| Until 3G mobile phones entered our lives a little over 5 | | | | than it was a year or two ago, it’s still not possible |
| years ago, we were perfectly happy with making calls | | | | to know whether or a video call can be made to |
| and sending text messages to our friends and family. | | | | another person as they may not be in a 3G enabled |
| No one had ever considered the possibilities of taking a | | | | area, or they may not have a 3G enabled phone |
| picture on their phone and then being able to send it to | | | | without calling ahead or receiving a ‘call failed’ |
| someone by the touch of a button, nor did they think | | | | message. |
| that it would be possible to view websites in a similar | | | | Many networks expected 3G to be a way to increase |
| way to that done on their home computers. | | | | their revenues but in many cases this has not |
| Now, due to the power and speed behind new | | | | happened. By pushing the capabilities of 3G |
| technology we are able to complete all these tasks | | | | technologies further a new system known as |
| thanks to Third Generation technology, more | | | | High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is |
| commonly known as 3G. One of its biggest selling | | | | slowly being introduced and is expected to be widely |
| features was that of video calling, meaning that people | | | | used in the next 18 months. This means that internet |
| for the first time were able to see the face of the | | | | access is now even faster than it was and we will |
| person they were talking to on the screen of their | | | | soon see many operators offering broadband like |
| phones. | | | | packages via our mobile phones. |
| Although 3G coverage on many networks is stronger | | | | |