retro182 1 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 I'd like the senior members to kindly shed light on the following. What does the following mean GPRS EDGE 3G 1X 1XEV 1XEVDO etc. And also can anyone help me understand which is the suprioir technology in these and once 3G starts in India what technology will CDMA operators offer and will it be inventually better than the competing technology vis-a-vis GSm players. I would like fellow members to shed some light on this by posting their views and opinions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 GPRS - data for GSM (slow!) EDGE - data for GSM with better than GPRS speed 1X - data for CDMA (speed similar to EDGE) 3G - general term for high speed data applicable for both CDMA and GSM 1X EVDO - high speed data for CDMA (comes under 3G) HSDPA - high speed data for GSM (comes under 3G) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jithesh405 4 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 GPRS - data for GSM (slow!) EDGE - data for GSM with better than GPRS speed 1X - data for CDMA (speed similar to EDGE) 3G - general term for high speed data applicable for both CDMA and GSM 1X EVDO - high speed data for CDMA (comes under 3G) HSDPA - high speed data for GSM (comes under 3G) Dear Arun, Does that mean CDMA users are already getting 3G speeds as some Corby and BB sets in this forum has already confirmed the usage of 1X EVDO. Also which one is better, 3G GSM OR 3G CDMA? I am already a user of Reliance Netconnect Broadband +, Is that the speed you will get if we have 1X EVDO activated in CDMA handsets. Regards Jithesh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SumitVerma 187 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Yes, EVDO is available with Tata, Reliance, MTS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chintan1 6 Report post Posted April 21, 2010 (edited) @ jitesh .. 3G GSM is still not available in here in India . Only available in CDMA as stated by Sumit in above post Edit Update : 3G GSM is available only in BSNL & MTNL in India . Edited April 22, 2010 by chintan1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted April 21, 2010 Here is a good article explaining 3G, LTE and WiMax: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/3g-vs-wimax-lte-queers-pitch-in-battle-for-spectrum/392633/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haxpak 6 Report post Posted April 22, 2010 @ jitesh .. 3G GSM is still not available in here in India . Only available in CDMA as stated by Sumit in above post 3G GSM has been launched by both BSNL and MTNL since 18 months. Infact, BSNL's coverage has become quite nice and many major cities have been covered. I am using it since 3 months and the data speeds are approx 1.5mbps DL though the voice quality is pathetic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
