Maybe it'll be broadband, but then there's a backup for 3G connection or 4G, right?
In the long run, 3G, with its high speed, definitely has a good future.
Voice uses very little bandwidth and can still work just fine on existing 3G networks.
Wireless Intelligence estimates that the number of 3G users will reach 2.8 billion by 2014.
Deutsche Telekom executives maintained that their delay in launching 3G data networks hasn't hurt T-Mobile much.
T-Mobile's 3G data network will use a technology called UMTS, or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.
Could T-Mobile have milked its 3G network serving mostly voice customers at bargain basement prices?
For Japan's mobile-phone manufacturers, the 3G phone will serve another, more critical function: as a weapon.
This puts the Japanese on the starting line with the Europeans in the 3G race.
"We're trying to learn from i-mode, " says Tord Wingren, director of Ericsson's 3G phones unit.
"We have the advantage as the first comer to the 3G market, " says Matsushita's Kawada.
The 3G telephony ventures have been mostly in western Europe, where income levels drive early adaptation.
In addition, Optimus L-Series continued to expand into 3G markets, contributing to the sales increase.
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For now it handles its 3G traffic itself and passes 4G traffic to Clearwire.
The prices are competitive with what the company charges customers connecting laptops on its 3G network.
For this to happen, China Mobile needs to step up its efforts in the 3G arena.
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Upload speeds were slightly faster at 538 kbps on 3G and 4640 on 4G.
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Qualcomm reduced the North American 3G device sales growth estimate to just 1.5% for 2012.
Select Acer Aspire One models come with the option for 3G broadband wireless connectivity.
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Amazon launched Kindle Touch Wi-Fi and Kindle Touch 3G on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, and Amazon.es.
Berkshire Hathaway is teaming up with investment group 3G Partners to acquire ketchup-maker H.
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The new device enables connection to 3G or 4G, allowing photo sharing and browsing anywhere.
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies.
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The new mobile phones, which operate on a standard called 3G, certainly sound nifty.
At the same time, China added nearly 90 M new 3G subscribers over the summer months.
When T-Mobile didn't hit 4G, they ... were more prone to slipping to slower 3G speeds.
The markets will fill in until coverage largely matches the existing nationwide 3G footprint.
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Most customers, though, are still on 3G networks that don't demand as much from their batteries.
The company's range of tariff packages for 3G are generally more expensive than basic mobile charges.
Both Foma and i-mode prices are likely to fall as the 3G services become available.
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