Authors: Md. Rakibul Hasan, Md. Kamrul Hassan, Saikat Barua
Abstract: Mobile phones have become an essential part of our daily lives, enabling us to communicate, access information, and perform various tasks anytime and anywhere. However, the development of mobile phones and their network technologies was not a straightforward process. It involved many challenges, innovations, and collaborations among different stakeholders. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of the history of mobile phones and their network generations, from the early experiments with radio communication to the current deployment of 5G and beyond. We highlight the main features, advantages, and limitations of each generation, as well as the social and economic impacts of mobile phones on society.
Keywords: Mobile phone Network Generations (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G), Wireless communication, Social and economic impacts, Challenges and opportunities, History and evolution, Spectrum and bandwidth, Data rates and quality, Coverage and connectivity, Roaming and interoperability
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