Date: Sep 09, 1999 Source:
In 1999, the International Telecommunications Union - the arm of the United Nations that oversees global telecommunications systems - selects CDMA2000 1X and WCDMA as 3G wireless standards. In 2001, the ITU selects CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (eventually known as EV-DO) as a 3G wireless standard.
