Despite the lack of policy and clear allotment of spectrum, the domestic telecom industry is all set to usher in 3G services with service and equipment providers readying infrastructure.

3G - an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) specification for third generation of mobile communications technology - provides larger bandwidth, higher voice capacity and faster download speeds. The technology supports high-speed data transfers of up to 2 mbps, compared with 10 kbps on 2G and 144 KBPS on 2.5G.

There is scope and need for India to get into 3G technologies as it will help in minimising the digital divide between the rural and urban sectors, and between India and developed nations, Sanjay Kapoor, President (Mobile Services), Bharti Airtel said.

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