The company recently began calling its network 4G despite other carriers saying it uses 3G technology.
The most critical battles will be fought in Europe and Asia, which lead the world in the race to embrace 3G technology.
As 3G technology spreads globally, mobile data usage will continue to grow.
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This not only means higher chipset revenues for Qualcomm but also higher royalty revenues from the sale of handsets that support its 3G technology.
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After leading losing fights to use Chinese standards in 3G technology and wireless mobile standards, China is trying to get out front early on IoT.
Many analysts are unconvinced, however, pointing out that the extent of the change wrought by 3G technology will affect the very rules of the game, leaving existing players vulnerable.
But the government, in an effort to protect Samsung Electronics, the country's largest electronics equipment manufacturer, has thrown an interesting twist into bid proposals due this week by pressuring the chosen to adopt a 3G technology not to their liking.
He also suggests the tiny, featherweight i-mode phones might not be suitable for 3G technology because their screens are too small for video images. (Actually, some i-mode phones come with larger screens.) "The phones aren't all that easy to use, " says Neuvo.
Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Nokia has a long history of policing the wireless patents in its portfolio that are deemed most essential to 3G wireless technology.
Over the next year, general packet radio services, or GPRS, will be phased in, to be followed by even speedier third generation, or 3G, technology.
Kindle 3G, Kindle 3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Samsung had argued Apple should not be allowed to sell devices that use 3G mobile technology patented by Samsung because it did not have licenses to use the technology.
By comparison to analog and GSM-based technologies, 3G CDMA technology has advantages such as increased network capacity, network flexibility, compatibility with internet protocols, higher capacity for data and faster access to Internet.
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Since the previous sentence probably only made sense to about four of our readers out there, we'll break it down for you: EV-DO is the same 3G wireless technology being used by Verizon for the next-generation network they're currently building, and has average download speeds of around 500 Kbps.
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Now EDGE's successor, a 3G-wireless technology called HSDPA (High-Speed Download Packet Access), provides transmission rates of 400 to 700 kilobits per second.
Qualcomm recently announced its fiscal year earnings and highlighted that the company will start commercial production of a multimode chipset that will enable mobile phone users to transition from 3G to LTE technology.
Companies also need to build many more masts for the new technology because 3G signals have a shorter range.
Europe's 3G is based on one broadband technology, WCDMA. A rival technology is CDMA. Experience in Japan, the first country where 3G has been launched, suggests that CDMA may have the edge.
The current versions are not capable of exploiting the leading-edge cell-phone technology known as 3G, a high-speed offering that follows the original analog and second-generation digital systems.
After a year or two of what's sure to be furious experimentation and rapid improvement in the technology, the 3G phone will no doubt come into its own.
T-Mobile's 3G data network will use a technology called UMTS, or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.
One industry analyst said HandSpring and OminSky deserve credit for their ability to execute, but that the real benefits of wireless data will only come when 3G (third-generation) technology is available.
The new satellite air interface technology developed by Qualcomm is a 3G-based standard referred to as Enhanced Geostationary Air Link (EGAL).
Telecoms equipment maker Huawei accuses InterDigital of "abusing" its position and demanding "exploitative" fees to use its patented technology, said to be essential to 3G in mobile devices.
This acquisition gives F5 the unique depth and breadth of technology to enable carriers to transition from 3G to 4G and IMS in a much simpler, cost effective, and non-disruptive way.
Because of its progress with chip technology to handle so-called "3G" services like high-speed wireless access, Qualcomm (nasdaq: QCOM - news - people ) is a core holding of Gilder's.
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