UMTS aims at advanced global mobile communication services within the WARC-92 identified frequency bands of 1885-2025 and 2110-2200 MHz. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is defining UMTS as the European 3rd generation system within the global FPLMTS framework. UMTS standards and ITU recommendations for FPLMTS will be available for the introduction of systems around the year 2000. The GSM evolution will possibly implement some UMTS services already before the commercial introduction of UMTS which is planned to take place in Europe for the year 2002. UMTS services include speech, messaging, fax, data, video, high bit rate bearers up to 2 Mbps, local area systems (PABXs or LANs), teleshopping and the distribution of information products. UMTS expands mobile communications beyond the current density and applications of fixed and mobile telephony, meaning practically a UMTS terminal to every active citizen.
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