IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications-2000) is the global standard for third generation (3G) wireless communications as defined by the International Telecommunication Union.[1][2][3]
In 1999 ITU approved five radio interfaces for IMT-2000 as a part of the ITU-R M.1457 Recommendation.[4] The five standards are:[5]
To meet the IMT-2000 standards, a system must provide peak data rates of at 384 kbit/s for mobile stations and 2 Mbit/s for fixed stations.[2][6][7][8][9]
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...At least 384 kbit/s in outdoor to indoor and pedestrian radio environments, BER ≤ 10−6, both for circuit and packet services...At least 2048 kbit/s in indoor office radio environment, BER ≤ 10−6, both for circuit and packet services...
With minimum consistent Internet speeds of 144 Kbps, 3G was supposed to bring 'mobile broadband.'