

It brought us faster internet speed enabling things like mobile internet access, video calls, and mobile TV.

Later in the 90’s, the third generation of wireless cellular technology 3G was introduced. With its arrival, mobile data services such as SMS and MMS were introduced.

It was then replaced in the coming decade when 2G (the second generation of wireless cellular technology), commercially launched on the GSM standard in Finland in 1991. Way back in the 80’s we had the first generation called 1G, which was the analog telecommunication standard. The questions asked were basically the same, and many didn’t quite know what impact this new “hot thing” would have on society.īefore heading into some history, let’s start with stating that the “G” in all of these terms represents which generation of wireless cellular technology we’re talking about. You might remember similar hype to the one we’re experiencing right now with 5G-technology when 4G was in the pipe.
