Difference Between TDMA and FDMA

Parameter	TDMA	FDMA
Acronym for	Time Division Multiple Access	Frequency Division Multiple Access
Technology	In TDMA radio spectrum is divided into time slots and in each slot only one user is allowed to either send or receive.	In FDMA individual channels are assigned to individual users. Each user is allocated a unique frequency or band.
Bandwidth Sharing	In TDMA single frequency is shared by several users.	Frequency sharing is not allowed. If FDMA channel is not in use, it can’t be utilized by other user to increase or share capacity.
Transmission Scheme	Data transmission for users in TDMA is not continuous and uses buffer-and-burst method.	FDMA is a continuous transmission scheme and after the assignment of channel, base station and mobile transmit simultaneously and continuously.