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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Samsung. (July 14, 2020). Development periods of 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G mobile broadband technologies (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184400/mobile-broadband-development/
Samsung. "Development periods of 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G mobile broadband technologies (in years)." Chart. July 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184400/mobile-broadband-development/
Samsung. (2020). Development periods of 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G mobile broadband technologies (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184400/mobile-broadband-development/
Samsung. "Development Periods of 3g, 4g, 5g, and 6g Mobile Broadband Technologies (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184400/mobile-broadband-development/
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Development periods of 3G, 4G, 5G, and 6G mobile broadband technologies (in years) [Graph], Samsung, July 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184400/mobile-broadband-development/