FOREWORD

(This foreword is not part of this Standard)

This Standard was prepared by Technical Specification Group C of the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2). This Standard contains the band class specifications of the IMT-2000 CDMA Multi-Carrier Mode. The IMT-2000 CDMA Multi-Carrier Mode consists of cdma2000^®1 Spread Spectrum Systems air interface specification [1], the CDMA High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification [2], and the Ultra Mobile BroadbandTM² Air Interface Specification [10].Other specifications are required to complete the air interface and the rest of the system. Some of these specifications are listed in the References section.

Twenty different operating bands have been specified. Equipment built to this Standard can be used in a band subject to allocation of the band and the rules and regulations of the country to which the allocated band has been assigned.

¹ cdma2000^® is the trademark for the technical nomenclature for certain specifications and standards of the Organizational Partners (OPs) of 3GPP2. Geographically (and as of the date of publication), cdma2000® is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA-USA) in the United States.

² Ultra Mobile Broadband™ and (UMB™) are trade and service marks owned by the CDMA Development Group (CDG).