Novatel Broadband2Go User Manual page 57

Glossary
1xRTT
Short for single carrier (1x) Radio Transmission Technology. A high
speed wireless technology based on the CDMA platform. 1xRTT
has the capability of providing broadband-like speeds of up to 144
Kbps. 1xRTT is also referred to as CDMA2000.
1xEVDO
Part of a family of CDMA2000 1x digital wireless standards. 1xEVDO
is a "3G" standard. EVDO stands for "EVolution, Data-Optimized. "
1xEVDO is based on a technology initially known as "HDR" (High
Data Rate) or "HRPD" (High Rate Packet Data), developed by
Qualcomm. The international standard is known as IS-856. 1xEVDO
has the capability of providing broadband-like speeds of average
speeds of 400-700 kbps.
bps
Bits per second – rate of data flow.
Broadband
High-capacity high-speed, transmission channel with a wider
bandwidth than conventional modem lines. Broadband channels
can carry video, voice, and data simultaneously.
Firewall
A hardware or software boundary that protects a network or single
computer from unwanted outside traffic.
HSDPA
High Speed Downlink Packet Access. HSDPA is an enhanced
version of WCDMA that supports broadband connections with
download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps. This enhanced 3G technology
enables the download of high-bandwidth multimedia files, high
resolution graphics, and other complex files, and viewing email
attachments at broadband-like speeds.
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