Third Generation of the Mobile World

When it comes to cellular and mobile phones, 3G is always one of the many terms that people come across. But what is 3G? And what does it do to help us communicate better with our friends or family by use of mobile phones?
3G is the third generation of Tele standards and technology for mobile networking, superseding 2.5G. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards under the IMT-2000. Visit an online Cellular in Philippine Phone site to learn how to buy and send mobile phones back in the Philippines.
3G networks enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency. Services include wide-area wireless voice telephony, video calls, and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment.
Unlike IEEE 802.11 networks, which are commonly called Wi-Fi or WLAN networks, 3G networks are wide-area cellular telephone networks that evolved to incorporate high-speed Internet access and video telephony.
Not just broadband internet can be exploted from multi megabit speeds. Video calling and VOIP. HSDPA (High Speed Data Packet Access) has capabilities of bringing 14.4 Mbit/s downstream, this is faster than most standard lines, and even some in cities in well developed areas.
There are now around 400 3G and HDSPA networks around the world in a quarter of the worlds countries. The migration of global subscribers to 3G has passed 15%, and in countries where 3G has been launched, the migration rate is over 35% by the end of 2008. Learn how to send some mobile phones back to the Philippines by visiting an online Cellular in Philippine Phone site.
At the launch of 3.5G HSDPA, in many markets this technology is provided as a portable "broadband" modem connection for laptop and even desktop computer users and priced at the low end of broadband pricing.
3G data is however expensive when roaming, with the average cost per megabyte is still in the £5.00/mb range. It would be hard to use many megabytes due to the undeveloped speeds that many networks provide.
A 4G network is in the pipe line, capable of speeds of 100Mbit/s while moving and 1Gbit/s stationary. This however will not see the light of day until at least four, or even eight years time when they have the right equipment to use it. By that stage, bandwidth will be all around us to take advantage of. Check out how easy it is to buy and send mobile phones in the Philippines by visiting an online Cellular in Philippine Phone site.

Christine Layug writes articles for Philippine Online Shopping Site, Express Regalo - http://www.expressregalo.com.