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3G
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(3rd Generation) Refers to the current generation of data transmission capabilities over a cellular network that provide Internet access and real-time video via smart cellphones. The major 3G technologies are EV-DO, WCDMA, HSPA, GPRS and EDGE, although GPRS and EDGE are often called 2.5G because of their lower speeds. See cellular generations, EV-DO, WCDMA, HSPA, GPRS and EDGE.



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is to be deployed in the 3G network of 3 Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited.
The announcement represents the eighth Hutchison 3G network deployment that NEC and Siemens have been involved in.
Today, 3G network deployment is expanding rapidly, particularly in the US with deployments of CDMA EV-DO (ALLTEL, Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless) and UMTS (Cingular Wireless), who continue to court business users.
 
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