A Comparative Review Between Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Technology
Simeon Olumide Ajose, N. O. Ottun · 2005
This project is based on a comparative review of two competing digital wireless technologies used today in the telecommunication industry and assess their utility in a developing nation like Nigeria. They were developed as a method of solving previous analog wireless telecommunication problems. The Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), which uses time-sharing protocol techniques, is closely compared with Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) which, unlike GSM, uses spread spectrum techniques. A comparative review is done based on information obtained primarily from reports, journals, and research works, using such criteria as coverage, clarity, compatibility, and security in addition to traffic capacity within a given radio frequency spectrum. The results obtained from this comparative review tend to indicate that the CDMA technology appears to be more suitable than the GSM for the Nigerian environment, needs, and applications.