Table 1:
Cellular system: 1G to 4G.
Decade
Generation
Efficiency:
bps/Hz/sector
1980s
1G Analog cellular
0.016
1990s
2G Digital (TDMA
CDMA)
0.05
0.2
2000s
3G Enhanced CDMA
0.4
0.6
2010s
4G OFDM/M1MO
1.0