMA FOMA

UMTS Rev. 8 (Pre-4G) LTE HSOPA (Super 3G)

CDMA (3GPP2) Family

cdmaOne (2G)

CDMA2000 (3G) EV-DO

UMB (Pre-4G)

AMPS Family

AMPS (1G) TACS / ETACS

D-AMPS (2G)

Other Technologies

Pre Cellular PTT MTS IMTS AMTS OLT MTD Autotel / PALM ARP

1G NMT Hicap CDPD Mobitex DataTAC

2G iDEN PDC CSD PHS WiDEN

Pre-4G iBurst HIPERMAN WiMAX WiBro GAN (UMA)

Channel Access Methods FDMA OFDMA TDMA SSMA CDMA

Frequency bands Cellular GSM UMTS PCS SMR