From: Medical telerobotic systems: current status and future trends
Technology | Network theoretical data transfer rates | User typical data transfer rates |
---|---|---|
2G-GSM (early 1990s) | 9.6 to 115Â kbps | About 10Â kbps |
2.5G-GPRS (2001) | 9.6 to 171.2Â kbps | Between 30 and 50Â kbps |
2.5G-EDGE (2003) | 9.6 to 384Â kbps | Between 75 and 135Â kbps |
3G-UMTS (Release 99, 2001) | 144Â kbps to 2Â Mbps | Between 200 and 300Â kbps |
3.5G-HSPA (Rel. 7, 2007) | DL: 14.4Â Mbps | DL: 1 to 4Â Mbps |
(HSDPA, Rel. 5, 2005) | UL: 5.76Â Mbps | UL: 500Â kbps to 2Â Mbps |
(HSUPA, Rel. 6, 2008) | ||
HSPAÂ +Â (Rel. 7, 2007) | DL: 21.6Â Mbps | DL:Â ~2 to ~9Â Mbps |
UL: 11.5Â Mbps | UL: 1 to 4Â Mbps | |
HSPAÂ +Â (DL: 64Â QAM, UL: 16Â QAM, dual carrier, 10Â +Â 5Â MHz) | DL: 42Â Mbps | DL: 3.8 to 17.6Â Mbps |
UL: 11.5Â Mbps | UL: 1 to 4Â Mbps | |
3.5G-Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e, 2005) | DL: 46Â Mbps | DL: UL: 1 to 5Â Mbps |
UL: 4Â Mbps | Â | |
3.9G LTE (Rel. 8, 2008) | DL: 300Â Mbps (20Â MHz) | DL: 6.5 to 26Â Mbps (10Â MHz) |
UL: 71 (20Â MHz) | UL: 6.0 to 13.0 (10Â MHz) | |
4G-LTE-advanced (Rel. 10, 2010) | DL: 1.2Â Gbps | TBD |
UL: 568Â Mbps | ||
4G-WirelessMAN-advanced (IEEE 802.16Â m, 2010) | DL:Â >Â 1Â Gbps | TBD |
UL:Â >Â 100Â Mbps | ||
5G by 2020? | TBD | TBD |