AMPS 2G: TDMA, CDMA, GSM

Standards Service Core Network 2.5G: GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT

2 kbps Data Bandwidth Multiplexing Handoff
Technology Switching Frequency 14.4 - 64 kbps
Analog cellular
technology Digital cellular technology
Mobile telephony 2G: Digital voice, short
(voice) messaging
FDMA 2.5G: Higher capacity
packetized data
Circuit 1G
TDMA, CDMA
PSTN 2G/2.5G
1970 - 1984
2G: Circuit
Horizontal
1980 - 1999 2.5G: Circuit for access
30 KHz network and air interface
PSTN

Horizontal

1.8 GHz
Cellular Wireless
Network Generations

5G
Single unified standard
2010 - 2015 3G
1 Gbps and higher
1990 - 2002
Unified IP and seamless 4G
combination of broadband,
LAN/WAN/PAN/WLAN and 2000 - 2010
www
WCDMA, CDMA-2000
Dynamic information
access, wearable devices 2 Mbps
with AI capabilities
Broad bandwidth
CDMA Single unified standard CDMA, IP technology
All packet Integrated high quality
200 Mbps – 1 Gbps
Internet audio, video and data
Unified IP and seamless
Horizontal and Vertical CDMA
combination of broadband,
LAN/WAN/PAN and WLAN
Packet except circuit for
3 - 30 GHz air interface
Dynamic information
access, wearable devices
Packet network
CDMA
Horizontal
All packet
1.6 - 2 GHz
Internet

Horizontal and Vertical

2 - 8 GHz