2G

devices

Name: Kevina Francis

Subject: Information Technology
Teacher: Ms.Hoskins
 What is 2g?
2G (or 2-G) is short for second-generation cellular
network. 2G cellular networks were commercially
launched on the GSM standard in Finland by
Radiolinja (now part of Elisa Oyj) in 1991. 2G
technologies enabled the various networks to
provide the services such as text messages, picture
messages, and MMS (multimedia messages).

After 2G was launched, the previous mobile

wireless network systems were retroactively
dubbed 1G. While radio signals on 1G networks are
analog, radio signals on 2G networks are digital.
Both systems use digital signaling to connect the
radio towers (which listen to the devices) to the rest
of the mobile system.
Devices that use 2g
 Advantages of using 2g
2G technology is useful to both the users & the network operators at
the same time, Digital systems are embraced by the consumers for
many reasons, The lower powered radio signals require less battery
power , so , The phones last longer between the charges & the batteries
can be smaller . 2G technology offers improved privacy that was not
possible with the earlier technologies , 2G phones are more private
than 1G phones which have no protection whatsoever against
eavesdropping , The digital cellular calls are harder to eavesdrop on by
use of the radio scanners , While the security algorithms used have
proved not to be as secure as initially advertised . The digital calls tend
to be free of static & background noise , The digital signals require very
little battery power , The mobile phone connections in different
countries of the world are based on digital signals and 2g technology
.The mobile batteries can last longer as the digital signals consume less
battery power , so , They help the mobile batteries to last long , The
digital coding reduces the noise in the line , thus improving the voice
clarity and the digital signals are considered environment friendly .2G
technology introduces the digital data services such as SMS & email
that has allowed the world to shrink & come closer , You can not have
two or more cloned handsets having the same phone number , under
2G technologies , This has helped in reducing any chances of fraud to a
minimum .
 Disadvantages of 2g
You can see many advantages of 2g technology, But using the 2G
technology requires powerful digital signals to help the mobile phones
work , But the digital signals could be weak if there is no network
coverage in any specific area .The weaker digital signal transmitted by
the cellular phone cannot be sufficient to reach the cell tower in less
populous areas , It causes a particular problem on 2G systems
deployed on higher frequencies

Although the digital calls are free of static & background noise , the use
of lossy compression by the codecs takes a toll and the range of sound
that they transmit is reduced , You may hear less of the tonality of
someone’s voice talking on the digital cell phone .

2G is less compatible with the smartphones functions, Data

transmission speed can be more than 4 million bits per sec in 3G
technology but it is less than 50,000 bits per sec in 2G network, GSM
offers a fixed maximum cell site range of 35 km which is imposed by
the technical limitations .