Doyouwanttowatchahotmoviewhilechattingwithyourfriendonthephoneorshopwithyourmobilewhileonatrain?Theongoingconstructionofanewtelecommunicationservicewillmakethesethingsrealityverysoon.

ItisreportedthatChinaistoissueitsfirstlicenceforthecommercialuseofthirdgenerationtelecommunicationtechnologyearlynextyear.Theso-called3Gtechnologywillenablemobilephoneuserstoenjoyhigh-speedInternet-basedservices.Itwillhelpincreasemobilityinmanyareasofourlife.

   Nowadaysmanymobilephonesalsoallowyoutosende-mailsorreadthelateststoriesontheInternetbuttheirservicesarelimitedbytheirtransportingspeedwhichisonly10kilobytespersecond.But3GwillenableyoutoconnecttotheInternetwithaspeedofupto2megabytespersecondathousandtimesfasterthanwhatyouusenow.

Ifrecentmobiletechnologyislikeridingabikeonacountryroadthen3Gwillmakeyouflyontheinformationhighway.Forexampleamobilephonewith3Gtechnologywillenableyoutodownloadathreeminutes’MP3songwithintwominutes.Butatthemomentitwilltakeyouuptoanhourtodothiswithyourmobilephone.

Inthenearfuturewe’llexpecthigh-speedaccesstotheInternetentertainmentinformationandelectroniccommerceserviceswhereverwearenotjustatourcomputersortelevisionsets.

IntheUKandmanyotherEuropeancountrieswhere3Gserviceshavebeenaroundsince20033Ghasalreadybecomeapartofmodernbusinesslife.Nowadaysemployeesareabletospendsomeoftheirworkinghoursathome.Thenewtechnologyallowstheemergencyservicestoprovideavideolinkwithahospitalordoctorforpatientswhoneedspecialcare.

60.Whatarethestrengthoftheso-called3Gtechnology?

A.ItenablesmobilephoneuserstoenjoyInternet-basedservices

B.ItcanenableyoutodownloadMP3songs.

C.A3Gmobilephonecantransportinformationmuchfasterthanwhatweusenow.

D.3Gtechnologywillofferyouhigh-speedaccesstotheInternetwherev