The evolution of mobile technology

The different types of mobile communication systems are a mobile two-way radio, public land radio, mobile telephone and amateur (HAM) radio .

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.

1G or (1-G) refers to the first generation of wireless telephone technology (mobile telecommunications). These are the analog telecommunication standards that were introduced in 1979 and the early to mid-1980s and continued until being replaced by 2G digital telecommunications.