CDMA

Spread spectrum technology

CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access, a technology for transmitting cellular phone signals.

Unlike older systems that divided frequencies or time slots among users, CDMA allows multiple calls to share the same frequency by encoding each with a unique digital code.

The technology dominated American cell networks through the early 2000s before giving way to LTE and 5G.

mobile

Qualcomm

Semiconductor and telecom firm

  • VerizonTelecommunications corporation
  • SprintDefunct American wireless provider
  • cellularComposed of small units

handset · network · carrier · roaming · coverage · 3G · tower · subscription · voice · data

technology

multiplexing

Combining signals on one line

frequency · signal · channel · orthogonal · pseudo-random · interference · capacity · correlation · baseband · carrier

standards

TIA

Brief cerebral ischemia

evolution · migration · interoperability · compliance · certification · testing · rollout · deployment · legacy · sunset

Opposites
competing mobile network technology standards

CDMAGSM

Cellular communication protocol

LTE · AMPS · WiMAX

Family

code

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Abstract · Rated G