Counterclockwise: As 5G arrives we track the 3G and 4G adoption

21 April 2019
The first widely-available 3G networks launched in 2003, but 3G phones didn't become the standard until 2007. 4G's story is similar.

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  • mcB
  • 21 Apr 2019

I haw to pay for slow 3g because it cant get 4g connection good.

    Maria, 21 Apr 2019Honestly, I still do not know what is 5G for? Can somebody ... more5G is for online gaming with almost zero latency

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      • XNt
      • 21 Apr 2019

      .alpha, 21 Apr 2019What country still have 3G SIM?Alright

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        • s9Z
        • 21 Apr 2019

        Anonymous, 21 Apr 2019*Laughs at this while still using a 3G SIM with acceptable ... moreWhat country still have 3G SIM?

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          • UNy
          • 21 Apr 2019

          My own research actually point to 9 years gap between first phone release of each generation
          0G - 1964 This is an exception
          1G 1983 Motorola DynaTAC 8000x
          2G 1992 Nokia 1011
          3G 2001 NTT Docomo & Panasonic
          4G 2010 Samsung R900 Craft
          5G 2019 Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
          6G 2028???? (Will debut at Los Angeles Olympic event????)

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            • Anonymous
            • fI{
            • 21 Apr 2019

            *Laughs at this while still using a 3G SIM with acceptable data speeds*

              Natural Selection, 21 Apr 2019is that spike in 2018 for 3g only phones becuse of banana phone?Yep, those 3G only feature-phones released by Nokia caused it...

                is that spike in 2018 for 3g only phones becuse of banana phone?

                  Personally I would only consider 5G if the plans are as cheap as 4G now.

                    I just read somewhere else that 5G may cause a serious problem through its radiation that may kill us and also birds that will just fall from the sky when someone use it. it that true?

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                      • PA7
                      • 21 Apr 2019

                      Honestly, I still do not know what is 5G for? Can somebody explain it briefly? I am happy with 4G and still feel it can accomodate what I am doing now with phone.