This document provides a summary of the development of mobile networks from 0G to 5G. It discusses the key technologies, standards, deployments and applications of each generation including:
- 0G to 2G networks used analog signals while 2.5G introduced digital data services. 3G brought higher speeds and the ability to use the internet.
- 4G technologies like LTE and WiMAX provided faster broadband access to the internet. 5G is aiming for speeds over 1Gbps using beam division multiple access.
- Standards bodies like 3GPP, 3GPP2 and IEEE have developed the specifications for each generation as the technology has evolved from circuit switching to all IP packet networks.
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