What is 3G?

I’m sure a lot of people are still wondering what 3G means when it comes to cell phones, well the answer is simple: 3rd generation (According to the International Telecommunications Union).

3rd generation, how come we haven’t heard of 2G or 1G? Well, they were around but not advertised as much. 3G phones are more expensive, but utilize a telephony protocol that can support simultaneous voice and data transfer, and higher download and upload speeds (14.4 Mb/s and 5.8 Mb/s respectively).

Currently, license agreements for these phones are still quite expensive relative to 2.5G.