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September 24, 2007
UMB Specification Published
By Tim Gray TMCnet Web Editor
The CDMA
Development Group (CDG) and the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) jointly published today the Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) air interface specification 3GPP2 C.S0084-0 v2.0.
The creation and publication of the specification is significant in a number of ways, including the fact that it marks the world's first IP-based mobile broadband standard expected to enable peak download data rates of 288 Mbps in a 20 MHz bandwidth, while preserving large economies of scope and scale.
The comprehensiveness of the published specification leverages the large 3GPP2 ecosystem and its economies of scope and scale to enable a substantial economic advantage and sustainable business case for both 2G and 3G operators worldwide, according to the CDG.
The technology is expected to leapfrog other wireless broadband technologies to become the leading standard adopted for next generation mobile telecommunications.
UMB represents a major break-through in next generation mobile broadband services by enabling the transfer of native IP, variable length, data packets at speeds that are orders of magnitude higher than what is commercially available today.
UMB is expected to become commercially available on a global basis in the first half of 2009.
UMB says the specification will be quickly converted into an official global standard by the 3GPP2 organizational partners, which include the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) in Japan, China Communications Standards Association (CCSA), Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) in North America, Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) in Korea, and the Telecommunications Technology Committee (TTC) in Japan.
It is the latest member of the family of CDMA2000(r) standards that was designed from the ground up to improve the overall end-user experience and strengthen an operator's earnings potential.
Integrating and optimizing these and other advanced radio access techniques into a single, open, global standard represents a major technological break-through within the mobile communications industry, according to the organizations.
Tim Gray is a Web Editor for TMCnet, covering news in the IP communications, call center and customer relationship management industries. To see more of his articles, please visit Tim Gray’s columnist page.
Development Group (CDG) and the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) jointly published today the Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) air interface specification 3GPP2 C.S0084-0 v2.0.
The creation and publication of the specification is significant in a number of ways, including the fact that it marks the world's first IP-based mobile broadband standard expected to enable peak download data rates of 288 Mbps in a 20 MHz bandwidth, while preserving large economies of scope and scale.
The comprehensiveness of the published specification leverages the large 3GPP2 ecosystem and its economies of scope and scale to enable a substantial economic advantage and sustainable business case for both 2G and 3G
operators worldwide, according to the CDG.The technology is expected to leapfrog other wireless broadband technologies to become the leading standard adopted for next generation mobile telecommunications.
UMB represents a major break-through in next generation mobile broadband services by enabling the transfer of native IP
, variable length, data packets at speeds that are orders of magnitude higher than what is commercially available today.UMB is expected to become commercially available on a global basis in the first half of 2009.
UMB says the specification will be quickly converted into an official global standard by the 3GPP2 organizational partners, which include the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) in Japan, China Communications Standards Association (CCSA), Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) in North America, Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) in Korea, and the Telecommunications Technology Committee (TTC) in Japan.
It is the latest member of the family of CDMA2000(r) standards that was designed from the ground up to improve the overall end-user experience and strengthen an operator's earnings potential.
Integrating and optimizing these and other advanced radio access techniques into a single, open, global standard represents a major technological break-through within the mobile communications industry, according to the organizations.
Tim Gray is a Web Editor for TMCnet, covering news in the IP communications, call center and customer relationship management industries. To see more of his articles, please visit Tim Gray’s columnist page.
