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ISP Review introduces the new 3G (UTMS) broadband wireless services |
 To put things in perspective, the best modern day WAP/GSM phones can push data at a maximum of around 14,400Kbps (bits). GPRS can technically manage 115Kbps, although many agree that the best our consumer market is ever likely to produce before 3G is roughly the equivalent of a modern day 56Kbps modem. Initial GPRS handsets will probably only be able to throw a measly 28Kbps around, although that's still a noticeable improvement. GPRS will be the first true technology to bridge the gap between mobile phones and pocket computers, such as 3Coms PalmPilot and Microsofts PocketPC. At its peak GPRS is expected to deliver premature streaming video and audio information to mobiles through colourful and glossy interfaces.
As well as being the first system to open up the very real possibility of Video-To-Video links, it'll also be one of the most expensive. The costs involved with purchasing licenses to build and operate future 3G networks climbs into the tens of billions. Consumers will ultimately pay the price for some years to come. 3G Broadband Wireless - It Begins Having explained a little about the history and present state of mobile communications, that now brings us squarely to the big one, 3G. This is a 3rd Generation technology capable of pushing data over a wireless connection at up to a staggering 2Mbs, the same as the fastest modern business ADSL services.
In reality the service will operate at variable speeds depending on the owner's activity:
In short this means you could have near ADSL speeds, which would allow high definition video, audio and an unthinkable flexibility in mobile communications and quality. Suddenly those flat communication panels you see on top Sci-Fi shows, such as modern episodes of StarTrek, actually end up seeming out of date. [Print Page | Next Page (3)]>>
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