Course benefits
There are other courses on the subject of 3G mobile and UMTS - the Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service - however these courses tend to be oriented towards the needs of UMTS equipment manufacturers or the providers of UMTS service.
This course is different; it explains UMTS (and HSDPA) from the viewpoint of a user - a well informed and probably corporate user - but nevertheless a service user rather than someone working on the provider's side.
Most details of the UMTS air interface, the signalling messages, and so on, are no interest to the user. What is of interest is a set of answers to questions like:
- Where is UMTS today?
- What can I do with UMTS?
- What do I need in order to use UMTS services?
This course attempts to answer these and many more related questions.
Who should attend?
Non-technical professionals requiring a semi-technical introduction to UMTS systems, technology and the end-user services that UMTS / HSDPA can deliver.
Pre-requisites
None.
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Course 661: Content
The current 3G systems development and standardisation process
Why 3G?
The Predecessors of 3G
GSM – Global System for Mobile Communications
GPRS – General Packet Radio System
EDGE – Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution
The Benefits of Changing to CDMA
3G Applications
Terminals
Marketing View of Applications
UMTS Applications
Radio Capacity in a Cell
Music Downloads
Some Minor Applications
Mobile TV
MBMS
The National Register
3G Networks and Coverage in the Republic
Operators and Coverage
CDMA Explained
Spread Spectrum
An Analogy
Interference
Scrambling – The Codes
UMTS Evolved: HSPA
Comparisons with Other Technologies
High Speed Downlink Packet Access – HSDPA
The Uplink Version
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