re: IMT-2000 Standards: TDMA-EDGE Update to ITU-R
* Revision 1 (EDGE classic and EDGE COMPACT)
* Future goal of Revision 2, which includes wireless multimedia and data transmission
* UWCC name: Universal Wireless Communication-136 (UWC-136)
* American National Standard TIA/EIA-136
>> UWC-136 Update Approved For Inclusion In ITU-R Recommendation
UWCC PR
March 8, 2001
The International Telecommunications Union Radiocommunications Sector (ITU-R) Working Party 8F meeting has approved an update to the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium’s option for IMT-2000 wireless services, UWC-136. The update, which includes EDGE technology as a wireless data delivery standard, was officially approved for inclusion in Revision 1 of ITU-R recommendation M.1457 at the Working Party 8F’s fourth meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on February 27, 2001. This approval positions the UWC-136 documentation to meet translation and publication goals for ultimate finalization of ITU-R recommendation M.1457 by October 2001 at the Working Party 8F meeting in Japan. The IMT-2000 radio interface specifications for TDMA Single-Carrier technology are developed by TIA TR45.3 with input from the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC). This radio interface is called Universal Wireless Communication-136 (UWC-136), which is specified by American National Standard TIA/EIA-136.
Ericsson’s Jim Ragsdale, Chairman of the UWC-136 Radio Interface Specifications (RSPC) group, commented, "At this time, of the five radio interfaces in the ITU family, the UWC-136 update, Section 5.4, is the only one to be approved for inclusion in Revision 1 of the ITU-R recommendation." He added, "It was important to capture EDGE classic and EDGE COMPACT as part of this approved documentation to proceed towards full service transparency and the future goal of Revision 2, which includes wireless multimedia and data transmission." <<
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