4. Network deployment

As is often the case when major telecoms projects get underway, with multiple players involved, where only a simultaneous launch in several countries makes economic sense, and where the new technology is complex to master, the initial timetable undergoes major changes.

4.1 Initial schedule

When ETSI first considered the development of UMTS, it was generally agreed that the first networks would be launched exactly ten years after the first GSM trials, i.e. in 2001. Subsequently, the timetable was refined by defining the following stages:

pilot networks in major European countries: 2000 ;
networks supporting preferred, non-paying subscribers: 2001 ;
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References

(1) - DUARTE (B.) - UMTS : Défis et perspectives. - Revue des Télécommunications Alcatel, 1 ^er trimestre 2001.
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Standardization

GSM Release 99 Specifications (Release 99). - 3GPP TS 01.01 V8.1.0 - 2000-12
Principles of circuit telecommunication services supported by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) (Release 99). - 3G TS 22.001 V3.2.0 - 2000-03
Circuit Bearer Services supported by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) (Release 99). - 3G TS 22.002 V3.5.0 - 2000-10
Circuit Teleservices supported by a Public Land Mobile Network...

Regulations

Arrêté du 18 juillet 2001 autorisant la société Orange France à établir et exploiter un réseau radioélectrique de troisième génération ouvert au public et à fournir le service téléphonique au public, published in the Journal officiel on August 21, 2001.

Arrêté du 18 juillet 2001 autorisant la Société française du radiotéléphone à établir et exploiter un réseau radioélectrique de troisième génération...