What is 3G Broadband, USB Modem & 3G Express Data Card
08.08.10
What is 3G?
3G refers to third generation mobile communication standard used by the telecom operators. The first generation was the Analog communication mostly used for voice with large brick size mobile phone. In the second generation standards the voice was transmitted in digital format, improving the quality by many folds. However, the second generation networks didn’t have had much room for Internet data transfer. The third generation improved the data speed and covered much more area. Some other terms are also used while describing 3G broadband communications. These terms namely HSDPA (High Speed downlink Packet Access) or HSUPA (high Speed Uplink Packet Access), just indicate that high speeds (up to 14Mbps in DL and 5.7 Mbps in UL) are available with the 3G communication standard.
Why do you need the 3G broadband?
If you are always working on the move with mobile internet devices like mini laptop, Smartphones, handheld PDAs etc, you can avoid looking for Internet cafe and can always be connected to the Internet by subscribing with a mobile broadband company. The connection to the Internet is provided over the mobile telecom connections so that you can be connected to the Internet as long as the wireless signal exists. Like the normal mobile phone connections, the connection to the mobile broadband can also be sporadic, but the service is continuously getting better. And in most of the big cities in the world, the mobile broadband connection works reliably.
Source: Amit Bhawani Tech Blog (blog)