Word: 2G

Def: Second generation wireless service.Also known a Personal Communications Services (PCS), 2G arrived in 1990 and is the current wireless service available in North America.It is based on circuit-switched technology where each call requires it own cell channel, which make transmission of data quite slow.2G services include Code Division Multiple Access(CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), and GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM).

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2-digit-year Format
2.5G
20th Century
21st Century
24-bit Color
24/7
286
2B|^2B
2G

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