Mobile Tech Glossary

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1xRTT - 1xRTT is a data transmission system used on CDMA networks that allows for connetion speeds of up to a theoretical limit of 144kbps in most implementations. ...

2.5G - 2.5G is a sometimes used term that refers to GPRS class wireless data connectivity ...

2.75G - 2.75G is a term occasionally used to refer to EDGE data connectivity, implying that is is faster than GPRS (sometimes called 2.5G), but slower than typical 3G networks...

2G - 2G is short for Second Generation, the name usually given to original GSM, CDMA, and TDMA networks...

3G - 3G, or Third Generation, is a somewhat generic term for network technologies that the ITU classifies as part of their IMT-2000 specification...

4G - 4G is the term used to refer to the next wave of as yet unknown mobile technologies that will be used to replace current 3G networks...

802.11b - IEEE standard 802.11b defines a Wireless LAN (WLAN) technology that is capable of achieving up to 11Mbps of bandwidth between two devices..

802.11g - IEEE standard 802.11g defines a Wireless LAN (WLAN) technology that is capable of achieving up to 54Mbps of bandwidth between two devices...