UMTS

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UMTS is a third-generation (3G) mobile telecommunications system that provides higher-speed voice and data services over cellular networks.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf 3G cellular technology
mobile telecommunications standard
abbreviation UMTS
basedOn GSM
belongsTo 3G mobile telecommunications systems
channelAccessMethod code-division multiple access
commercialLaunchYear 2001
coreNetworkBasedOn GPRS core network
evolvedTo LTE
LTE
surface form: "LTE-Advanced"
firstCommercialDeploymentCountry Japan
firstCommercialOperator NTT DoCoMo
fullName UMTS
surface form: "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System"
generation third-generation
introducedIn3GPPRelease Release 99
marketedAs FOMA in Japan
maxTheoreticalDownlinkSpeed up to 384 kbit/s for Release 99
up to several Mbit/s with HSPA
multipleAccessScheme W-CDMA
partOf IMT-2000 family
predecessor 2G GSM
radioInterface UMTS
surface form: "W-CDMA"
regionOfUse global
standardizedBy 3rd Generation Partnership Project
surface form: "3GPP"
successor 4G LTE
successorOf GSM
supportsDuplexMode FDD
TDD
supportsService MMS
SMS
circuit-switched data
location-based services
mobile TV
mobile internet access
packet-switched data
video calling
voice
supportsTechnology HSDPA
UMTS
surface form: "HSPA"

HSPA+
HSUPA
uses W-CDMA radio access technology
usesCoreNetwork UMTS core network
usesFrequencyBand 1700 MHz band
1900 MHz band
2100 MHz band
850 MHz band
900 MHz band
usesModulation 16QAM (with HSPA)
QPSK

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UMTS abbreviation UMTS
UMTS fullName UMTS
this entity surface form: "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System"
Qualcomm keyTechnology UMTS
this entity surface form: "WCDMA"
UMTS radioInterface UMTS
this entity surface form: "W-CDMA"
RAN standardizes UMTS
this entity surface form: "UTRA"
LTE successorTo UMTS
this entity surface form: "WCDMA"
UMTS supportsTechnology UMTS
this entity surface form: "HSPA"

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