Answer to Question #212606 in Computer Networks for Janvier

Question

Research on the Internet and discuss the following:

•  Mobile Telephones have evolved in a number of ways, from 1G to 4G. Compare them in terms of Standards used and Features.

Answer 1

First generation(1G)

• It was the first generation of cell phone technology.
• It had a poor battery life and voice quality was large without much security
• 1G had a maximum speed of 2.4kbps.

Second generation (2G)

• It was secure compared to 1G
• It provided small data derives such as SMS and MMS
• It can allow multiple users on a single channel through multiplexing
• The maximum speed of 2G with GPRS is 50kbps

Third generation(3G)

• It set the standards for most of wireless technology such as video downloading and picture sharing
• It facilitated greater voice and data capacity, support a wider range of application and increase data transmission at a lower cost
• It has a multimedia services support along with streaming.
• It increased the efficiency of frequency spectrum
• It had a mobile speed of 384kbps

Fourth generation(4G)

• It's purpose is to provide high speed, high quality and high capacity of users
• It's maximum speed when the device is moving is 100Mbps