with the recent hype of 3G auction in pakistan,the use of technical jorgan could well leave the average consumer lost about what it means except for better speeds.lets start with what a radio spectrum is and why the governments need to regularize its use through allotment of bands.A spectrum is essentially radio waves lower then 300GHz picked up by an antenna.which are capable of carrying data from one point to an other.An example of of applications that use these waves are televisons and CB radio etc.

First it was 2nd generation mobile communication tecnology,but was not efficint to carry lots of data like emails and access to the internet.it was later on replaced by the 3G technology more fater and carrying lots of data and browsing with internet was easier wiithin no time and 10 times more faster then a 2G.

it was firstly introduced in Pakistan in 2007,as it provided more reliable and more faster data transfer.due to this it is easy to transfer the data as well as transfer the voice .because of the digital signals.

In pakistan where we currently use EDGE,you would not be able to browse the internet and have an active voice call at the same time.In the terms of speed,3G technology should allow the user to download a song in one minute.

4G technology as the name suggests allows more data at mush faster rates.it is meant to transmit data 10 times faster then a 3g connection.As per the agreement with the government,cellular companies have  6 months to fully deloy the 3G services to the main cities and one year for 4G in main cities.however the pricing on these services still remains to be seen.we don't expect these prices to be cheap by any means in near future, as the investment that this technology demands can only be offset by high prices from a limited consumer base.