Comparison among 1G,2G,3G,4G

Parameters 1G 2G 3G 4G

Mobile

Name 1st Generation Mobile Network 2nd Generation Mobile Network 3rd Generation Mobile Network 4th Generation Mobile Network
Sub Generations Not available 2.5G & 2.75G 3.5G &3.75G 4.5G
Introduced in the Year 1980s 1993 2001 2009
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1 Commercialization by USA Finland Japan South Korea
Technology used FDMA,AMPS,NMT,TACS GSM,CDMA,TDMA,GPRS,EDGE WCDMA,HSPA,UMTS LTE,VoLTE,WiMAX

Supports Analog Voice only Digital Data & Voice Quality Digital data & Voice High Quality Digital data & Voice
Internet Service Not available Narrowband Internet Mobile Broadband Ultra Mobile Broadband
Data Transfer Rate Not available 9.4 Kbps-200 Kbps 200Kbps-3Mbps 1Mbps-100Mbps
Supported frequency 800 MHz  GSM-900MHz,1800MHz 1.9 – 2.5 GHz 2-8 GHz
 CDMA-800MHz
 Simpler (less complex)  Multimedia features  Secure  Speed
Advantages hardware elements  Internet access  International  Very much secure
required  SIM introduced roaming  Global mobility
 Limited capacity  Low network range  High power  Complicated hardware
Disadvantages  Not secure  Low data rate consumption required
 Poor battery life  Low network  Very high power
 Large phone size coverage consumption
 Back ground
interference
 Voice calls  Voice calls  Better voice & video  High quality voice &
Application  SMS call video call
 MMS  Video streaming  High speed internet
 Internet access  Mobile TV  HD video streaming
 GPS  Mobile TV
 GPS

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