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Market
GSM
Overview
Services
Sub-systems
Components
GSM: Overview
GSM
formerly: Groupe Spéciale Mobile (founded 1982)
now: Global System for Mobile Communication
Pan-European standard (ETSI, European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute)
simultaneous introduction of essential services in three phases (1991, 1994, 1996) by the European telecommunication administrations (Germany: D1 and D2) seamless roaming within Europe possible
today many providers all over the world use GSM (more than 130 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, America)
more than 100 million subscribers
Performance characteristics of GSM
Communication
mobile, wireless communication; support for voice and data services
Total mobility
international access, chip-card enables use of access points of different providers
Worldwide connectivity
one number, the network handles localization
High capacity
better frequency efficiency, smaller cells, more customers per cell
High transmission quality
high audio quality and reliability for wireless, uninterrupted phone calls at higher speeds (e.g., from cars, trains)
Security functions
access control, authentication via chip-card and PIN
Mobile Communications
Market
GSM
Overview
Services
Sub-systems
Components
GSM: Overview
GSM
formerly: Groupe Spéciale Mobile (founded 1982)
now: Global System for Mobile Communication
Pan-European standard (ETSI, European Telecommunications Standardisation Institute)
simultaneous introduction of essential services in three phases (1991, 1994, 1996) by the European telecommunication administrations (Germany: D1 and D2) seamless roaming within Europe possible
today many providers all over the world use GSM (more than 130 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, America)
more than 100 million subscribers
Performance characteristics of GSM
Communication
mobile, wireless communication; support for voice and data services
Total mobility
international access, chip-card enables use of access points of different providers
Worldwide connectivity
one number, the network handles localization
High capacity
better frequency efficiency, smaller cells, more customers per cell
High transmission quality
high audio quality and reliability for wireless, uninterrupted phone calls at higher speeds (e.g., from cars, trains)
Security functions
access control, authentication via chip-card and PIN
