Written by: Gwenn Larsson

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The evolution to third-generation services is a hot topic in the CDMA industry. The convergence of voice and data services and packet-switched networks is transforming the entire playing field for most cdmaOne providers. Additionally, the division between wireline, wireless, and Internet service providers (ISP) is beginning to blur. The wireless networks of the future must be able to handle certain traffic loads and provide telecommunications reliability to all customers--even those who use Internet services. Although Ericsson CDMA Systems is a relatively new player in the wireless market, thanks to the cooperation of numerous contributing product units, it can provide a total system offering of CDMA and third- generation services.

The author describes Ericsson’s comprehensive, but flexible and varied five-step path for migrating present-day IS-95 systems to a fully layered, third-generation solution.

[First published in Ericsson Review no. 02, 2000]