From Generation to Generation – Breaking Down Mobile Telecommunications

For a while, many were uneducated as to what the “G” stood for when describing various mobile telecommunications such as 1G, 2G, and 3G. More and more users out of today’s six billion mobile phone owners are becoming enlightened to the meaning of these designations: first generation, second generation, third generation, and so on. The 4G, fourth generation wireless standards for cellular communication, is the most recent of all generations although its presence in Asian countries will be delayed.

Mobile telecommunications has vastly improved from the days of the first generation to the present fourth generation. The most notable improvement is obviously speed; 4g boasts a downloading speed of 100Mbps (megabits per second – a rate of data transmission) whereas 1G was not even capable of downloading text messages.

However, such innovation in mobile telecommunications unfortunately is associated with some drawbacks. The cost of maintaining an intensive system such as 4g is much higher than previous generations. This may not prove too prohibitive for today’s users though, as they only grow more and more hungry for mobile speed. With advancements in the telecommunications will also be upgrades in maintenance which may quell large costs. For a more in-depth view of the evolution between generations, be sure to read the article from Cool PC Tips.

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http://kevin-peter.hubpages.com/hub/3G-and-4G-Mobile-Services