3G (3rd Generation) in India's Perspective

The 3G device will function as a phone, a computer, a television,a pager, a videoconferencing center, a newspaper, a diary and even a credit card… it will support not only voice communications but also real-time video and full-scale multimedia. It will automatically search the Internet for relevant news and information on pre-selected subjects,books your next holiday for you online and download a bed time story for your child, complete with moving pictures. It will even be able to pay for goods when you shop via wireless electronic funds transfer. In short, the new mobile handset will become the single, indispensable ‘life tool’ carried everywhere, just like a wallet or purse is today.

Potential Applications for 3G – Rural
Telemedicine

Remove the lack of doctors in rural areas

Remove language barriers through Multi-lingual interfaces

Bridge lack of visual examination through video capability

Enable prescription service through document transfer

Education

Provide high bandwidth access for e-education courses

Provide video based Computer Based Trainings (CBTs)

Governance

Remove bureaucracy by providing instant viewing of land records etc.

Provide government information like policies, forms, schemes

Centralized initiative, decentralised implementation

Potential Applications for 3G – Urban
Railways
            Seat availability, booking & Train status
DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade)
            Reduce processing time to a few hours for registrations
Customs
           Computerize and make available all export/import declarations
Central Excise
           Process and view Service Tax returns etc.
Postal Department
           Direct e-credit of Monthly Income Scheme returns into the investors account
Passport
           information, screening (at some locations) available over image transfer
           Status information to individuals
Income Tax, Land registration, Health Card etc.

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Mobile Internet devices to cross one billion by 2013

Reading the shocking news here quite amazed to listen that Mobile Internet devices to cross one billion by 2013. 
It is no wonder that many wireless carriers are concerned with capacity when it comes to supporting the growing number of smartphones and other Internet-connected mobile devices. According to an IDC report, there were 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide this year. That amount is expected to more than double by 2013 eventually leading to over one billion devices.
There were more than 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide in 2009, a number that is expected to more than double by the end of 2013. Driven by the popularity and affordability of mobile phones, smartphones, and other wireless devices, IDC's Worldwide Digital Marketplace Model and Forecast expects the number of mobile devices accessing the Internet to surpass the one billion mark over the next four years.
"The number of mobile devices with Internet access has simply exploded over the last several years," said John Gantz, chief research officer at IDC. "With a wealth of information and
services available from almost anywhere, Internet-connected mobile devices are reshaping the way we go about our personal and professional lives. With an explosion in applications for  mobile devices underway, the next several years will witness another sea change in the way users interact with the Internet and further blur the lines between personal and professional."
IDC reports that the fastest growing applications over next four years will include those that allow for online purchases, participation in online communities and creating blogs. If you are an application developer it would be smart to get your foot in the door in one of these categories now. After all, you will have one billion users to serve in four years.