Is CDMA a 4G?

5G vs LTE. The main difference between 5G and LTE is that 5G is the technology that came after 4G LTE to increase the speed . 5G has a radio frequency of 30 to 300 GHz, whereas LTE, which is based on 4G technology, has a radio frequency of up to 6 GHz.

CDMA is a set of protocols used in 2G and 2G mobile communication networks . LTE is a protocol used in 4G broadband technology and has high-speed data access. CDMA uses Spread-Spectrum Multiple Access, SSMA for transmission.

CDMA debate was really only about 2G and 3G technology. Now that 4G (and 5G) are the standards, phone manufacturers like Apple, Google, and Samsung are creating devices that are compatible with all phone technologies: CDMA, GSM, LTE .

The Verizon network is a CDMA wireless network.

5G networks use a type of encoding called OFDM , which is similar to the encoding that 4G LTE uses. The air interface is designed for much lower latency and greater flexibility than LTE, though.

4G LTE is neither CDMA nor GSM but a separate cellular technology that provides the 4G migration path to 3G networks on CDMA and GSM tracks. CDMA2000 is the 3G technology on the CDMA track, and UMTS is the 3G technology on the GSM track. Both UMTS and CDMA2000 use the LTE technology for 4G services.