3G, WiMAX policy within a week

Finally the wait for the final draft of 3G & WiMAX policy seems to be over. As per A. Raja, Minister for Telecom and Communications, 3G and WiMax policy will be announced in a week time after consultation with Finance Ministry.

In another developement, PMO office has reportadly approved DoT’’s proposal to permit foreign players in participating in 3G spectrum auctioning.

For those who are hearing about 3G  for the first time, 3G is the third generation mobile technologies which superceeds the existing 2G services and enables the service providers to offer more advanced services including Wireless Voice telephony, Wireless Broadband in mobile phones itself. Currently 3G allows transmission of 384 Kbits/s in Mobile systems and 2Mb/s in stationary systems. Much expected Apple iPhone is 3G compatible.