3G, or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications, is a service which includes wide-area wireless voice telephone, mobile Internet access, video calls and mobile TV, all in one device. 3G mobile internet is available as long as you have a 3G capable mobile phone, which is usually marked with the 3G label.

The 3G network has become worldwide. Nowadays, you can stay connected with your family and your work even if you are traveling, with the help of the 3G mobile Internet. You need to stay in touch with your projects, and the best way of doing that is by e-mail. With the 3G mobile Internet you can now do that. Also, you can participate in video conferences directly through your phone.

Recently, to improve even more the quality of the 3G technology, there have been created very intelligent mobile phones, called smartphones. They are basically computers incorporated in smaller devices, having features like GPS navigation, high-resolution cameras, Wi-Fi and, of course, 3G mobile Internet. The smartphones have known a thundering success, especially due to their keyboard, which makes it easier to write text-messages or e-mails, or to their multi-touch capabilities. With the large increase in smartphone sales, most of the leading mobile phone suppliers have created mobile operating systems, such as Nokia Symbian, Apple iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry OS.

Basically, the 3G mobile Internet and smartphone can be used anywhere, by anyone, no matter their age or their social status. Mobile service providers now include packages that everyone can afford and have special offers for smartphones. Call it a necessity, call it a trend, but 3G mobile Internet and smartphones have arrived and they are here to stay.