3G – the magic word in mobile industry is going to create a good impact in Indian job market. Basically 3G is a family of standards for wireless communications defined by the International Telecommunication Union – which includes GSM, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA2000 as well as DECT and WiMAX. 3G Services can be wide area wireless voice, video calls and wireless data transfer – everything in mobile environment – mostly between devices or between computer network and mobile devices. Compared to 2G or 2.5G services, 3G services allows simultaneous use of speech and data (ex: Video Chat) at higher data rates. Thus, 3G networks enable network operators to offer wider range of more advanced services to end users.

According to Reports from UMTA Forums, 3G data services are subdivided into content connectivity and mobility, then further subdivided to create the following six services:

· Customized Infotainment

· Multimedia Messaging Service

· Mobile Intranet/Extranet Access

· Mobile Internet Access

· Location-based Services

· Rich Voice

According to a whitepaper form Nokia, 3G applications can be divided into:

· Wireless Advertising

· Mobile Information

· Business Solutions

· Mobile Transactions

· Mobile Entertainment

· Person-to-Person Communications

· Bearer Entrance and Periodic

The business reality is that computer and Internet application will merge with communication and location based services. Network operators, vendors and third party providers are already creating the applications and demos. Learning about mobile devices, and application development for mobile devices will open golden doors into Indian + international job market. Programming, media, architecture, testing, design etc are going to be the hot points in future. So, dear friends – All the best. Do well.

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