Mobile communications: from 1G to 5G

Generation

1G

4
7

Specifications

Device

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Vol

1G
1

Year 1991
Standards AMPS, TACS
Technology Analog
Bandwidth
Data rates

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Sto Lock End
Pwr

Vol

2G

2G
Year 1991
Standards GSM, GPRS, EDGE
Technology Digital
Bandwidth Narrow Band
Data rates < 80 - 100 Kbit/s

3G

3G

Year 2001
Standards UMTS / HSPA
Technology digital
Bandwidth Broad Band
Data rates up to 2 Mbit/s

AT&T

SMS / MMS

Internet access

People

SMS / MMS

Video calls

Mobile TV

4G

4G

Year 2010
Standards LTE, LTE Advanced
Technology digital
Bandwidth Mobile Broad Band
Data rates xDSL-like experience
1 hr HD movie in 6 minutes

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Internet access

Video calls

Mobile TV

Gaming services

Cloud computing

5G
Year 2020-2030
Standards
Technology digital
Bandwidth Ubiquitous connectivity
Data rates Fiber-like experience
1 hr HD movie in 6 seconds

app
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Internet access

Instant messaging

HD

3D

Mobile TV HD

Mobile TV 3D

Gaming services

Emergency

Video calls

Cloud computing

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Domotics

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5G is about Communication, Storage, Processing

People & Things

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5G

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SMS / MMS