Between GSM and CDMA, GSM — and, by extension, its descendants 5G New Radio (NR), UMTS and LTE — is more popular. GSM-based technologies are deployed in practically every country in the world . CDMA, by contrast, is currently used in less than 10 countries.
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The CDMA/GSM split ended, in theory, as carriers all switched to LTE, a single, global 4G standard, starting in 2010 . But the difference remained because phones still needed to access the older 2G and 3G networks, primarily for voice calls.
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GSM (Groupe Special Mobile) – Global System for Mobile communications – most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. GSM 900 / GSM 1800 MHz are used in most parts of the world: Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Africa .
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Comparison table GenerationTechnologySignal quality/coverage area3GW-CDMASmaller cells and lower indoors coverage on 2100 MHz; equivalent coverage indoors and superior range to GSM on 850/900 MHz.4GOFDMASmaller cells and lower coverage on the S band.5GOFDMADense cells on millimeter waves.Comparison of mobile phone standards – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Comparison_of_mobile_phone_standards
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GSM/WCDMA (WCDMA preferred) – The GSM phone can use both 2G and 3G data communication and when signal strength is low 3G is favored more. GSM only – The GSM phone use only 2G data communication . When the 2G signal is too low you get nothing. WCDMA only – The GSM phone use only 3G data communication.
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Which Are GSM? In the US, Verizon, US Cellular, and the old Sprint network (now owned by T-Mobile) used CDMA. AT&T and T- Mobile used GSM. Most of the rest of the world used GSM.
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