3g Vs Wifi

 INTRODUCTION TO 3G AND Wi-Fi
 HOW BOTH ARE SAME ?
 HOW DO BOTH DIFFERS FROM ONE ANOTHER ?
 ADVANTAGES OF 3G & Wi-Fi OVER ONE OTHER
 IMPLICATIONS OF 3G & Wi-Fi IN INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC

POLICY
 CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION TO 3G
 3G was launched commercially by “NTT DoCoMo” in Japan
branded FOMA in October 2001.
 3G Defines the collection of “Third Generation” cellular

technologies which are designed to allow mobile cellular
operators to offer integrated data & voice services over
cellular networks.
 3G is meant for mobile service providers (M.S.P’s) only.
 M.S.P generally use a licensed spectrum to provide network

coverage.
 M S P (Mobile Service Providers) use licensed spectrum to
provide mobile telephone coverage.
 Each mobile base station support users up to
several Kms.
 The First Mobile services were Analog.
 Wireless mobile services has been telephony.
 Upgraded 3G networks can support data rates
from 384kbps to 2mbps.
 Data rates : AMPS > 2G > 3G.
3G SUBSCRIBERS IN THE
YEAR 2013
3G NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
MODEL
INTRODUCTION TO Wi-Fi
 Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”.
 It is the popular name for wireless Ethernet

802.11b standards for WLANS.
 Wi-Fi allows collection of PC’s, peripherals

( printers, access servers etc. ) to share sources.
 Wi-Fi is used by over 700 millions people there are 750 ,000
hotspots around the world & about 800 millions
of new Wi-Fi devices are releasing every year.
 It is a popular name for wireless Ethernet.
 Allows collection of pc’s & share resoure , storage devices.
 It mostly used in universities ,companies etc.,

 Base stations equipments are owned & operated by end-
user communities.
 Though each base stations covers small range, it is

possible to provide contiguous coverage over wide areas
by using multiple base stations.
 Wi-Fi provides “Hotspots” for airport, universities, net

cafes etc.
 Whereas now-a-days there is a growing movement of so

called “Free Nets” where individuals and organizations
are being provided with open access to subsidized Wi-Fi
network.
WIFI COVERAGE
3G & Wi-Fi : SIMILARITIES
 Both are wireless technology.
 Both facilitates mobility. vs

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 Both are access technologies. i-
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 Both offers broadband data services.
 Both supports “always on” connectivity

HOW BOTH ARE DIFFERENT ?
3G Wi-Fi
 3G represents an extension  Wi-Fi comes out of the data
of mobile service provider communication industry
model. (LAN’s) that is a bi-product
of computer industry.
 It provides speed much
 It provides speed from more than 3G i.e. about
50mbps.
384kbps to 2mbps.
 It provides better support for  Here privacy is limited &

private/secure communication gets less
communication. secured.
3G Wi-Fi
 3G is more developed as  It is more developed with
a business and service respect to the upstream
model than Wi-Fi. supplier markets.
 It uses licensed  It uses unlicensed

spectrum which is spectrum which is less
expensive. expensive.
3G Wi-Fi
It supports a maximum  Here the bandwidth is
bandwidth of 15-20 Mhz. up to 22 Mhz.
It operates within the In this case the operating

frequency range of frequency range is 2.4Ghz
200-3000 Hz.
Examples of Wi-Fi
 Wireless Access point (WAP)
 Wireless Routers
Examples of 3G
 GPRS speeds up to 114 kbps.
 EDGE reached up to 384 kbps.
 WCDMA offered downlink speeds up to 1.92

mbps.
ADVANTAGE OF 3G OVER Wi-Fi
 It provides a larger coverage area as compared to
Wi- Fi.
 3G provides more safe and secured

communication than Wi-Fi.
 3G provides un-interfered service from spectrums

of other networks.
 While traveling from place to place 3G becomes

more acceptable than Wi-Fi.
ADVANTAGES OF Wi-Fi OVER 3G
 Wi-Fi is cheaper in comparison to 3G technology.
 It provides much faster speed as compared to 3G.
 It is widespread and more commonly used than

3G.
IMPLICATIONS FOR INDUSTRIES &
PUBLIC POLICY
A) Wi-Fi can be a good competition.
 The success of Wi-Fi wireless local access alternative

is likely to be good for local competition.
 If both 3G and Wi-Fi survive, then the diversity of

visible networking infrastructure strategies will be
conductive to greater facilities-based competition.
 Wi-Fi model depends on wire line infrastructure to

connect to the Internet Backbone
B) Wi-Fi & 3G can compliment each other.
 Each of the technology has distinct advantages over

the other that would allow each to offer higher quality
services under disparate.
 3G and Wi-Fi networks provides the opportunity to

offer both near coverage with good voice telephony
support.
CONCLUSION
This article offers a qualitative comparison of two
wireless technologies that can be viewed simultaneously as
substitute and / or complimentary paths for evolving to
broad band wireless access. The two technologies are 3G ,
which is the preferred upgrade path for mobile providers ,
and Wi-Fi , one of the many WLAN technologies.
The goal of the analysis is to explore two divergent

world views for the future of wireless access and to
speculate on the likely success and possible interactions
between the two technologies in the future.
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 INTRODUCTION TO 3G AND Wi-Fi

 HOW BOTH ARE SAME ?

 HOW DO BOTH DIFFERS FROM ONE ANOTHER ?

 ADVANTAGES OF 3G & Wi-Fi OVER ONE OTHER

 IMPLICATIONS OF 3G & Wi-Fi IN INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC

 3G Defines the collection of “Third Generation” cellular

 3G is meant for mobile service providers (M.S.P’s) only.

 M.S.P generally use a licensed spectrum to provide network

 Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”.

 It is the popular name for wireless Ethernet

 Wi-Fi allows collection of PC’s, peripherals

 It is a popular name for wireless Ethernet.

 Allows collection of pc’s & share resoure , storage devices.

 It mostly used in universities ,companies etc.,

 Though each base stations covers small range, it is

 Wi-Fi provides “Hotspots” for airport, universities, net

 Whereas now-a-days there is a growing movement of so

 Both facilitates mobility. vs

 Both supports “always on” connectivity

 It provides better support for  Here privacy is limited &

 It uses licensed  It uses unlicensed

It operates within the In this case the operating

 Wireless Access point (WAP)

 GPRS speeds up to 114 kbps.

 EDGE reached up to 384 kbps.

 WCDMA offered downlink speeds up to 1.92

 3G provides more safe and secured

 3G provides un-interfered service from spectrums

 While traveling from place to place 3G becomes

 Wi-Fi is cheaper in comparison to 3G technology.

 It provides much faster speed as compared to 3G.

 It is widespread and more commonly used than

 The success of Wi-Fi wireless local access alternative

 If both 3G and Wi-Fi survive, then the diversity of

 Wi-Fi model depends on wire line infrastructure to

 Each of the technology has distinct advantages over

 3G and Wi-Fi networks provides the opportunity to

The goal of the analysis is to explore two divergent

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