1 Mai 2001 Jahr - 3G was released in Japan in October
of 2001.
3G was available in May of 2001 as a
pre-release. The first network to go
live with 3G was by SK Telecom in
South Korea in January 2002. 3G
has a theoretical maximum data
rate of 21.1 Mbit/s for HSPA+.
In India, on 11 December 2008, the
first 3G mobile and internet services
were launched by BSNL.