<s>
3G	B-Architecture
mobile	I-Architecture
telephony	O
was	O
relatively	O
slow	O
to	O
be	O
adopted	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
instances	O
,	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
do	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
radio	O
frequencies	O
as	O
2G	O
so	O
mobile	O
operators	O
must	O
build	O
entirely	O
new	O
networks	O
and	O
license	O
entirely	O
new	O
frequencies	O
,	O
especially	O
so	O
to	O
achieve	O
high	O
data	O
transmission	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
delays	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
expenses	O
of	O
upgrading	O
transmission	O
hardware	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
,	O
whose	O
deployment	O
required	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
most	O
broadcast	O
towers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
190	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
were	O
operating	O
in	O
40	O
countries	O
and	O
154	O
HSDPA	O
networks	O
were	O
operating	O
in	O
71	O
countries	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Global	O
Mobile	O
Suppliers	O
Association	O
(	O
GSA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Asia	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
telecommunication	O
companies	O
use	O
W-CDMA	O
technology	O
with	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
around	O
100	O
terminal	O
designs	O
to	O
operate	O
3G	B-Architecture
mobile	I-Architecture
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roll-out	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
was	O
delayed	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
by	O
the	O
enormous	O
costs	O
of	O
additional	O
spectrum	O
licensing	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
license	O
fees	O
in	O
some	O
European	O
countries	O
were	O
particularly	O
high	O
,	O
bolstered	O
by	O
government	O
auctions	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
licenses	O
and	O
sealed	O
bid	O
auctions	O
,	O
and	O
initial	O
excitement	O
over	O
3G	B-Architecture
's	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3G	B-Architecture
standard	O
is	O
perhaps	O
well	O
known	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
massive	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
communications	O
market	O
post-2G	O
and	O
advances	O
of	O
the	O
consumer	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
especially	O
notable	O
development	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
is	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
family	O
)	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
a	O
PDA	B-Application
with	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
widespread	O
demand	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
internet	I-Application
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3G	B-Architecture
has	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
mobile	B-Application
broadband	I-Application
"	O
because	O
its	O
speed	O
and	O
capability	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
viable	O
alternative	O
for	O
internet	O
browsing	O
,	O
and	O
USB	O
Modems	O
connecting	O
to	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
are	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
African	O
use	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
technology	I-Architecture
was	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
video	O
call	O
made	O
in	O
Johannesburg	O
on	O
the	O
Vodacom	O
network	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
service	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
Wana	O
in	O
Morocco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
Safaricom	O
launched	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
in	O
Kenya	O
while	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
Vodacom	O
Tanzania	O
also	O
started	O
providing	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Mobinil	O
launched	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
Somaliland	O
,	O
Telesom	O
started	O
first	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
on	O
3	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
both	O
prepaid	O
and	O
postpaid	O
subscription	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telecommunication	O
networks	O
in	O
Nigeria	O
like	O
Globacom	O
,	O
Etisalat	O
,	O
Airtel	O
and	O
MTN	O
provide	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
to	O
their	O
numerous	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asia	O
is	O
also	O
using	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
companies	O
like	O
Dialog	O
Axiata	O
PLC	O
Sri	O
Lanka	O
(	O
First	O
to	O
serve	O
3G	B-Architecture
Service	O
in	O
South	O
Asia	O
in	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
BSNL	O
,	O
WorldCall	O
,	O
PTCL	O
,	O
Mobilink	O
,	O
Zong	O
,	O
Ufone	O
,	O
Telenor	O
PK	O
,	O
Maxis	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
,	O
Airtel	O
,	O
Idea	O
Cellular	O
,	O
Aircel	O
,	O
Tata	O
DoCoMo	O
and	O
Reliance	O
have	O
released	O
their	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sri	O
Lanka	O
's	O
All	O
Mobile	O
Networks(Dialog, Mobitel, Etisalat, Hutch, Airtel, )	O
And	O
CDMA	O
Network	O
Providers	O
(	O
Lankabell	O
,	O
Dialog	O
,	O
Suntel	O
,	O
SLT	O
)	O
Launched	O
3G	B-Architecture
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dialog	O
,	O
Mobitel	O
launched	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
Services	O
In	O
Sri	O
Lanka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
Only	O
(	O
Dialog	O
CDMA	O
,	O
Lankabell	O
CDMA	O
Have	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sri	O
Lanka	O
Telecom	O
Have	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
,	O
FTTX	O
Services	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Etisalat	O
Afghanistan	O
,	O
the	O
fastest	O
growing	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
Etisalat	O
Group	O
,	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
in	O
Afghanistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
between	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
all	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
(	O
Afghan	O
Wireless	O
,	O
Etisalat	O
,	O
Roshan	O
,	O
MTN	O
and	O
Salaam	O
Network	O
)	O
provided	O
3G	B-Architecture
,	O
3.5G	O
and	O
3.75G	O
services	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
planning	O
for	O
4G	B-Architecture
services	O
in	O
2016	O
–	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nepal	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
countries	O
in	O
southern	O
Asia	O
to	O
launch	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nepal	O
's	O
first	O
3G	B-Architecture
company	O
was	O
(	O
Nepal	O
Telecom	O
Corporation	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ncell	O
also	O
covered	O
Mount	O
Everest	O
with	O
3G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
provides	O
high	O
speed	O
video	O
calling	O
with	O
other	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
post-paid	O
and	O
pre-paid	O
3G	B-Architecture
SIM	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
4G	B-Architecture
was	O
simultaneously	O
launched	O
in	O
Pakistan	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
SMRA	B-Algorithm
Auction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
Companies	O
got	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
licence	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Ufone	O
,	O
Mobilink	O
and	O
Telenor	O
while	O
China	O
Mobile	O
's	O
Zong	O
got	O
3G	B-Architecture
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
4G	B-Architecture
licence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
launched	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
services	O
on	O
their	O
existing	O
2G	O
1800MHz	O
spectrum	O
due	O
to	O
Technology	O
neutral	O
terms	O
and	O
became	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
Telecom	O
Company	O
to	O
transform	O
directly	O
from	O
2G	O
to	O
4G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
Pakistan	O
joined	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
4G	B-Architecture
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
non-mobile	O
sector	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
's	O
biggest	O
telecommunication	O
company	O
PTCL	O
launched	O
its	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
,	O
EVO	O
,	O
in	O
mid-2008	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
then	O
established	O
itself	O
in	O
this	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
in	O
105	O
cities	O
across	O
Pakistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omantel	O
's	O
WorldCall	O
also	O
provides	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
in	O
50	O
cities	O
Pakistan-wide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
provide	O
mobile	B-Application
broadband	I-Application
service	O
via	O
dongles	O
and	O
modems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
experience	O
EVDO	O
's	O
RevB	O
3G	B-Architecture
technology	I-Architecture
that	O
offers	O
maximum	O
speeds	O
of	O
9.3	O
Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State-run	O
mobile	O
operator	O
Teletalk	O
Bangladesh	O
limited	O
and	O
other	O
GSM	O
operators	O
GrameenPhone	O
,	O
Banglalink	O
,	O
Robi	O
and	O
Airtel	O
already	O
started	O
hi-speed	O
3G+	O
and	O
3.5G	O
services	O
using	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
with	O
HSDPA	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grameenphone	O
has	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
launch	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
services	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Bangladesh	O
using	O
TD-LTE	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
Grameenphone	O
owned	O
10MHz	O
spectrum	O
at	O
3G	B-Architecture
auction	O
by	O
BTRC.Robi	O
and	O
Airtel	O
recently	O
merged	O
,	O
newly	O
merged	O
company	O
has	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
introduce	O
4G	B-Architecture
operation	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
data	O
operators	O
,	O
Qubee	O
and	O
Banglalion	O
,	O
currently	O
offer	O
4G	B-Architecture
Wimax	O
services	O
in	O
Bangladesh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
services	O
have	O
already	O
begun	O
in	O
Bangladesh	O
through	O
all	O
mobile	O
operators	O
except	O
Teletalk	O
,	O
the	O
state	O
run	O
mobile	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
telecoms	O
sector	O
was	O
re-organized	O
and	O
three	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
would	O
be	O
allocated	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
largest	O
mobile	O
operator	O
,	O
China	O
Mobile	O
,	O
would	O
retain	O
its	O
GSM	O
customer	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
China	O
Unicom	O
would	O
retain	O
its	O
GSM	O
customer	O
base	O
but	O
relinquish	O
its	O
CDMA2000	O
customer	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
launch	O
3G	B-Architecture
on	O
the	O
globally	O
leading	O
W-CDMA	O
(	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
)	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CDMA2000	O
customers	O
of	O
China	O
Unicom	O
would	O
go	O
to	O
China	O
Telecom	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
then	O
launch	O
3G	B-Architecture
on	O
the	O
CDMA2000	O
1x	O
EV-DO	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
that	O
China	O
would	O
have	O
all	O
three	O
main	O
cellular	O
technology	O
3G	B-Architecture
standards	O
in	O
commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
occurred	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
60th	O
Anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Founding	O
of	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
India	O
entered	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
arena	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
enabled	O
Mobile	O
and	O
Data	O
services	O
by	O
Government	O
owned	O
Mahanagar	O
Telephone	O
Nigam	O
Ltd	O
MTNL	O
in	O
Delhi	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Mumbai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTNL	O
becomes	O
the	O
first	O
3G	B-Architecture
Mobile	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
provider	I-Architecture
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
MTNL	O
,	O
another	O
state	O
operator	O
Bharat	O
Sanchar	O
Nigam	O
Ltd	O
.	O
(	O
BSNL	O
)	O
launched	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
on	O
22	O
Feb	O
2009	O
in	O
Chennai	O
and	O
Kolkata	O
and	O
later	O
launched	O
3G	B-Architecture
as	O
Nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
auction	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
wireless	I-Architecture
spectrum	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
Spectrum	O
allocated	O
to	O
all	O
private	O
operators	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
Korea	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
since	O
2008	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
Koryolink	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
Egyptian	O
company	O
Orascom	O
Telecom	O
Holding	O
and	O
the	O
state-owned	O
Korea	O
Post	O
and	O
Telecommunications	O
Corporation	O
(	O
KPTC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
North	O
Korea	O
's	O
only	O
3G	B-Architecture
Mobile	I-Architecture
operator	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
two	O
mobile	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Singapore	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Widespread	O
adoption	O
of	O
3G	B-Architecture
began	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
upgrading	O
of	O
phones	O
to	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3G	I-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
mass	O
market	O
commercial	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
were	O
introduced	O
starting	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
by	O
O2	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Union	O
Council	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
operators	O
should	O
cover	O
80%	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
national	O
populations	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
Bell	O
Mobility	O
,	O
SaskTel	O
and	O
Telus	O
launched	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
EVDO	O
network	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogers	O
Wireless	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
implement	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
technology	O
,	O
with	O
HSDPA	O
services	O
in	O
eastern	O
Canada	O
in	O
late	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
AWS	O
spectrum	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
new	O
entrants	O
to	O
the	O
Canadian	O
wireless	O
markets	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
Mobilicity	O
,	O
Wind	O
Mobile	O
and	O
Vidéotron	O
have	O
deployed	O
their	O
own	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
networks	O
in	O
Canada	O
using	O
the	O
AWS	O
spectrum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rightel	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
3G	B-Architecture
operator	O
in	O
Iran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Jordan	O
,	O
Orange	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
3G	B-Architecture
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobitel	O
Iraq	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
3G	B-Architecture
operator	O
in	O
Iraq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTN	O
Syria	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
3G	B-Architecture
operator	O
in	O
Syria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Lebanon	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Telecoms	O
launched	O
a	O
test	O
period	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
where	O
4,000	O
smart-phone	B-Application
users	O
were	O
selected	O
to	O
enjoy	O
3G	B-Architecture
for	O
one	O
month	O
and	O
provide	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
the	O
test	O
period	O
is	O
over	O
,	O
MTC	O
Touch	O
and	O
Alfa	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
the	O
new	O
3G	B-Architecture
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
has	O
got	O
4G	B-Architecture
as	O
well	O
as	O
3G/HSPA	O
With	O
Zain	O
KSA	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Telecom	O
,	O
and	O
Mobily	O
KSA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Trinidad	O
and	O
Tobago	O
,	O
Digicel	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
implement	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
services	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
HSPA+	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
bmobile	O
launched	O
their	O
3G	B-Architecture
UMTS	B-Protocol
network	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
with	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
HSPA+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turkcell	O
,	O
Avea	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
launched	O
their	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
commercially	O
on	O
30	O
July	O
2009	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turkcell	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
launched	O
their	O
3G	B-Architecture
service	O
on	O
all	O
provincial	O
centres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
after	O
Turkey	O
's	O
monopoly	O
mobile	O
operator	O
Turkcell	O
accepted	O
number	O
portability	O
,	O
mobile	O
operators	O
attended	O
frequency	O
band	O
auction	O
and	O
frequencies	O
for	O
3G	B-Architecture
usage	O
distributed	O
around	O
mobile	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turkcell	O
got	O
A	O
band	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
B	O
and	O
Avea	O
C	O
.	O
Currently	O
Turkcell	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
have	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
on	O
most	O
of	O
crowded	O
cities	O
and	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
NZ	O
launched	O
their	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Spark	O
NZ	O
's	O
XT	O
network	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
newcomer	O
2degrees	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Vodafone	O
's	O
3G	B-Architecture
towers	O
and	O
their	O
own	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
