Data Rates Supported by Cellular Standards

Data Rates Supported By Cellular Standards

Cellular Family	Standard	Peak Data Rate (kbits/s)	Typical Data Rate	Connection	Modulation
GSM	GSM-CSD HS-CSD GPRS EDGE	9.6/14.4 28.8/43/2 115/171 384/513	9.6 28.8 50 115	Circuit Switched Circuit Switched Packet Switched Packet Switched	GMSK GMSK GMSK 8-PSK
UMTS	FDD TDD	384/2000 384/2000	144 144	Packet Switched Packet Switched	QPSK QPSK
CDMAOne	IS-95A IS-95B	14.4 64/115	14.4 56	Circuit Switched Packet Switched	QPSK QPSK
CDMA2000	IX IX EV	144/307 2000	130 N/K	Packet Switched Packet Switched	QPSK QPSK
TDMA	CSD	9.6	9.6	Circuit Switched	DQπ/4PSK
PDC	i-mode	9.5	9.6	Packet Switched	DQπ/4PSK

Data obtained from Philips 2002 Worldwide Wireless Telecommunications Standards chart.

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