3G TECHNOLOGY

CONTENTS
WHAT IS 3G?

HISTORY
WHY 3G TECHNOLOGY? PREDECESSOR 3G SERVICES COMPANIES WORKING WITH 3G EFFECTS ON SOCIETY BENEFITS CONCLUSION

WHAT IS 3G?
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT2000) specifications by the International Telecommunication Union. Application services include wide-area wireless voice telephone, mobile Internet access, video calls and mobile TV, all in a mobile environment.3G is the third generation of wireless technology

HISTORY
INTRODUCED IN 1990s BY THE ITU. IMT 2000(INTERNATIONAL MOBILE

COMMUNICATIONS 2000).
JAPAN WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO

IMPLEMENT 3G TECHNOLOGY.

WHY 3G TECHNOLOGY?
HIGHER BANDWIDTH ENABLES A NEW

RANGE OF APPLICATIONS. FOR BUISNESS

HIGH SPEED TELEWORKING/VPN ACCESS VIDEO CONFRENCING REAL TIME FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE CONSUMERS

VIDEO STREAMING, TV BROADCASTS

VIDEO CALLS, VIDEO CLIPS-NEWS, MUSIC

PREDECESSOR
1G PROVIDED ONLY ANALOG VOICE

SERVICES
AMPS-ADVANSED MOBILE PHONE SERVICE DIGITALIZATION OF CONTROL SIGNALS AND

VOICE SIGNALS WEREDEVELOPED DURING THE SECOND GENERATION WHICH WAS 2G

DIFFERNCE BETWEEN 2G, 2.5G &3G

COMPONENT FEATURE 2G WIRELESS > CALL > VOICE MAIL > SIMPLE EMAIL 2.5G WIRELESS 3G WIRELESS > PHONE CALL/FAX > VOICE MAIL > SEND & RECEIVE LARGE MESSAGES > WEB BROWSING > NAVIGATION > NEW UPDATES >PHONE CALL/FAX >GLOBAL ROAMING >HIGH SPEED WEB >NAVIGATION/ MAPS >TV STREAMING >CONFRENCIN G

SPEED

10 KB/SEC

64-144 KB/SEC
9 MINS

144KB2MB/SEC
1.5 MINS

MAX 4O MINS DOWNLOADING

SUCCESSFUL 3G IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRE:

STANDARDS FOR SERVICES SERVICE PROVIDER INFRASTRUCTURE 3G COMPATIBLE HANDSETS 3G SERVICES FROM SERVICE PROVIDER

COMPANIES WORKING WITH 3G IN INDIA

EFFECT OF 3G ON SOCIETY:
MOBILE INTERNET CONECTIVITY

MOBILE E-MAIL
MOBILE INTERVIEW WIRELESS APPLICATION DOWNLOADING REAL TIME MULTIPLE GAMING ENHANCED EMERGENY AND LOCATION

BASED SERVICES MULTIMEDIA SERVICES, SUCH AS DIGITAL PHOTOS TAKEN AND SHARED BY WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

BENEFITS OF 3G
HIGHER CALL VOLUME AND SUPPORT FOR

MULTIMEDIA DATA APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY. FASTER DATA TRANSFER RATES. FREE OR CHEAP CALLS WORLDWIDE. CAPABILITY TO DETERMINE GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF MOBILES AND REPORT IT WORTHWILE FOR USERS WHO NEES CONECTIVITY ON THE MOVE.

ISSUES HAMPERING GROWTH:

HIGH SPECTRUM LICENSE FEES FOR 3G

SERVICES. HUGE CAPITAL REQUIRED TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE FIR 3G SERVICES. HEALTH IMPACT BECAUSE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. HIGH PRICES FOR 3G MOBILE SERVICES. TAKES TIME TO CATCH UP AS SERVICE IS NEW. WILL 2G USERS SWITCH TO 3G SERVICES?

CONCLUSION
3G SERVICES WILL ADD INVALUABLE

DIMENSIONSFOR THE INTEGRALPART OF THE MODERN WORLD. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, MOBILITY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADD-ON:IT WILL BECOME A FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT. DEVELOPMENT OF 3G NETWORK WILL CONTINUE AND PICK UP PACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE