Ans: The term 3G refers to the next generation of wireless communications technology, the "first generation" having been analogue cellular, and the "second generation" (2g and 2.5G) being today's existing GSM/GPRS networks. 3G aims to provide universal, high-speed, high bandwidth support to bandwidth hungry applications such as full motion videos, video calling and full Internet access.

G networks (NMT, C-Nets, AMPS, TACS) are considered to be the first analog cellular systems, which started early 1980s. There were radio telephone systems even before that. G networks (GPRS, cdma2000 1x) are the enhanced versions of 2G networks with data rates up to about 144kbit/s. G networks (UMTS FDD and TDD, cdma2000 1x EVDO, cdma2000 3x, TD-SCDMA, Arib WCDMA, EDGE, IMT-2000 DECT) are the latest cellular networks that have data rates 384kbit/s and more. See similar questions...

BroadBand on Mobile (or HSDPA) is providing very much higher up and down-link as compared to 3G (see previous question). For example, a MP3 (approximately 1 min audio) of 1MB will take about 20 sec to download in 3G, but about 5 sec in 3.5G. a typical speed of 3.6Mbps (9 times faster than 3G) with a reduced response time, HSDPA offers advanced multimedia and high speed services with an overall better experience. See similar questions...

Information on StarHub's mobile plans can be found at http://www.starhub.com/mobile/mobileservice/voiceplans.html For more information on StarHub's 3G service, please visit http://www.starhub.com/mobile/3g/whatis3g/ See similar questions...

G is short for 2nd and a half generation mobile phone technology. 2.5G is a term which the telecommunications industry uses to describe the current status of mobile phone technology in Australia - the majority of mobile phones anyway. Polyphonic ringtones, colour pictures and Java games all work on 2.5G technology but can also work on 3G. mymobilephone.com.au do not provide any services to 3G users at the moment See similar questions...

The most notable cosmetic differences of the new iPhone from its predecessor will be the back and the edges. The back of the iPhone 3G is plastic, as opposed to the metal backing of the original iPhone. Also, the top and bottom edges of the new iPhone are tapered. The side edges are slightly different as well. See similar questions...

Bluto appeared as a minor character in the strip in 1932. He became famous in the Fleischer cartoons where he was quite nasty. Brutus was created later because King Features Syndicate thought Paramount owned the copyright to Bluto (which was not true since he appeared in the strip). Thus when made-for-TV cartoons were created, Brutus was the villain. Q. See similar questions...

GSM (or other 2G) phones will not be able to use all features, because of data speed, build in memory and applications, display technology etc. Application providers and operators are very unlikely to try to implement complex feature to GSM, money is going to UMTS services. GPRS phone users will be able to use most of the UMTS services; probably only location based and very high rate data services cannot be implemented. But all this it depends on if operators want to implement those. See similar questions...

Some operators have taken the path cdmaOne - cdma2000 1x - cdma2000 1x EV-DO - cdma2000 3x some D-AMPD - EDGE and some have chosen a GSM1900 - EDGE ( - possible UMTS) route. New cellular frequencies allocations have been postponed, so operators will have to use their existing frequencies, which naturally limits the available capacity. Read more about the USA 3G situation. See similar questions...

China has been testing the TD-SCDMA 3G system. License allocation and possible adaptation of other 3G technologies are still open. Read more about the China's 3G situation. See similar questions...

Most people have their own view what the 3G Killer Application(s) will be. Some say that there will not be a single application, but a palette of services. Most likely there will not be only a single application that becomes very popular and at the same time makes a lot of money to the operator. Email, voice(!), messaging, music/video streaming are popular bets for money making applications. See similar questions...

Packet-based data provides several advantages over the existing circuit-switched techniques used for carrying mobile voice. It allows higher call volumes and support for multimedia data applications, such as video and photography. Users will be charged on how much data they transmit, not on how much time they are connected to the network, because with 3G you are constantly online and only pay for the information you receive. See similar questions...

Third generation technology will change the whole nature of what being a (telecommunications) carrier means" says Ericssons Director of Business Development Gunnar Blockmar, "It will also create a large number of new opportunities for content and service providers." G services sees the logical convergence of the two biggest technology trends of this decade and the next: the growth of the Internet and the penetration of mobile telephony. See similar questions...

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a data service available to users of GSM mobile phones. It is often described as 2.5G, that is, a technology that is in between the second (2G) and third (3G) generations of mobile telephones. GPRS provides moderate speed data transfer, sufficient for example for transmission of short text passages and news excerpts, but it is not quite 3G. When 3G arrives, you will have online TV - and not just news reports - available on your wireless device ... See similar questions...

Third Generation (3G) is a term used to describe the next generation of mobile phone systems. The advanced technology includes internet access and the ability to view video footage. 2G, also known as GSM, is the current second generation technology. For further information see 3G Fact Sheet. For an in-depth technical briefing on how General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) systems work, please see the MOA's report. See similar questions...

IMT-2000 CDMA Direct Spread, also known as UTRA FDD including WCDMA in Japan, ARIB / DoCoMo recommendation. UMTS is developed by 3GPP. IMT-2000 CDMA Multi-carrier, also known as Cdma2000 (3X) developed by 3GPP2. IMT-2000 CDMA2000 includes 1X components, like cdma2000 1X EV-DO. IMT-2000 CDMA TDD, also known as UTRA TDD and TD-SCDMA. TD-SCDMA is developed in China and supported by TD-SCDMA Forum For more information about 3G air interfaces, download ITU "What is IMT-2000" presentation (2.5Mb!). See similar questions...