3GPP Release 99
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3GPP Release 99 is the first standardized 3G mobile communication specification from the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, introducing WCDMA-based UMTS networks and related core network enhancements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3GPP Release 99 canonical | 10 |
| 3GPP Release 99 and later releases | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5479640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3GPP Release 99 Context triple: [Release 99, alsoKnownAs, 3GPP Release 99]
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A.
3GPP Release 9
3GPP Release 9 is a standardized set of enhancements to the LTE mobile communication system, introducing improved performance, features, and capabilities over earlier releases.
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B.
3GPP Release 8
3GPP Release 8 is a major mobile telecommunications standardization milestone that introduced LTE as the first widely deployed 4G technology, enabling significantly higher data rates and improved network performance.
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C.
3GPP Release 10
3GPP Release 10 is a major 3GPP standards release that introduced LTE-Advanced, significantly enhancing LTE with higher data rates, carrier aggregation, and improved spectral efficiency.
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D.
3GPP
3GPP is an international standards organization that develops technical specifications for mobile telecommunications technologies, including 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G.
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E.
3GPP Technical Specifications
3GPP Technical Specifications are standardized documents that define the technical requirements and protocols for mobile telecommunications systems, including 3G, 4G, and 5G networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3GPP Release 99 Target entity description: 3GPP Release 99 is the first standardized 3G mobile communication specification from the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, introducing WCDMA-based UMTS networks and related core network enhancements.
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A.
3GPP Release 9
3GPP Release 9 is a standardized set of enhancements to the LTE mobile communication system, introducing improved performance, features, and capabilities over earlier releases.
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B.
3GPP Release 8
3GPP Release 8 is a major mobile telecommunications standardization milestone that introduced LTE as the first widely deployed 4G technology, enabling significantly higher data rates and improved network performance.
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C.
3GPP Release 10
3GPP Release 10 is a major 3GPP standards release that introduced LTE-Advanced, significantly enhancing LTE with higher data rates, carrier aggregation, and improved spectral efficiency.
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D.
3GPP
3GPP is an international standards organization that develops technical specifications for mobile telecommunications technologies, including 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G.
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E.
3GPP Technical Specifications
3GPP Technical Specifications are standardized documents that define the technical requirements and protocols for mobile telecommunications systems, including 3G, 4G, and 5G networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3GPP release
ⓘ
UMTS specification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
R99
ⓘ
Release 99 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) UMTS bands
ⓘ
Time Division Duplex (TDD) UMTS bands ⓘ |
| defines |
GPRS-based packet core for UMTS
ⓘ
Iu interface between UTRAN and core network ⓘ Iub interface between Node B and RNC ⓘ Iur interface between RNCs ⓘ MSC Server and Media Gateway split architecture (early form) ⓘ QoS classes for UMTS services ⓘ R99 UE (User Equipment) capabilities ⓘ R99 security architecture for UMTS ⓘ RNC as controller of multiple Node Bs ⓘ UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) ⓘ
linked to:
UTRAN
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) ⓘ
linked to:
UTRAN
UMTS bearer services ⓘ background traffic class ⓘ basic UMTS core network architecture ⓘ basic call control and mobility management for UMTS ⓘ ciphering for user and control plane ⓘ circuit-switched domain for UMTS ⓘ conversational traffic class ⓘ first standardized 3G mobile communication specification from 3GPP ⓘ handover procedures between cells in UMTS ⓘ integrity protection for signaling ⓘ interactive traffic class ⓘ interworking with GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) in later updates of the release ⓘ mutual authentication between UE and network ⓘ packet-switched domain for UMTS ⓘ streaming traffic class ⓘ |
| extends | GSM core network to support UMTS ⓘ |
| follows | GSM Phase 2+ specifications ⓘ |
| formsBasisFor |
early commercial UMTS networks
ⓘ
subsequent HSPA enhancements in later releases ⓘ |
| introduces |
Node B base station concept
ⓘ
Radio Network Controller (RNC) ⓘ UTRA FDD (WCDMA) radio interface ⓘ UTRA TDD radio interface ⓘ WCDMA-based UMTS radio access ⓘ |
| partOf | 3rd Generation Partnership Project specifications ⓘ |
| precedes |
3GPP Release 4
ⓘ
3GPP Release 5 ⓘ |
| specifies |
higher data rates for indoor and micro-cell scenarios compared to GSM/GPRS
ⓘ
maximum downlink data rates up to 384 kbit/s for wide-area ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | 3rd Generation Partnership Project ⓘ |
| supports |
circuit-switched voice over UMTS
ⓘ
packet-switched data over UMTS ⓘ |
| uses | KASUMI-based encryption for UMTS (UE side) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 3GPP Release 99 Description of subject: 3GPP Release 99 is the first standardized 3G mobile communication specification from the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, introducing WCDMA-based UMTS networks and related core network enhancements.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 3GPP Release 99
linked to: 3GPP Release 99