Standards In Education Task Force: Cellular Domain Tutorial: A Brief History of Cellular Telephony Learning Objectives

At the completion of this section, the learner will understand:

How government regulation has affected cellular telephony standards
The major factors that impact the development of an single air interface standard
How CDMA emerged as the best technical platform for future development
The perspective of various stakeholders on the desirability of a single air interface standard based on CDMA
How the movements for a common Third Generation (3G) air interface standard fell apart

A project of the IEEE Educational Activities Board and IEEE Standards Association through the joint Standards in Education Task Force