The capabilities and vision of an IMT 2000 system are as follows:

1) Common spectrum worldwide (1.8 – 2.2 GHz band)

2) Date rates of :9.6 Kbps or higher for global (mega cell),144 Kbps or higher for vehicular (macro cell),384 Kbps or higher for pedestrian (micro cell) and up to 2 Mbps for indoor environments (pico cell)

3) Global seamless roaming.

4)Multiple environments, that are not only confined to cellular, but also includes cellular, cordless, satellite, LANs, wireless Local loop (WLL)

5) Enhanced performance and security.

6) Wide range of telecommunications services (voice, data, multimedia etc)

7) Flexible radio bearers for increased spectrum efficiency

8) Full integration of wireless and wireline systems.