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[{$pagename}] is the third generation of wireless [Mobile Network] [telecommunications] technology. [{$pagename}] is the upgrade for [2G] and [2.5G] [GPRS] [networks], for faster [internet] speed. [{$pagename}] is based on a set of standards used for mobile devices and mobile telecommunications use services and networks that comply with the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000) specifications by the [International Telecommunication Union]. [{$pagename}] finds application in wireless voice telephony, mobile [Internet] access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV.

[{$pagename}] telecommunication networks support services that provide an information transfer rate of at least 0.2 Mbit/s. Later 3G releases, often denoted 3.5G and 3.75G, also provide mobile broadband access of several Mbit/s to smartphones and mobile modems in laptop computers. This ensures it can be applied to wireless voice telephony, mobile Internet access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV technologies.

A new generation of cellular standards has appeared approximately every tenth year since 1G systems were introduced in 1981/1982. Each generation is characterized by new frequency bands, higher data rates and non–backward-compatible transmission technology. The first 3G networks were introduced in [1998|Year 1998] and fourth generation [4G] networks in 2008.

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