3GPP
(3rd Generation Partnership Project) A cooperation of international standards bodies for the development of high-speed cellular services. Established in 1998, 3GPP has been involved with all the cellular standards including 3G, 4G and 5G. See cellular generations, 3G, LTE and 5G.3GPP - GSM (UMTS Umbrella)
For GSM carriers, the first 3G specification was WCDMA, which was based on the CDMA air interface and a departure from GSM's TDMA. WCDMA was followed by HSPA. For more information, visit www.3gpp.org. See WCDMA, HSPA, GSM, CDMA and TDMA.
3GPP2 - CDMA (IMT-2000 Umbrella)
For CDMA2000 carriers, the first 3G specification was 1X, followed by EV-DO. 3GPP2 supports QCELP speech in addition to 3GPP formats. For more information, visit www.3gpp2.org. See CDMA, CDMA2000, QCELP and IMT-2000.
Convergence into LTE
With support from 3GPP and 3GPP2, GSM and CDMA carriers worldwide are converging their networks into 4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution). See LTE and LTE Advanced.
3GPP LTE CATEGORIESUSER EQUIPMENT (UE) UE Down Up MIMOCategory (Mbps) Antennas 3GPP Release 8 (2008)
1 10 5 1
2 51 26 2
3 102 51 2
4 151 51 2
5 300 75 4
LTE ADVANCED CATEGORIES3GPP Release 10 (2011)
6 301 51 2/4
7 301 102 2/4
8 2999 1498 8
3GPP Release 11 (2012)
9 452 51 2/4
10 452 102 2/4
3GPP Release 12 (2015)
11 603 51 2/4
12 603 102 2/4
13 392 51 2/4
14 392 102 2/4
15 3917 1498 8
M1 1 1 1
3GPP Release 13 (2016)
NB-IoT .2 .2 1
See LTE for iOT.
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