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EVOLUTION OF THE

MOBILE CELLULAR
NETWORK &
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
2G, 3G AND 4G
Khaled Ben Romdhane

SECOND GENERATION - 2G

Use Digital Modulation


It includes: GSM, Digital AMPS, CDMA, PDC
and Multiple Digital System
Divided into two standards: TDMA and CDMA
Speed rate: 270kbps

SECOND GENERATION - 2G
Problems:

Low transmission quality


Spotty Coverage
Video not supported
System Capacity
Abrupt Drop Calls

THIRD GENERATION 3G

Voice and Non-voice transfer


Supports greater number of voice and data
customer
Uses Standard: W-CDMA and EVDO
Faster transmission
Speed-rate: 383Kbps to 2Mbps

THIRD GENERATION 3G
Problems:

High bandwidth required


Huge capacity
Huge cost of spectrum

FORTH GENERATION 4G

The successor of 3G
Based on IPv6(128bits)
Faster and more reliable
Speed Rate:20 to 100Mbps

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