Hahaha.. this guy who is talking about facts and understanding! BTW, 1999 was probably the year when the initial protocol might have been documented. US has been slowly changing over to 3G. Only AT&T provides 3G. Sprint is going to jump to 4G straightaway based on WiMax. China is jumping to 4G as well. Countries like Japan and Korea are by the most advanced and have had video on phone for years now.