IS-95 is the first CDMA based digital cellular standard by Qualcomm. CDMA2000 denotes a family of standards of underlying technology that is a registered trademark of TIA-USA, and is based on the technology of IS-95.

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CDMA2000 1X & 1xEV-DO Rev. A

CDMA2000 is a 3G mobile carrier technology providing voice and data services across wireless networks. 3G is known to provide a high quality voice and high speed data. It has now been exceeded by 4G which provides an even faster service.

3G is 3rd generation mobile technology. UMTS is one of the technologies under 3G, just like CDMA2000.

Basic answer - No.

The blackberry 8530 uses the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO radio transmission method. You would need to find a cellular network that operates using that transmission method.

AT&T uses GSM and UMTS.