What is 3G Wireless: NetComm

3G / 3.5G (third generation) or HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) is a mobile telephone protocol designed to transfer data using a mobile phone.

As its name suggests, 3G follows 1G and 2G wireless communications, enabling faster data-transmission speeds, greater network capacity and more advanced network services.

1G kicked off with over sized analogue mobile phones in the 80s and then was superseded by 2G mobile technology which ran voice transmissions over a digital network. The birth of 3G technologies introduced voice and high speed data transmissions, providing users the freedom to stay connected to wireless high-speed Internet on the go.

Whilst 3G is generally associated with a cellular phone, it is also applicable to portable high speed wireless devices such as PCMCIAs, PC Express Cards, USB modems and 3G routers; allowing multiple users to enjoy wireless broadband high speed Internet using the one 3G connection.

The number of HSPA Mobile Broadband networks worldwide increased by 44 percent to 166 between May 2007 and March 2008. More than 73 countries now have HSPA services. The GSMA estimates there are now more than 467 HSPA devices available worldwide compared with 128 devices in January 2007. These devices include mobile handsets, notebook PCs, data cards, wireless routers and USB modems.
GSMA Press Release April 15, 2008

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What is 3G Wireless