ALSO CALLED: Universal Mobile Telecommunications Services and Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems DEFINITION: UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service) is a third-generation (3G) broadband, packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 megabits per second (Mbps). UMTS offers a consistent set of services
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UMTS DEFINITION (continued): … to mobile computer and phone users, no matter where they are located in the world. UMTS is based on the Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication standard. It is also endorsed by major standards bodies and manufacturers as the planned standard for mobile users around the world. Once UMTS is fully available, computer and phone users can be constantly attached to the Internet wherever they travel and, as they roam, will have the same set of capabilities. Users will … UMTS definition sponsored by SearchMobileComputing.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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