Questions tagged [umts]

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular technology for networks based on the GSM standard.

UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) is a third generation mobile cellular technology for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), UMTS is a component of the International Telecommunications Union IMT-2000 standard set and compares with the CDMA2000 standard set for networks based on the competing cdmaOne technology.

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Neighbouring cell information is inaccurate

I'm trying to make use of a mobile information about neighbouring cells, available on Android via TelephonyManager class and its getNeighboringCellInfo method. Below I'm posting a part of code (mostly taken from publicly available sources) which…
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Force Windows 8 to use UMTS

My situation: I am running (evaluating) Windows 8 (RTM) on my Laptop. I am connected to a LAN which has NO access to the internet (DEV-LAN). I am running a virtual machine (VMware Workstation) which is connected via Bridge Mode to the DEV-LAN.…
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how to transmit signal with data rate (3.84 Mbps) using USRP1?

I want to send signal with data rate (3.84 M) using USRP1, but when I transmit the signal it tells me some thing like this in the terminal : WARNING Target data rate: 3840000 bps Actual data rate: 4000000 bps but I'm trying to implement TX working…
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From PSC to real location

Using TelephonyManager.getAllCellInfo() I was able to get information about neighboring cell tower including cellid, but in case of UMTS I only get the PSC value. Is it possible to know a location of a cell tower from its PSC and the MCC, MNC, LAC…
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Collecting RSRP values in iOS

I am working on a new iOS app where I need to report the LTE or UMTS RSRP level in certain times together with position (lat/long). I am using CLLocationCoordinate2D for the position portion, but how do I find the RSRP value?
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operating Frequency detection of network in Android

Is it possible to detect frequency/band of the connected mobile network programatically in android. i want to detect whether it is EGSM 900 network or not
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Sending AT commands to my internal UMTS modem

I have a thinkpad laptop and I would like to send AT commands to my modem once it is connected to the network. The interface that is used is '/dev/ttyACM0'. What is the best way to send my commands there? I tried gnokii but wasn't able to connect to…
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cellular modem data session via "ethernet" adapter?

Most USB cellular modems present as a composite device containing (amongst other things) a modem and a network adapter. The latter shows up under the "LAN or High-Speed Internet" heading in Network Connections (and under Network Adapters in Device…
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Request GSM/UMTS Location Update in Android

Let me summarize my problem and what I would like to achieve. I have a SonyEricsson X10i phone with Android 2.3.3. I realized that sometimes my phone not receiving calls even if it indicating full coverage. I checked myself in the MSC/VLR and it…
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Android - get RNC (radio network controller)

How to get the Radio Network Controller (RNC) in Android? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Network_Controller
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How to send data from Android with 3G/UMTS to a PC

I want to send/receive data (e.g. binary or strings) from my mobile Android device to a PC over a WiFi Router. Is it the same way I send data over WiFi with a TCP socket connection? So I send data out of my client (Android device) and listen at my…
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ModemManager - Access Technology vs ModemCapability

The device I am using has a Cinterion® EXS82-W built-in and I am noticing some weird behavior when it comes to Access Technologies and ModemCapatibiliy, IMHO it doesn't make sense, but I guess I am wrong somewhere and would like to know…
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Where to find freezing dates of 3GPP standards?

Can someone please tell me where to find the freezing dates of 3GPP standards? More precisely, I'm looking for the freezing dates of Release 99. Thanks a lot in advance!
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AT+CSQ report at LTE network

Is AT+CSQ RSSI interpretation the same for LTE as for GSM and UMTS? I can't seem to find any solid info on the Internet. My AT+CSQ returns RSSI and BER. BER always seems to be 99, and RSSI differs between 0 and 31 for GSM, and between seemingly 0…
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Locking MNC in Quectel EC25 modem

I have a Quectel EC25 modem and I do not plug the SIM card. When I want to set a different technology (2G, 3G, 4G) or different operator (MNC) using the following commands, "servingcell" is still the previous one. AT+QENG="servingcell" +QENG:…