Every new generation of cellular technology, or “G” as each is known, has brought with it a level of excitement that is otherwise rare in high-tech today. And, considering all that 5G networking promises, it’s still easy to get excited, even for those of us with a very long history in wireless. 1G was analog cellular, with dial-up-modem-class throughput: 14.4 Kbps, when it worked, anyway. 2G was fully digital for voice and data, but still slow.
