DocumentCode
1083183
Title
GSM Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary [Mobile Radio]
Author
Gozalvez, Javier
Volume
2
Issue
3
fYear
2007
Firstpage
51
Lastpage
57
Abstract
This article reports on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of GSM in mobile communication.GSM is today a global standard deployed by more than 700 operators in over 200 countries. There are currently more than 2.6 billion subscribers - more than 40% of the world´s population - using a GSM device. Today, the GSM family of technologies makes up 85% of the global mobile services market, which accounts for about 1.6% of global GDP.
Keywords
cellular radio; telecommunication standards; GSM; mobile communication; telecommunication standard; Assembly; Digital video broadcasting; FAA; GSM; Internet telephony; Land mobile radio; Mobile TV; Standards development; WiMAX; Wireless application protocol;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Vehicular Technology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1556-6072
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MVT.2008.915328
Filename
4457896
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