What is 3G?

What is 3G?

Definition: 3G, known as 3rd Generation, is a standard for mobile / cellular phones. It provides the services that fulfill the International Telecommunication Union specifications.

The application services of 3G include wireless voice telephone, mobile internet access, video calls and mobile television – all in a mobile environment.

- 3G allows simultaneous use of speech and data services
- 3G provides peak data rates of at least 200 KBits according to the IMT-2000 specification.
- Mobile broadband access of several MBits to laptop computer systems, smart phones is provided by latest 3.5G, 3.75G versions.

3G standards:

UMTS:

- Universal Mobile Telecommunications System – One of the 3G mobile telecommunications technologies, also being developed into a 4G technology.
- Most common form of UMTS uses W-CDMA as an underlying air interface.
- UMTS also covers Radio Access Network – UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), and Mobile Application Part (MAP).
- Users are authenticated via USIM cards (Universal Subscriber Identity Module).

CDMA2000

- Also known as IMT Multi-Carrier (IMT-MC), uses CDMA channel access for sending voice, data and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites.
- The standards are CDMA2000 IX, CDMA2000 EV-DOR Rev.0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.A and CDMA2000 EV-Rev.B. They are approved radio interfaces for the ITU’s IMT-2000.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of 3G?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of 3G? - Advantages of 3G: Overcrowding is relieved in existing systems with radio spectrum..
How is 3G different from 2G?
How is 3G different from 2G? - Packet data speed is higher in 3G, and it is up to 384 KBPS....
3G and other network
GPRS ( General Packet Radio Service) - Packet oriented mobile data service available to the users of 2G cellular systems......
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