3G Standardization Process
(IMT-2000)
l 1997, ITU called for RTT proposals.
l 1998, ITU received 10 proposals for 3G
terrestrial-based RTT, 6 satellite ones.
l 1999, 5 ITU-approved standards.
l Three emerged as extensions to 2G networks:
W-CDMA, TDMA-EDGE, cdma2000
l ETSI/GSM players (Nokia, Ericsson): W-CDMA.
l North American CDMA community: cdma2000.

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