3G

specification of the International Telecommunication Union for the third generation of mobile communications technology

adj. of or pertaining to the 3rd generation of mobile communications technology

3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology, after 2G. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards under the International Mobile Telecommunications programme, "IMT-2000". 3G technologies enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving greater network capacity through improved spectral efficiency. Services include wide-area wireless voice telephony and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment.
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third generation computers, central computers that operate by means of electronic chips that were developed in the 1970s, 3G