Paper, magazines and blogs have been talking about the upcoming wave of WiMax and other wireless broadband services. These new technologies are fast, but analysts do not think that any of them will offset 3G.

3G is increasingly being rolled out by cellular operators in Europe and North America. It promises to deliver average data speeds of about 400K bps to 700K bps. While the WiMax Forum predicts that mobile users will receive at least 1M bps from WiMax, its coverage will be limited for the next three to four years and will merely supplement 3G offerings. It is possible that 3G, WiMax and other wireless broadband technologies will converge into a future 4G offering.