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2nd to 3rd Generation Mobile Communications Movement

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making communication possible in most locations. The current, second generation telephones are capable of many tasks, playing music, connecting to the internee via WAP (wireless application protocol), and many other  tasks such as texting. However, just as these second generation telephones have changed the way mobile communications are perceived, the third generation devices appear to be ready to take mobile  communications to a much more advanced and complex level. The number of mobile telephones that is sold annually is still healthy, however,  it will not be long until the market reaches saturation point. In some countries this has already occurred. A surprising example may be Finland where, by 1999, ownership has reached  60% of the population (Anonymous, 1999). Globally 403 million telephones were sold in 2000, and this reduced slightly in 2001 to  387 million (Kellerhoff, 2002). However, only 255 million of these were new subscribers (Kellerhoff, 2002). These are signs of a maturing market. However, with the advent of third  generation telephones there will be a renewal of demand as well as an increased demand for the higher levels of functionality. It is only if we consider the movement  between the first generation, limited brick like telephones and the second generation telephones we may start to comprehend the scale of the move to the next generation of functionally and  quality in mobile communications. This movement to the third generation of communications is seen by the industry and governments as a great step forward, yet the public do not appear  so interested and excited. Third generations telephones are seen as restarting the cycle, all those with mobile telephones will need to change them, is they want to the new