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Research and Discussion - SEMINAR7

GSM is 2G and 2.5G while UMTS is 3G. GSM uses TDMA and has various bands like 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz. UMTS uses CDMA and has a network composed of User Equipment, Radio Access Network and Core Network.

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Research and Discussion - SEMINAR7

GSM is 2G and 2.5G while UMTS is 3G. GSM uses TDMA and has various bands like 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz. UMTS uses CDMA and has a network composed of User Equipment, Radio Access Network and Core Network.

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Prepared By: LAYSON, MARK JAMES B.


Difference between UMTS and GSM
1. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) :
UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, developed based on 3GPP
standards. Its network composed of three main parts UE (User Equipment), Radio Access
Network (RAN) and Core Network. There are various technologies which fall under UMTS
based on different releases from 3GPP community. It is also referred as 3G.

2. Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) :


GSM stands for Global System for Mobile communication. It is majorly used mobile
communication system in the world. It uses time division multiple access i.e TDMA to send
down the digitized and reduced data through a channel with two different streams of client data,
each in its own particular time slot.

Difference between UMTS and GSM :


UMTS GSM
1. UMTS is already 3G. GSM is 2G and 2.5G.
2. It is mainly CDMA-based. It is typically based on TDMA .
There channels are divided into traffic
There channels are divided into logical,
3. channel and control channel based on
transport and physical based on where
functionality of use in the system.
they are used along with their functions.
4. Its frame duration is about 10ms, Its frame duration is about 4.615ms,
5. It is newer. It is a rather old technology.
It has various bands from Band-I to It has various bands, the major among
6. Band-VI, Each band specifies frequency them are 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz
and UARFCN. and 1900MHz.
It has various releases such as
It has various documents specified by
7. R99(WCDMA), R5 (HSDPA),
ETSI and 3GPP, 3GPP™TS 45-series.
R6(HSUPA) etc.
8. The modulation efficiency is 1.0 b/s/Hz . The modulation efficiency is 1.35 b/s/Hz.

GSM Map

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GSM vs UMTS
GSM is an abbreviation of Global System for Mobile communication, originally it is known as
Group Special Mobile. It is mobile telephony system that sets the standards on how mobile
telecommunications work. It encompasses everything in reference to mobile communications.

However, in this context of comparing GSM People can now do the activities they
and UMTS, we will refer to GSM as a service normally do with an internet-connected home
or technology. GSM is a second generation computer while on the trot. Imagine yourself
(2G) telecommunications technology which traveling the world and still able to email,
is launched early in the 90s. Eventually, it video conference, and watch streaming
increased its speed and added more videos using your smartphone. Currently, it
functionality like General Packet Radio can offer transfer speeds of about 3.6 Mbits
System (GPRS) to the system which per second and even more, which can make
enhanced it to 2.5G status. 2.5G has data rates data transfer seamless and downloads
up to about 144kbit/s. It typically uses a relatively fast.
variation of Time Division Multiple Access
(TDMA). Unlike GSM, UMTS is mainly based on
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
Today, in a global scale, GSM is still widely scheme and now combines it with TDMA.
used mobile service. There are about 700 However, UMTS is still new as there are only
mobile networks that provide GSM services a few areas and networks that support the
across more than 200 countries. Statistically, technology. Even with countries that support
more than 80 percent of all global mobile it may have set different spectrum, thus
connections are GSM. With GSM, interoperability does not work fully when
subscribers can still continue using their moving from one nation to another nation
mobile phones when traveling to other with drastically different spectrum.
countries because GSM network operators
have expansive roaming agreements with There are also problems regarding the
foreign operators. compatibility between UMTS and GSM,
which frequently led to connections being
UMTS is the third generation (3G) of mobile dropped. But this is being remedied by
telecommunications technology. It is the UMTS/GSM dual-mode devices. With that
latest commercially available technology that feature, UMTS phones that go out of UMTS
mobile phones, PDAs, and smart phones are network boundaries will be transferred to
using today. With this development, internet GSM coverage. Transfer of network can
access (email and web browsing), video happen mid-call.
calling and messaging, and text messaging
(SMS) are now possible along with
traditional phone tasks.

MIMO Antenna P-54 GSM-UMTS MIMO

An antenna used to transmit GSM & UMTS


Signal

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Summary:

1. UMTS has faster data transfer rates than GSM.


2. GSM is 2G and 2.5G while UMTS is already 3G.
3. GSM is a rather old technology while UMTS is newer.
4. GSM is typically based on TDMA while UMTS is mainly CDMA-based.
5. Currently, GSM is still the most widely used technology today while UMTS is still in its infancy,
slowly creeping forward.

Difference Between GSM and UMTS | Difference Between

http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-gsm-and-umts/

Difference between UMTS and GSM - GeeksforGeeks

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-umts-and-gsm/

Discussion:
GSM and UMTS are mobile architectures that
are made generations apart but have been used
side by side on some areas till today. GSM is
also called 2g or 2.5G and UMTS is called 3G.

GSM stands for Global System for Mobile


communication. It uses time division
multiplex and sends data using 2 separate
channels. It has various bands, the major
among them are 850MHz, 900MHz,
1800MHz and 1900MHz. Until today it is
used by many Telecommunication Network
company. But is being removed for giving
way for the arrival of 5G of NR.

UMTS stands for Universal Mobile


Telecommunications System. It is the third
generation successor for GSM , which also
includes GPRS and EDGE. It is developed using
3GPP standards. Its network composed of
three main parts User Equipment, Radio
Access Network and Core Network. There
channels are divided into logical, transport
and physical based on where they are used
along with their functions. UMTS uses a
wideband CDMA multiple access scheme. It
employs a baseline 5 MHz channel
bandwidth.

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