Template:Comparison of mobile Internet standards
| Standard | Family | Primary Use | Radio Tech | Downlink (Mbit/s) | Uplink (Mbit/s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTE | UMTS/4GSM | General 4G | OFDMA/MIMO/SC-FDMA | 100 (in 20MHz bandwidth) | 50 (in 20 MHz bandwidth) | LTE-Advanced update expected to offer peak rates of at least 1 Gbit/s fixed speeds and 100 Mbit/s to mobile users. Use 29% more power than WiMax under pre-defined 10 Mbps rate.[1] |
| WiMAX | 802.16 | Mobile Internet | MIMO-SOFDMA | 128 (in 20MHz bandwidth) | 56 (in 20MHz bandwidth) | WiMAX update IEEE 802.16m expected to offer peak rates of at least 1 Gbit/s fixed speeds and 100Mbit/s to mobile users. |
| Flash-OFDM | Flash-OFDM | Mobile Internet mobility up to 200mph (350km/h) |
Flash-OFDM | 5.3 10.6 15.9 |
1.8 3.6 5.4 |
Mobile range 18miles (30km) extended range 34 miles (55km) |
| HIPERMAN | HIPERMAN | Mobile Internet | OFDM | 56.9 | 56.9 | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 (11n) |
Mobile Internet | OFDM/MIMO | 288.9* |
Antenna, RF front end enhancements and minor protocol timer tweaks have helped deploy long range P2P networks compromising on radial coverage, throughput and/or spectra efficiency (310km & 382km) | |
| iBurst | 802.20 | Mobile Internet | HC-SDMA/TDD/MIMO | 95 | 36 | Cell Radius: 3–12 km Speed: 250kmph Spectral Efficiency: 13 bits/s/Hz/cell Spectrum Reuse Factor: "1" |
| EDGE Evolution | GSM | Mobile Internet | TDMA/FDD | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3GPP Release 7 |
| UMTS W-CDMA HSDPA+HSUPA HSPA+ |
UMTS/3GSM | General 3G | CDMA/FDD CDMA/FDD/MIMO |
0.384 14.4 56 |
0.384 5.76 22 |
HSDPA widely deployed. Typical downlink rates today 2 Mbit/s, ~200 kbit/s uplink; HSPA+ downlink up to 56 Mbit/s. |
| UMTS-TDD | UMTS/3GSM | Mobile Internet | CDMA/TDD | 16 | 16 | Reported speeds according to IPWireless using 16QAM modulation similar to HSDPA+HSUPA |
| 1xRTT | CDMA2000 | Mobile phone | CDMA | 0.144 | 0.144 | Succeeded by EV-DO for data use, but still is used for voice and as a failover for EV-DO |
| EV-DO 1x Rev. 0 EV-DO 1x Rev.A EV-DO Rev.B |
CDMA2000 | Mobile Internet | CDMA/FDD | 2.45 3.1 4.9xN |
0.15 1.8 1.8xN |
Rev B note: N is the number of 1.25 MHz chunks of spectrum used. EV-DO is not designed for voice, and requires a fallback to 1xRTT when a voice call is placed or received. |
Notes: All speeds are theoretical maximums and will vary by a number of factors, including the use of external antennae, distance from the tower and the ground speed (e.g. communications on a train may be poorer than when standing still). Usually the bandwidth is shared between several terminals. The performance of each technology is determined by a number of constraints, including the spectral efficiency of the technology, the cell sizes used, and the amount of spectrum available. For more information, see Comparison of wireless data standards.
For more comparison tables, see bit rate progess trends, comparison of mobile phone standards, spectral efficiency comparison table and OFDM system comparison table.
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