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WCDMA

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is WCDMA?

WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is a 3G mobile telecommunications technology. It is a radio interface standard found in 3G mobile networks and is used for providing mobile broadband services, such as faster internet access and improved voice quality. It achieves higher data rates and greater capacity compared to previous 2G technologies like GSM.

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What other technologies are related to WCDMA?

WCDMA Competitor Technologies

GSM is a 2G technology that competed with WCDMA, a 3G technology.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 13% (1.1k) of relevant job posts

LTE is a 4G technology that evolved to compete with and eventually surpass WCDMA in many applications.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 6% (1.4k) of relevant job posts

TD-SCDMA is a 3G technology and a competitor to WCDMA, particularly in China.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 73% (57) of relevant job posts

CDMA is a competing 2G/3G technology to WCDMA.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 11% (355) of relevant job posts

GPRS is a 2.5G technology and competitor to WCDMA.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 11% (195) of relevant job posts

CDMA2000 is a 3G technology that competed with WCDMA.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 29% (54) of relevant job posts

NR (New Radio) is the 5G standard which is a direct competitor as the newest generation of cellular technology.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 9% (164) of relevant job posts

5G is the next generation cellular technology which is a direct competitor as it supersedes older standards like WCDMA.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 2% (654) of relevant job posts

WCDMA Complementary Technologies

MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) is a technology used in WCDMA to improve data throughput and signal quality.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 8% (127) of relevant job posts

HSPA is an evolution of WCDMA, providing higher data rates.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 17% (55) of relevant job posts

UMTS is the underlying standard for WCDMA.

mentioned alongside WCDMA in 4% (164) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention WCDMA?

Job function

Jobs mentioning WCDMA

Orgs mentioning WCDMA

Engineer

0% (1.2k) job posts

61 organizations

Electrical Engineer

0% (199) job posts

46 organizations

Test Engineer

0% (131) job posts

54 organizations

Hardware Engineer

0% (103) job posts

6 organizations

Chip Designer

0% (90) job posts

11 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning WCDMA?

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Scientific and Technical Services

Scientific and Technical Services

LinQuest Corporation

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