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• Third generation (3G) wireless networks will offer faster data transfer rates than current networks. The first generation of wireless (1G) was analog cellular. The second generation (2G) is digital cellular, featuring integrated voice and data communications. So-called 2.5G networks offer incremental speed increases. 3G networks will offer dramatically improved data transfer rates, enabling new wireless applications such as streaming media.

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  3G (Third generation). (n.d.). Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) Mobility Glossary. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/3g-third-generation.

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  "3G (Third generation)." Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) Mobility Glossary. Sun Microsystems. 20 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/3g-third-generation.

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