C04-Wireless_Telecommunication_Systems.ppt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen H. Schiller www.jochenschiller.de MC - 2008 Mobile CommunicationsChapter 4: Wireless Telecommunication Systems Market GSM DECT TETRA UMTS/IMT-2000 Mobile phone subscribers worldwide Development of mobile telecommunication systems Some statistics… 16th April 2008: The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced that total connections to GSM mobile communications networks have now passed the 3 Billion mark globally. The third billion landmark has been reached just four years after the GSM industry surpassed its first billion, and just two years from the second billionth connection. The 3 Billion landmark has been surpassed just 17 years after the first GSM network launch in 1991. Today more than 700 mobile operators across 218 countries and territories of the world are adding new connections at the rate of 15 per second, or 1.3 million per day. The world’s biggest GSM markets today are China (509 million), which is growing at a rate of more than 7 million new connections a month and accounts for 14% of the third billion growth; India (193 million), growing at 6 million per month accounts for 12% of the third billion growth, Russia (178 million) and Brazil (93 million) which both contributed 4% of the third billion growth. How does it work? How can the system locate a user? Why don’t all phones ring at the same time? What happens if two users talksimultaneously? Why don’t I get the bill from my neighbor? Why can an Australian use her phone inBerlin? 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(218 countries in Asia, Africa