|
Cordless
(47 MHz and 900 MHz)
|
PCS
(1900 MHz) |
Cellular
(800 MHz) |
| Effective
range from base station |
Up
to 150 feet |
Up
to 4 miles |
Up
to 10 miles |
| Speed
limit |
Pedestrian |
Pedestrian
or auto (depending on system) |
Auto |
| Building
penetration |
Poor |
Excellent |
Good |
| Customer |
Residential |
Residential/mobile/business |
Mobile/business |
| Service
cost |
0 |
Marginally
less than cellular |
$10-50/month
+ $0.11 to $0.80/minute (local) |
| Equipment
cost |
$90-200 |
$150-300 |
$100-300 |
| Roaming/connectivity |
None |
High |
High |
| Capabilities |
Voice |
Voice/
circuit-switched data/
packet data/
messaging |
Voice/
circuit-switched data/
packet data |
| Current
coverage |
By
user |
Expanding
rapidly |
~98%
of U.S. population |
| Current
market penetration |
n/a |
Expanding
rapidly |
~10% |
| Current
infrastructure |
n/a |
Expanding
rapidly |
>$14
billion |
