The document summarizes the evolution of mobile telephony technology from 1G to 5G. 1G introduced analog voice calls with speeds up to 2.4 kbps. 2G launched digital networks and added SMS. 2.5G combined 2G with GPRS and EDGE, enabling email and basic web browsing. 3G increased speeds to 2 Mbps, powering smartphones and multimedia. 4G provided speeds from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps using LTE and WiMAX standards. 5G is still in development and aims to further increase speeds for applications like video calling.