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  • abbreviation Time division multiple access

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Examples

  • This is because GSM phones use something called TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) for their signaling, voice, SMS and 2G data.

    All DN headlines 2009

  • * Loud screeching noises (known as TDMA interference) emitted wirelessly by original iPhones and iPhone 3Gs operating in EDGE mode, correlated with any use of the cell phone, EDGE data, or occasional status checks between the phones and nearby cell towers.

    iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond 2009

  • McCaw cellular was built on obsolete, analog technology, using something called TDMA technology, which wasn't very efficient.

    The Daily Reckoning 2009

  • It's a wideband CDMA (WCDMA) technology, but the way it multiplexes signals is indeed by code division multiple access (CDMA) and not time division multiple access (TDMA, which is used by GSM).

    Hushed Casket Recent Posts 2009

  • Older cell phones may use obsolete technologies such as TDMA or analog, and are best avoided.

    Short-term cell phone in Mexico for only $14 US 2008

  • Older cell phones may use obsolete technologies such as TDMA or analog, and are best avoided.

    Short-term cell phone in Mexico for only $14 US 2008

  • It was said that the equipment was in fact incapable of interception because it was missing necessary components, and also because it was designed for use on a foreign "TDMA" telephone system unlike modern systems used by the American cellular phone companies.

    Stabroek News 2009

  • A 3G type of network that uses direct sequence CDMA signaling to improve speed and capacity over 2nd generation and 2. 5G networks such as TDMA and GSM.

    RCR Wireless News >> FCC 2009

  • Thursday, March 5 2009 what is this ‘other’ with over 5% or the USA/Canada market? surely iDEN does not still have that much usage. does TDMA even exist anymore?

    And GSM Shall Rule Them All 2009

  • Part of my thinking was the Telcel was originally on 850 analog, and then later TDMA.

    What is the Telcel cell phone frequency- 850 or 1900 ??? 2009

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