Endnotes

¹ TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access; CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access; GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications.

² HSCSD: High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data; GPRS: General Packet Radio Service; EDGE: Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution.

³ W-CDMA: Wideband CDMA; UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunication System.

⁴ D-AMPS: Digital AMPS; CDPD: Cellular Digital Packet Data; PDC: Personal Digital Cellular.

⁵ 1. Communication; 2. Information; 3. Entertainment; 4. Commerce.

⁶ N/A = Not Available.

⁷ LBS = Location-Based Service.

⁸ Available technology is in bold, while future technology is shown in normal font. (Note: 2.5G is available but is not yet widely used.)

⁹ Source: allNetDevices, http://www.canvasdreams.com/viewarticle.cfmarticleid=941; except A = ARC Group, 1999, http://www.epsltd.com/IndustryInfo/Statistics/mobilestats.htm, and B = Datamonitor, 2000, http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/wireless/article/0,,10094_455141,00.html.