 | | Abstract | The goal was a single standard, yet along the road to 3G, something went wrong. Today, there exist two 3G standards and several incremental, or 2.5G, standards as well. The industry spoke of 3G as the worldwide panacea, yet 3G implementation, in any form, is years away.
The goals of 3G remain the same, promising a mobile communications subscriber convenient access to voice, LAN/WAN, and Web information with a hard-wired quality of service. This could fulfill the promise of device convergence of many gadgets into one. But will demand exceed all forecasts and supply?
In order to make sound business judgments in the mobile arena, in-depth knowledge of trends and standards is a necessity. The ABC's of 123G is not only a primer on the confusing matrix of today's standards, but it also guides both the mobile-savvy executive and novice alike towards the future of mobile communications.
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