megachips per second

Typical chipping rates in third-generation (3G) wireless systems are on the order of several million chips per second. For example, in Wideband Code-Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) systems, the standard rate is 3.84 Mcps.

In some applications, the abbreviation Mcps is used in reference to frequencies in megacycles (millions of cycles) per second. Technically, this usage for expressing frequencies is archaic. The proper term is megahertz (MHz).

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