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In mobile telecommunications, what does “2G” stand for?

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In mobile telecommunications, what does “2G” stand for?

  1. Two Gigahertz.

  2. Two Gigabits.

  3. Second Generation.

  4. Global GSM.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - Second Generation.

In mobile telecommunications, 2G denotes the second generation of cellular networks, the first to use digital signalling, as in GSM. The label counts generations of technology; it is not a frequency, a data quantity or the name of a standard.

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