 | Jason Baig,
a Wichita native, is the manager for AT&T Wireless' Wichita stores. Jason earned his Master's degree in Business Management from Friends University, where he also earned his undergraduate degree in psychology. You may contact Jason at: AT&T Wireless, 2132 N. Rock Road Ste 104, Wichita, KS 67206, by phone at (316) 636-5800, |
Communications
2001-10-01 09:51:00
What is third generation?
Question: Call me a confused consumer but what is the real difference between wireless companies? Why are some digital, others analog and then we hear something about third generation technology. What is this all about?
Answer: In our wireless world, first generation (1-G) technology refers to analog wireless phone networks. These voice-only networks are not designed to address customers with data needs. Second generation (2-G) technology ushered in today's era of digital wireless communications. Digital wireless phones working on digital networks, can receive short e-mails*. And many of these phones, can send e-mail messages and accept downloadable ring tones and graphics from the internet. The future of wireless is Third Generation (3-G) technology. 3-G technology is the next generation of advanced wireless service that will enable high-speed mobile access to an unprecedented world of information. It will bring new functionality - streaming video, downloadable music, graphic presentations of data, video e-mail and high speed access to the Internet -- to wireless devices. Imagine that almost anything you want will be accessible anytime, anywhere, using a wireless device. I would look for the next generation of wireless technology to start coming to our area in the second half of 2002.
