Mobile Technology 1G to 5G
1G - First Generation
Analog mobile communication networks deployed in the late
1980s, based on closed circuit connections between two voice callers. AMPS was
one technology. Remember the Radio Shack killer telephone?
2G – Second Generation
Allowed multiple parties to use the same frequency at once.
The popular standards deployed in the 1990s was GSM and CDMA. This was the
start of mobile data transmission. Rember the Motorola Bag Phone? I still have mine
3G – Third Generation
Increased speed and capacity of networks made data
transmissions easier and smartphone use more common. CDMA and GSM added new
variants to the technology but it also was the start of EDGe and HSPA. I guess Jobs created the WOW! unboxing moment with this one
4G- Fourth Generation
Much greater speeds and increased data throughputs. WiMax
and LTE technologies being the popular standards. Samsung steals the show and Motorola becomes Google.
5G – Fifth Generation
It looks like it is shaping to be a hybrid of technologies
and support for any device, anywhere and any protocol. By the time it becomes
installed the world of the tablet, wristwatch and smartphone device could be
very different. Google has a head start!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mobile_phones
The 1G and 2G phones were perfect to have if you were being robbed.
ReplyDeleteYou could either call 911 or hit the robber with it.
Either way would be safe in the end.
Thanks for this post....keep posting
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