ʻOihana 3G, iʻikeʻia hoʻiʻo keʻano o ka lawelaweʻana i nā hanaunaʻekolu, he ala wikiwiki i nā lawelaweʻikepili a me nā leo, i hanaʻia me ka hoʻohanaʻana i kahi 3G 3G. ʻO ka'unga 3G he polokalamu kelepona hiki ke kaʻa nui, ke hāʻawi i nāʻikeʻikepili he 144 kilobits no kēlā me kēia (Kbps).
No ka hoʻohālikelike, hāʻawi pinepineʻia ka pūnaewele pūnaewele e pili ana i ka lolouila i nā piʻi o 56 Kbps. Ināʻoe i noho a kali i kahi pūnaewele pūnaewele e kiʻi ma luna o kahi hui pūnaewele,ʻikeʻoe i ka lohi o ia.
Hiki i nā kikowaena 3G ke hāʻawi i nā piʻi o 3.1 megabits ma kēlā me kēia (Mbps) aʻoi aku paha; aia ia me nā ikaika i hāʻawiʻia e nā modems cable. I ka hoʻohanaʻana i kēlā me kēia lā, eʻokoʻa ana ka wikiwiki o ka pūnaewele 3G. ʻO nā mea e like me ka ikaika hōʻailona, kou wahi, a me nā kaʻa pūnaewele a pau i pāʻani.