Why is CDMA technology preferred for multimedia applications?
CDMA phones currently use a wider band than what was allotted to GSM. Hence, applications which are bandwidth-hungry, like video or music can be more easily handled by CDMA. The current generation of GSM is called 2G. Faster versions like 2.5G or 3G (for 3rd generation) will overcome the bandwidth problems and offer multimedia capability as good as CDMA. However, 3G requires the service providers to invest a lot more money and most people want mobile phones for making voice calls, nothing more. So, 3G has been very slow in coming. What about SMS? Do I need a GSM phone for text messaging? Currently yes, because SMS was a proprietary tool created for GSM. But, the CDMA guys are not sitting around sucking their thumbs. Messaging via CDMA is not a question of if but when. A.
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