UMTS

UMTS or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System is a mobile communications technology under the 3^rd Generation or 3G. The technology is designed to improve data broadcast speed getting up to 2 megabits per second.

The UMTS is among the emerging technologies in the turf of cellular phone telephony that makes it easier for users to perform traditional phone tasks like paging, making calls, and sending voice mails. New tools that are being added to the UMTS include web access, video viewing and text messaging.

The WCDMA powers the UMTS technology and these two are often used interchangeably.

UMTS has greater speed compared to some similar mobile phone technologies. The transfer rates for broadband information go up to as fast as 2 megabits per second which is suitable for movie downloading, video streaming, and even video conferencing.

UMTS benefits its users by allowing them to enjoy the functionality of the home workstation even with the use of mobile technology. The UMTS technology is a result of the combination between wireless and satellite cellular technology. The users are given the chance to explore all existing options and can transfer between Wi-Fi and Satellite connections without much difficulty.

The first live date of the technology as a network happened in Japan during the year 2001. After 2 years, Austria was able to come up with its own network. More countries developed their own UMTS networks including Europe, South Africa, and other African countries, and the United States.

The UMTS technology is built on the GSM standard. The GSM standard is used all over Europe and another 120 countries all over the different global continents. Another name for UMTS is 3GSM. However, it should be clear that the UMTS and GSM are not entirely compatible. This is why some phones are called “dual phones” that can operate under the GSM or UMTS technology.