3G - Third Generation Mobile Technology

• Third generation mobile technology.
  
• Applications: Video Calls, Use of broadband internet, have access to "triple play" features like Mobile TV
• Government Role: 3G spectrum auction (Revenue of $5-7 Bn)
• Atleast 144 Kbps enabling broadband internet access on mobile.
• It will still take 2-3 years to catch up efficiency level of spectrum utilization
• Concept: "Walled Garden": Certain services offered by providers
• Mobile Numbers Portability (MNP): Allows consumer to change their service providers without losing mobile number.
• Higher bandwidth: 15 - 20 MHz (For 2G / 2.5G its 30-200 KHz)
• Bandwidth: Measure of width of range of frequencies used while transferring data from one point to another. And its measured in hertz.