3G VS Wi Fi

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CONTENT
 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
 REFERENCES www.123seminarsonly.com
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.
 To support 3G, service mobile operators maintain a
network of interconnected & overlapping mobile base
stations.
 Each “Base Station” may support user’s up to several

kilometer's.
 Upgraded 3G networks can support data rates from

384kbps to 2mbps.
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.
 It generally operates using unlicensed spectrum

2.4GHz band and the current one supports data rates
up to 11mbps. www.123seminarsonly.com
 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.
3G & Wi-Fi : SIMILARITIES
Both are wireless technology.
Both facilitates mobility.
Both are access technologies.
Both offers broadband data services.
Both supports “always on” connectivity

HOW BOTH ARE DIFFERENT ?
3G Wi-Fi
 3G represents an extension of  Wi-Fi comes out of the data
mobile service provider model. communication industry
(LAN’s) that is a bi-product of
computer industry.
 It provides speed from  It provides speed much more
384kbps to 2mbps. than 3G i.e. about 11mbps.
 It provides better support for  Here privacy is limited &

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

which is expensive. which is less expensive.
 Interference from  It can not prevent the

spectrums of other service interferences because it uses
provider is strictly unlicensed spectrum.
prohibited.
3G Wi-Fi
It supports a maximum  Here the bandwidth is up
bandwidth of 15-20 Mhz. to 22 Mhz.
It operates within the In this case the operating

frequency range of frequency range is 2.4Ghz
200-3000 Hz.
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 wore 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.
C) Spectrum policy is a key.
 One of the key distinguishing features between

3G and Wi-Fi is the use of licensed verses
unlicensed spectrum.
 3G secondary markets would allow more

flexible management of property rights.
 Wi-Fi the emergence of spectrum markets may

make it possible adopt a suitable mechanism for
addressing congestion issues.
D) Technical progress favors heterogeneous
future.
 Technical progress in wireless services favors a

heterogeneous wireless future once the world
accepts the need to coordinate heterogeneous
technologies.
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.
REFERENCES
 Carros, D. (2001). Mobile carriers: No single standard in sight. Tech
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 Dornan, A. (2002). The essential guide to wireless communication
applications: From mobile systems to Wi-Fi (2nd edition) Upper
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 http://www.dsv.su.se/Bmab/Alven.pdf
 http://www.broadbandweek.com/news/020121/020121 wireless
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SEMINAR ON

 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

 3G Defines the collection of “Third Generation”

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

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

 Each “Base Station” may support user’s up to several

 Upgraded 3G networks can support data rates from

 Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”.

 It is the popular name for wireless Ethernet 802.11b

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

 It generally operates using unlicensed spectrum

 Though each base stations covers small range, it is

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

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

Both facilitates mobility.

Both are access technologies.

Both offers broadband data services.

Both supports “always on” connectivity

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

 It uses licensed spectrum  It uses unlicensed spectrum

 Interference from  It can not prevent the

It operates within the In this case the operating

• 3G provides more safe and secured communication than Wi-Fi.

• 3G provides un-interfered service from spectrums of other

• While traveling from place to place 3G becomes more

• 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.

 The success of Wi-Fi wireless local access alternative is

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

 Wi-Fi model depends on wore line infrastructure to

 Each of the technology has distinct advantages over the

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

 One of the key distinguishing features between

 3G secondary markets would allow more

 Wi-Fi the emergence of spectrum markets may

 Technical progress in wireless services favors a

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