posted on Jul, 27 2013 @ 08:51 PM
1G, 2G, 3G, 4.
The G stands for ,generation.
1G was the first generation in cell Phones wireless technology.
Which was a analog signal.
1G spead was 28 k bits to 56 k bits, meaning down load speed was from 2.9 K BYTES to 5.6 K BYTES per second.
Which ment you could make and recieve calls and thats all.
2G was the second generation.
The big step up was from analog to digital. all that was added was texting
3G
A minimum data rate for 3G is 2 M bit/s for stationary or walking users, and 384 k bit/s in a moving vehicle. Some of the new add ons were:
mobile TV
video on demand
video conferencing
GPS
4G
A 4G system provides mobile ultra-broadband Internet access, for example to laptops with USB wireless modems, to smartphones, and to other mobile
devices. Conceivable applications include amended mobile web access, IP telephony, gaming services, high-definition mobile TV, video conferencing, 3D
television and cloud computing.
5G
does not exist yet it is still a theory on paper.