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See the following table for a comparison between 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G and 4G wireless technologies.
To change your mobile broadband WAN settings, click
Configuration > Network > Interface
>
Cellular
.
Note: Install (or connect) a compatible mobile broadband USB device to use a cellular
connection.
Note: The WAN IP addresses of a Zyxel Device with multiple WAN interfaces must be on
different subnets.
Table 99 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, 3.5G and 4G Wireless Technologies
NAME
TYPE
MOBILE PHONE AND DATA STANDARDS
DATA
SPEED
GSM-BASED
CDMA-BASED
2G Circuit-
switched
GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communications), Personal Handy-
phone System (PHS), etc.
Interim Standard 95 (IS-95), the first CDMA-based
digital cellular standard pioneered by Qualcomm.
The brand name for IS-95 is cdmaOne. IS-95 is also
known as TIA-EIA-95.
Slow
Fast
2.5G
Packet-
switched
GPRS (General Packet Radio Services),
High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data
(HSCSD), etc.
CDMA2000 is a hybrid 2.5G / 3G protocol of mobile
telecommunications standards that use CDMA, a
multiple access scheme for digital radio.
CDMA2000 1xRTT (1 times Radio Transmission
Technology) is the core CDMA2000 wireless air
interface standard. It is also known as 1x, 1xRTT, or IS-
2000 and considered to be a 2.5G or 2.75G
technology.
2.75G
Packet-
switched
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
(EDGE), Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), etc.
3G Packet-
switched
UMTS (Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System), a third-
generation (3G) wireless standard
defined in ITU specification, is sometimes
marketed as 3GSM. The UMTS uses GSM
infrastructures and W-CDMA (Wideband
Code Division Multiple Access) as the air
interface. The International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an
international organization within which
governments and the private sector
coordinate global telecom networks
and services.
CDMA2000 EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized,
originally 1x Evolution-Data Only), also referred to as
EV-DO, EVDO, or just EV, is an evolution of
CDMA2000 1xRTT and enables high-speed wireless
connectivity. It is also denoted as IS-856 or High
Data Rate (HDR).
3.5G
Packet-
switched
HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet
Access) is a mobile telephony protocol,
used for UMTS-based 3G networks and
allows for higher data transfer speeds.
4G/LTE
Packet-
switched
The LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard is
based on the GSM and UMTS network
technologies.