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WHAT IS WHAT?

2G, 3G, 4G und 5G

The shortcuts 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G are the different mobile radio standards.
The G stands for Generation and thus designates the second, third, fourth and fifth generation of mobile radio standards.
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The difference between 2G, 3G and 4G lies mainly in the speed of data transmission. This is important on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets with SIM cards in order to surf the Internet as quickly as possible. 5G is due to be launched at the end of 2019.
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The first 5G compatible smartphones are already on the market. Initially, however, the faster Internet will only be available in a few major German cities.

Common data rates

2G

GPRS :  max. 53,6 kbit/s
Edge: up to 220 kbit/s
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3G/UMTS

HSDPA: up to 42 Mbit/s

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4G/LTE

CAT 0

max. Download: 1 MBit/s
max. Upload: 1 MBit/s
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CAT 1

max. Download: 10 MBit/s
max. Upload: 5 MBit/s
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CAT 2

max. Download: 50 MBit/s
max. Upload: 25 MBit/s
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CAT 3

max. Download: 100 MBit/s
max. Upload: 50 MBit/s
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CAT 4

max. Download: 150 MBit/s
max. Upload: 50 MBit/s
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CAT 5

max. Download: 300 MBit/s
max. Upload: 75 MBit/s
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CAT 6

max. Download: 300 MBit/s
max. Upload: 50 MBit/s
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CAT 7

max. Download: 300 MBit/s
max. Upload: 100 MBit/s
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CAT 8

max. Download: 300 MBit/s
max. Upload: 150 MBit/s
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CAT 9

max. Download: 450 MBit/s
max. Upload: 50 MBit/s
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CAT 10

max. Download: 450 MBit/s
max. Upload: 100 MBit/s

LTE-Cat-NB1 / NB-IoT – NarrowBand-IoT

LTE-Cat-NB1 is a specification of 3GPP and is also known as NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) and NB-LTE. LTE network operators can use LTE-Cat-NB1 to optimize their mobile networks for typical Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
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LTE-Cat-NB1 operates at 800 and 900 MHz frequencies with wide coverage and good penetration of buildings. The technology uses the existing infrastructure of the LTE and GSM network providers, whereby a single mobile radio cell with NB-IoT technology can network up to 50,000 objects in parallel.
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The radio modules are simpler in design compared to LTE and require less energy, so some applications could do without a button cell for several years.