Development periods of 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G technology

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Petroc Taylor,
Jan 19, 2023
The time it takes to bring each generation of mobile communications technology from initial development to commercialisation has shortened considerably since work begain on 3G. 3G spent 15 years in development before deployment began in 2000, while 5G took just eight years to go through a similar process.

Development periods of 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G mobile broadband technologies (in years)

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July 2020

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Worldwide

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2020

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