This question appears in Mumbai University > Wireless Networks subject

Marks: 5 M

Year: Dec 2013

3G Networks:-

3G technology was developed to realize the goals of IMT-2000.

3G was evolved from 2G and hence supported 2G services with network architecture of 2G retained and introducing some changes in them.

3G was developed to increase the speeds of voice and data communication and it provides speeds not less than 144kbps.

Applications for a 3G wireless network range from simple voice only communications to simultaneous video, data, voice, and other multimedia applications. One of the main benefits of 3G is that it allows a broad range of wireless services and providing efficiently to many different users.

E-mail messages arrive at hand-held terminals almost instantaneously and business users are able to stay permanently connected to the company intranet.

Wireless users are able to make video conference calls to the office and surf the internet simultaneously, or play computer games interactively with friends in other locations.

Some of the services and applications provided by 3G are:

• Mobile videoconferencing
• Video Phone/Mail
• Remote Medical Diagnosis
• Remote Education
• Mobile TV/Video Player
• Advanced Car Navigation/ City Guides
• Digital Catalog Shopping
• Digital Audio/Video Delivery

Thus, 3G wireless systems offer access to services anywhere from a single terminal.

Such user data requirements are met by 3G.