2 G STANDARDS ARE SET BEFORE INTERNET ERA

2 G STANDARDS ARE SET BEFORE INTERNET ERA!

HIGH TRAFFIC CAPACITY IS NOT AVAILABLE IN 2 G (only 9.6 kbits/sec for data):

SMS – DATA SERVICE OF 2 G.

2.5 G: FASTER DATA COMMUNICATIONS ON 2 G SYSTEMS WITH NEW APPLICATION SW (LIKE WAP) AND MINOR ADD-ONS EXISTING 2 G TECHNOLOGY:

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) for GSM and IS-136

HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) for GSM

EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates) for GSM and IS-136

IS-95B for CDMA

All these modalities require new hand-sets