Very traditional and emerging technology is the telecommunication network system. Most of us start our day with a glance at our mobile phones. These days we make everything connect through a telecommunication network. Even small kids are familiar with terms such as 4G, 5G etc. The article will surely give you an idea of these telecommunication terms.
G for Generation
1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G are the telephone network standards that set out the speed and strength of the Internet data transfer. Here the letter ‘G’ stands for Generation. It is structured as per the order, they were launched. 1G is the first generation of these standards. The order continues and reached the recent development of the fifth generation. More studies and developments are carried out by the experts these days to launch the next generation of wireless network standards.
Comparison of 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and LTE
1G is the first generation of the telecommunication network standard which was launched in 1980. It only has analogue data transmission. The maximum speed of data transfer is 2.4 kilobits per second.
2G is the second-generation network standard that has replaced the 1G technology completely when they brought up the digital transfer of data systems. It was launched on GSM standard in 1991. 2G cellular technology has set in motion the SMS (Short Messaging System) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging System) in mobile networks. It has a maximum speed range of 40 kilobits per second.
3G is the third-generation network standards which served as the backbone support to the evolution of smartphone cellular networking attributes. Video calling and mobile television applications are implemented by the 3G technology. It has a speed range of 144 kilobits per second.
4G is the forth-generation network standards which find applications in video conferencing, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), high definition video services etc in a cellular network. It has a speed of 1 Gigabit per second.
5G is the fifth generation of network standards launched in 2019. It is the enhanced version of 4G. It has the maximum speed range when compared to that of other standards. It has a download speed of about 10 Gigabits per second. Laptops and desktops use this technology for a faster rate of data transfer.
What is LTE?
LTE-Long-Term Evolution is also a network standard which is also called 3.95G or 4G LTE. It is an enhanced version of 3G. It is 10 times faster than 3G network. LTE finds applications in media streaming, VoIP calls etc.
