SECURE SYSTEMS

SOLUTIONS
EVOLUTION OF MOBILE
TECHNOLOGIES

1G FIRST GENERATION
Called Advanced Mobile Phone System
(AMPS)
Unencrypted Transmission
Vulnerable to eavesdropping

2G SECOND GENERATION

Introduced Two New

Standards

Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)

Global System for Mobile (GSM)

2G SECOND GENERATION (CONT)

Introduced digital transmission instead of analog
Phone sizes shrunk due to advances in electronics and
battery technology
Introduced Pre-paid Mobile subscriptions
Debut of Simple Message Service (SMS) which quickly set
the standard of quick, cheap, and easy communication.

3G THIRD GENERATION
Also know as Mobile IP Broadband
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) increased data
rates
Introduced subscriber identification modules (SIM)
cards
Appearance of products like netbooks which were
designed specifically for Internet access over 3G

4G 4OURTH GENERATION
Provided mobile broadband Internet access to laptops with
wireless modems, to smartphones, and other mobile devices
Applications Include

mobile web access

IP telephony
gaming services
high-definition mobile TV
video conferencing

SUMMARY OF GENERATIONS

CONCLUSION

Mobile technology has evolved over the years to

become and indispensable part of our lives. The
technology has evolved from slow analog
transmissions to lightning quick digital
transitions. I has allowed all kinds of devices to
be brought online and connect our world. Who
knows what yet to come in the next generation.