The cellular communications networks are known by their numeric generation: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G . We are currently fully deployed in 4G with 5G gaining ground. See also wireless LAN, wireless glossary and Wi-Fi vs. cellular.
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Generations of Mobile Networks: Explained
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There are four major standards in this category: GSM, the pan-European digital cellular, the North American Interim Standard (IS-54) that later on improved into IS-136 and Japanese digital cellular (JDC) —all of them using TDMA technology and IS-95 in North America, which uses CDMA technology.
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