Symbiosis Institute of International Business

Computer application presentation

Flow of presentation

Historical background 3G The concept Terminology used. What does 3G technology provide? Technological challenges. Major players in 3G technology. Bibliography Summary

Historical background

First generation (1G) mobile communications systems started in the early to mid 1980's, providing low quality voice services, Digital second generation (2G) systems were developed in Europe (mainly GSM, based on TDMA technology) and the US (mainly IS95, based on CDMA technology) to provide better voice quality, higher capacity, global roaming capability as well as lower power consumption.

3G The Concept

"3G" stands for the "third generation" of mobile phones. Up until now, your mobile phone has mainly been used only to carry voice messages, with maybe a bit of SMS text as well. 3G will allow simultaneous transfer of speech, data, text, pictures, audio and video. So now it's really inappropriate to talk about a "3G mobile phone". Instead we talk about a "3G Device".

3G The concept(continued..)

3G wireless networks are capable of transferring data at speeds of up to 384Kbps. Average speeds for 3G networks will range between 64Kbps and 384Kbps, quite a jump when compared to common wireless data speeds in the U.S. that are often slower than a 14.4Kb modem. 3G is considered high-speed or broadband mobile Internet access, and in the future 3G networks are expected to reach speeds of more than 2Mbps

3G The concept

The 3G wireless world is accelerating. 3G Technology mobile communications is changing the way the world communicates. Called 3G Wireless (for 3rd generation), these technologies will allow development of new 3G mobile phones, wireless systems, and devices that combine voice, Internet, and multimedia services.

Terminology used
TDMA CDMA FDMA

What does 3G technology provide?

High-speed, mobile access to the Internet. Your choice of entertainment on demand. This will include movies (on the device's highresolution screen) and music (on the device's in-built MP3 player). Video-conferencing (using the device's inbuilt micro video camera). Mobile shopping (m-commerce). Browse available items and pay using electronic cash.

Technological challenges.

Firstly, the rate of data which a 3G device will be able to receive and transmit will be far higher than existing mobile phones. A very attractive feature of 3G is that you will be able to use your device anywhere in the world. This "global roaming" ability will require a major effort on the development of unified, worldwide standard(s).

Technological challenges.(continued)

Security of 3G devices is going to be vitally important. A 3G device will effectively be a "wallet" for your electronic cash, and a safety deposit box containing your personal e-mail. 3G devices will clearly be an attractive target for thieves. A small, portable device used for so many functions for extended periods will require advances in rechargeable battery technology.

Major players in 3G technology

NOKIA MOTOROLA ERICSSON SIEMENS

Bibliography

http://www.google.com/ http://www.altavista/ http://www.aj.com/ http://www.itu.int/ http://www.three-g.net/ http://www.nokia.com/ http://www.specials.ft.com/ http://www.idg.net/ http://www.darwinmag.com/

Summary

3G technology has been in the pipeline for several years now and the major cellular communications equipment manufacturers such as Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola are all racing to develop the hardware to accompany this highly advanced communications system. The staggering high speed connections that the 3G networks will operate at will allow these manufacturers to produce some extremely exciting hardware.

Summary(continued.)
The biggest questions surrounding this area at the moment are what is it going to do, in the sense of which applications and services will be available using this new technology Some of the core applications for which 3G will encompass are video streaming, conferencing, music, entertainment, banking, shopping/mobile commerce.