Question

Briefly explain the generations in Mobile technologies.

Answer 1

1G: Introduced in the late 1970s and early 1980s; used analog cellular technology and mainly supported voice calls.

2G: Introduced in the early 1990s; used digital signals and enabled services such as SMS, paging, voicemail and fax.

3G: Added multimedia and internet-style services, including video calling and streaming. It supports both packet-switched and circuit-switched data.

4G: Uses packet switching and provides faster data transmission, supporting high-quality images and video links.