Multiple choice

In a GSM system, 8 channels can co-exist in 200 KHz bandwidth using TDMA. A GSM based cellular operator is allocated 5 MHz bandwidth. Assuming a frequency reuse factor of $\dfrac{1}{5}$ i.e a five-cell repeat pattern, the maximum number of simultaneous channels that can exist in one cell is

  1. 200

  2. 40

  3. 25

  4. 5

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B Correct answer
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