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3G MOBILE LICENSING POLICY: FROM GSM TO IMT-2000 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

GSM Case Study

This case has been prepared by Audrey Selian , ITU. 3G Mobile Licensing Policy: GSM Case Study is part of a series of Telecommunication Case Studies produced under the New Initiatives program of the Office of the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The authorwishes to acknowledge the valuable guidance and direction of Tim Kelly and Fabio Leite of the ITU in the development of this study. The 3G case studies program is managed by Lara Srivastava and under the direction of Ben Petrazzini . Country case studies on 3G, including Sweden, Japan, China & Hong Kong SAR, Chile, Venezuela, and Ghana can be found at . The opinions expressed in this studyare those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Telecommunication Union, its membership or the GSM Association.

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GSM Case Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 2 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.32.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.7 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.4 2.4.1 3 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.5 3.6 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 The Generations of Mobile Networks................................................................................................ 7 GSMTechnology............................................................................................................................. 10 The History of GSM ........................................................................................................................ 11 Conference Des Administrations Europeans des Posts et Telecommunications (CEPT) ........ 12 The European Commission and the Memorandum of Understanding..................................... 13 EuropeanTelecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) ..................................................... 14 The “Frequency Band” Obstacle Course ................................................................................. 14 The Conclusion of the Interstate Bargain ................................................................................ 15 The Launch.............................................................................................................................. 15 The United States and the FCC................................................................................................ 16 The GSM Market ............................................................................................................................. 16 The GSM Success Story.......................................................................................................... 16 Future Market Development .................................................................................................... 17 Licensing GSM ................................................................................................................................ 18 GSM RadioSpectrum .............................................................................................................. 19 From GSM to IMT-2000 ................................................................................................................. 19 HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit Switched Data) ......................................................................... 22 GPRS (GeneralPacket Radio Service) .................................................................................... 22 EDGE, Enhanced Data GSM Environment ............................................................................. 23 IMT-2000 Technology..................................................................................................................... 25 The History of IMT-2000...