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3G

3G is the third generation of cellular network technology. These networks were rolled out beginning in the early 2000s and represented a significant advancement over the second generation (2G) and associated technologies, such as GSM and cdmaOne, particularly in terms of data transfer speeds and mobile internet capabilities. The major 3G standards are…

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3G

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples192
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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related to Market penetration · 28
3G → About, According, Australia, Austria, By June, CDMA2000, ComScore, In, In China, In Europe, In Japan, India, Italy, ITU, Japan, June, Nepal, Note, Other, Q4
related to Decline and decommissions · 27
3G → According, As, AT, Currently, December, EE, Europe, European Union, February, For, However, In, July, Mar, Only, Several, Since, Singapore, Sprint's, T-Mobile
related to history · 23
3G → Both, British Telecom, December, Europe, European, FOMA, GHz, IMT-2000, International Telecommunication Union, Isle, It, ITU, Japan, Man, Manx Telecom, May, MHz, NTT DoCoMo, October, Telenor
related to Evolution · 22
3G → Both, December, Gbit/s, However, IMT-Advanced, IP, LTE, LTE Advanced, Mbit/s, MIMO, Norway, On, Oslo, Pre-4G, Qualcomm, Stockholm, Sweden, TeliaSonera, These, UMB
related to Patents · 18
3G → Ericsson, Even, FRAND, Fujitsu, Hitachi, InterDigital, It, Lucent, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, NTT DoCoMo, Philips, Qualcomm, Siemens, Twelve
related to Adoption · 14
3G → Asia, Due, Europe, European, However, In, Japan, Nepal, Nepal Telecom, Other, Service, The, UMTS, US
related to Break-up of 3G systems · 14
3G → CDMA, CDMA2000, DECT, EDGE, GSM, IMT-2000, In, ITU, ITU-R, Recommendation, The, There, UMTS, WiMAX
related to Data rates · 11
3G → DC-HSPA, HSPA, IMT-2000, In, ITU, Mbit/s, Mbit/sec, Thus, UMTS, WCDMA, While
related to Standards · 10
3G → However, IMT-2000, Internet, Kbps, Mbit/s, Services, Several, Subsequent, Third-generation, To
related to Security · 6
3G → A5/1, By, However, KASUMI, UE, User Equipment

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mobile networks umts network data 2g rates edge hspa first mbit standards w-cdma gsm cdma2000 services technology internet original imt-2000

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3Gis athird generation of cellular network technology0.90text
GPRSinstance ofWhile 2G networks0.80text
EDGE supported limited data servicesinstance ofWhile 2G networks0.80text
3G introduced significantly higher-speed mobile internetinstance ofWhile 2G networks0.80text
enhanced multimedia capabilitiesinstance ofWhile 2G networks0.80text
in addition to improved voice qualityinstance ofWhile 2G networks0.80text
IMS are accessedinstance ofend-to-end security is offered when application frameworks0.80text
although this is not strictly a 3G property.Applications of 3GThe bandwidthinstance ofend-to-end security is offered when application frameworks0.80text
location capabilities introduced by 3G networks enabled a wide range of applications that were previously impractical or unavailable on 2G networksinstance ofend-to-end security is offered when application frameworks0.80text
although this is not strictly a 3G propertyinstance ofend-to-end security is offered when application frameworks0.80text
MIMOinstance ofEvolutionBoth 3GPP and 3GPP2 are working on the extensions to 3G standards that are based on an all-IP network infrastructure and using advanced wireless technologies0.80text
3Ghas applicationThe0.60section

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