An overview of third-generation wireless personal communications: a European perspective

Author

Ojanperä, Tero ; Prasad, Ramjee

Author_Institution

Nokia Res. Center, Espoo, Finland

Volume

5

Issue

6

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

59

Lastpage

65

Abstract

An overview of third-generation wireless personal communications is presented, and the challenges to meet its demands are examined. At the ITU level, the third generation is known as IMT-2000. In Europe, the third generation of wireless personal communications is known as UMTS. Special attention has been paid in giving a brief description of the research and development, standardization, and regulatory activities. The UMTS terrestrial radio access (UTRA) concept is presented. The different ACTS projects involved in making UMTS a success are introduced

Keywords

cellular radio; digital radio; legislation; personal communication networks; radio access networks; reviews; standardisation; telecommunication standards; ACTS projects; Europe; UMTS; UMTS terrestrial radio access; UTRA; regulatory activities; research and development; standardization; third-generation wireless personal communications; 3G mobile communication; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Delay; GSM; Quality of service; Resource management; Telecommunications; User interfaces; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.736477

Filename

736477